DOJ Says Close Alaska Peltola Win Would be ‘Tainted Victory’
Summary
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to block Mary Peltola and voting-rights groups from joining a lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate election. The department argues that a close Peltola win could be affected by a candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., whose name resembles incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan’s.Key Facts
- The lawsuit seeks to block certification of the result if Dan Sullivan loses to Peltola by fewer votes than Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. receives.
- The Justice Department called a narrow Peltola victory a “tainted victory.”
- Dan Sullivan is listed on the ballot as the Republican incumbent.
- Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. is listed without a party affiliation.
- Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. received 2.5% of the vote in the primary, according to the Justice Department filing.
- Peltola’s campaign, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the League of Women Voters of Alaska sought to join the lawsuit.
- The Justice Department argued that the proposed intervenors would duplicate arguments made by the state defendants.
- Judge Sharon L. Gleason set an expedited schedule and was expected to rule by 5 p.m. on October 28.
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