Civil Rights Groups Warn FBI Could Question Alaska Voters
Summary
Civil rights groups asked a federal court to address remarks suggesting that law enforcement could question Alaska voters about their intended Senate candidate. The filing says such questioning could violate ballot secrecy, but it does not report that agents have questioned voters about their choices; the FBI has reportedly contacted campaign donors as part of an investigation into possible donor deception.Key Facts
- The League of Women Voters of Alaska, Common Cause and two individual intervenors filed their reply memorandum on October 31.
- The groups raised concerns about comments by Alaska U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman at an October 30 press conference.
- Republican Senator Dan Sullivan is running against Mary Peltola, while Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. is also on the ballot.
- The Justice Department has sued Alaska over its handling of the Senate election and seeks to block certification under specified circumstances if Dan Sullivan loses.
- The filing says authorities may be investigating whether voters who chose Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. intended to support the incumbent.
- The article says there is no indication that FBI agents have questioned voters about their ballot choices.
- The FBI has reportedly contacted donors to Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.'s campaign during an investigation into potential deception.
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