Judge weighs lawsuit brought by Peltola campaign over absentee ballots in Alaska's Senate race
Summary
An Alaska judge said he expects to rule quickly on a lawsuit by Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign seeking information about absentee ballots that have been rejected. The state argues that releasing the requested records could expose private voter information, while the campaign says it wants to ensure qualified voters’ ballots are counted.Key Facts
- Peltola’s campaign filed the lawsuit on Friday, three days after Alaska’s ranked-choice election.
- The campaign seeks a list of absentee voters whose ballots were rejected and the reasons for the rejections.
- The state says the reports contain confidential information, including home addresses, and are not public records.
- Campaign and party observers may watch absentee ballot reviews, but they must sign confidentiality agreements and cannot keep or copy the reports.
- The state says no absentee ballot is rejected until the state review board completes its process.
- Voters can check their ballot status online, but the state does not post that information until at least 10 days after certification.
- Alaska has no process for voters to fix problems on absentee ballots, such as a missing signature.
- The state accepts ballots from overseas voters through November 18.
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