Alaska Senate Showdown: Incumbent Accuses Challenger of Election Rigging
In a razor‑thin race, the Republican senator’s campaign moves to block a lawsuit that seeks ballot records, warning voters that the system is being manipulated.
The Alaska Senate race is described as razor‑thin, and for voters concerned about election integrity, the clash between a Republican U.S. senator from Alaska and an Alaska Senate candidate is a flashpoint.
Dan Sullivan's campaign filed a motion on Monday to intervene against Mary Peltola's campaign, which had sued the state of Alaska on Friday to obtain access to records for absentee ballots rejected by the Alaska Division of Elections.
"It should surprise no…" the campaign said, while Dan Sullivan's campaign accuses Mary Peltola of trying to "rig the system" by suing Alaska's Division of Elections, which had rejected the absentee ballots at issue.
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Alaska Senate fight heats up as Sullivan moves to block Peltola lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records
Dan Sullivan's campaign accuses Mary Peltola of trying to "rig the system" by suing Alaska's Division of Elections amid a razor-thin Senate race.
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Sullivan campaign files motion against Peltola over rejected absentee ballot lawsuit
Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) campaign on Monday filed a motion against Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign to intervene in its rejected absentee ballot lawsuit. Her campaign sued the state of Alaska on Friday to obtain access to records for absentee ballots that were rejected by the Alaska Division of Elections. “It should surprise no…
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Dan Sullivan is a Republican U.S. senator from Alaska.
- Mary Peltola is an Alaska Senate candidate.
- Dan Sullivan's campaign filed a motion on Monday to intervene against Mary Peltola's campaign in its rejected absentee ballot lawsuit.
- Mary Peltola's campaign sued the state of Alaska on Friday to obtain access to records for absentee ballots rejected by the Alaska Division of Elections.
- "It should surprise no…" — cited by The Hill as part of a statement, with the remainder not given.
- Dan Sullivan's campaign accuses Mary Peltola of trying to "rig the system" by suing Alaska's Division of Elections.
- The Alaska Division of Elections rejected absentee ballots at issue in the lawsuit.
- Fox News describes the Alaska Senate race as razor-thin.
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