DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses
The Justice Department filed suit against Alaska election officials over the Senate race between Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola.
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in federal court in Anchorage over Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
The suit seeks to block certification of the result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan does not win.
The filing cites the presence on the ballot of Daniel J. Sullivan, another Republican candidate with a similar name.
Alaska elections director Carol Beecher found in June that Daniel J. Sullivan filed to confuse or mislead voters.
The suit asks the court to hold certification pending an investigation into whether votes for Daniel J. Sullivan were meant for Sen. Sullivan.
Raw Story: Trump DOJ moves to torpedo red state Senate result if Republican narrowly loses
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Raw Story frames the lawsuit as an attempt by the Trump Justice Department to stop Alaska from certifying a Senate result if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.
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NBC News (Politics): Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate certification if GOP’s Dan Sullivan loses
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NBC News reports the Trump administration sued Alaska election officials to block certification of the Senate race unless incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan wins, citing possible voter confusion over a similarly named candidate.
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Right: Says the DOJ sued over a same-name challenger
The Daily Caller: Trump DOJ Sues To Block Alaska Senate Results If Dan Sullivan Loses Because Of Another Dan Sullivan
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The Daily Caller stresses that the DOJ filed suit to block Alaska's Senate results if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses because a challenger with the same name entered the race and raised speculation of intentional voter confusion.
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