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Judge rules Peltola campaign’s ballot data request unreasonable

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JUNEAU, Alaska -- An Alaska judge ruled Wednesday that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is "not reasonable," particularly given the time crunch election officials face as they continue counting ballot…

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    In court, Peltola campaign asks Alaska judge to allow release of absentee ballot data (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The Anchorage Superior Court judge allowed Sen. Dan Sullivan’s campaign to intervene. The judge will issue a written decision within 24 hours, he said.

  2. Just the News

    Democratic Senate candidate Peltola loses suit over absentee ballot records, lead narrows (opens Just the News)

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    Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews said the agency "simply lacks the capacity to generate the report" from the voter registration database, and the request is "not reasonable nor required" immediately.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race ‘not reasonable’ (opens MyNorthwest)

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    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge in Alaska ruled Wednesday that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is “not reasonable,” particularly given the time crunch election officials face as the state continues cou…

  4. NOTUS

    Judge Denies Peltola Campaign’s Request for Ballot Data (opens NOTUS)

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    The Democratic candidate asked for access to a list of absentee voters whose ballots had been rejected — a request the court deemed unreasonable.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Alaska judge rules a request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race is 'not reasonable' (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    An Alaska judge has ruled that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is “not reasonable." Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews cited in part the tight…

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Judge denies request by Peltola campaign for absentee ballot data from Alaska Division of Elections (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    An Anchorage Superior Court judge said the division is not required to provide the report, especially in the midst of its primary function of administering the election.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Judge rules Peltola request for ballot data in Alaska Senate race ‘not reasonable’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    An Alaska judge on Wednesday denied Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s attempt to force election officials to hand over data for rejected absentee ballots cast in her race against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

  8. The Hill

    Alaska judge denies Peltola campaign request for list of rejected absentee ballots (opens The Hill)

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    An Alaska judge denied former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign request for a list of rejected absentee ballots amid the state’s competitive Senate election that is yet to be called. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthew ruled that Alaska’s Division of Election (DOE) is “currently busy processin…

  9. Newsweek

    Alaska Judge Rules Against Mary Peltola Over Ballot Request (opens Newsweek)

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    A judge rejected Peltola’s campaign’s request for information on rejected absentee ballots.

  10. Fox News

    Peltola campaign loses in court on rejected absentee ballots as she maintains narrow lead (opens Fox News)

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    Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola lost her court bid for ballot records and saw her narrow Alaska lead over Dan Sullivan shrink Wednesday.

  11. Legal Insurrection

    Alaska Judge Denies Peltola’s Request for Rejected Absentee Ballot Information (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    In the latest count, Peltola's lead narrowed against incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. The post Alaska Judge Denies Peltola’s Request for Rejected Absentee Ballot Information first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  12. The Daily Signal

    Peltola Holds Narrow Lead but Loses Court Bid for Rejected Absentee Ballot Data (opens The Daily Signal)

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    An Alaska judge rejected Democrat Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s bid for records on rejected absentee ballots. Peltola currently holds a slim lead over Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan in the last uncalled Senate race. As of Thursday, she had 121,487 votes to Sullivan’s 117,512, a lead of 1.

  13. BizPac Review

    Judge denies Democrats’ last-ditch attempt at rejected ballot counting as vote-tallying concludes (opens BizPac Review)

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    An Alaska judge denied a request Thursday from Democratic Alaska Senate nominee Mary Peltola’s campaign for a list of rejected absentee ballots. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews […]

  14. The Daily Caller

    Judge Denies Democrat’s Last-Ditch Attempt At Rejected Ballot Counting As Vote-Tallying Concludes (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘It is simply not reasonable nor required’

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Judge rules Peltola campaign’s ballot data request unreasonable (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    JUNEAU, Alaska -- An Alaska judge ruled Wednesday that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is "not reasonable," particularly given the time crunch election officials face as they continue counting ballot…

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