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Alaska election officials ask federal judge to toss Trump-ordered Senate race lawsuit
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The state’s filing argued that if the court sided with the Trump administration, it “would cause the harm the United States says it wants to avoid by undermining confidence in the election.”
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President Donald Trump accused Democrats of election interference over Alaska’s Senate race, where incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan share the ballot. The state Supreme Court allowed the second candidate to run; Trump says he is considering legal action to…
Federal attorneys in the lawsuit say that "voter confusion" could occur if Sen. Sullivan lost the election to Peltola, but would have won if all the votes for Dan J. Sullivan went to the incumbent instead, due to Alaska's ranked choice voting system.
The federal government claims that the candidacy of Dan J. Sullivan, who is challenging Senator Dan S. Sullivan, could lead to a “tainted” electoral outcome.
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot, kicking off what many have feared could become a lengthy battle between the U.S.
President Donald Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. Trump's administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Another candidate with the same name is on the ballot.
President Donald Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. Trump's administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Another candidate with the same name is on the ballot.
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Another candidate with the same name is on the ballot. This move has sparked concerns about a lengthy battle between the U.S.
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Another candidate with the same name is on the ballot. The lawsuit has sparked concerns about a lengthy battle between the U.S.
A lawsuit filed this week claims that a candidate who shares the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan is only running “for the purpose of confusing or misleading voters.”
By Tierney Sneed, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate election if the Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in the state which could decide the balance of power in the Senate.
Preliminary lawsuit claims there could be ‘voter confusion’ about the two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, which could influence the race’s outcome in favor of the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola Sign up for the Breaking News US email With less than two weeks until the midterms, my colleague Jonathan F…
The Trump administration sued Alaska on Thursday to block certification of election results if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Why it matters: The race between incumbent Sullivan, Democrat Mary Pelota , and retired teacher Dan Sullivan has been marked by controversy, with Republicans a…
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit that aims to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses his reelection bid. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S.
The Trump administration is suing to preemptively stop Alaska election officials from certifying the results of next month’s US Senate contest if the Republican candidate loses, claiming there’s a risk of “voter confusion” because two individuals with similar names will be on the ballot.
The Justice Department is asking the federal court to block certification if Sen. Sullivan loses, but would have won had the other Sullivan's votes been counted for him.
The Justice Department is suing Alaska to block certification of the state’s U.S. Senate race, alleging that the presence of a second Daniel Sullivan on the state’s ballot causes confusion. Daniel J. Sullivan is running as an independent in the closely contested Senate race against incumbent Republi…
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to block Alaska from certifying its Senate election results in the event that Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola. This move is the Trump administration’s most blatant effort to swing ballots in Republicans’ favor this November.
The Trump administration has preemptively filed a lawsuit to block the certification of the Alaska Senate race, citing name confusion among the candidates.
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