DOJ Moves To Halt Alaska Certification

The Justice Department asked a federal judge to block certification of Alaska’s Senate results if incumbent Dan S. SullivanDan SullivanUnited States Senator from Alaska loses. It also asked the court to make Alaska preserve and separate ballots ranking Dan J. SullivanDan J. SullivanAmerican teacher and political candidate (1957–) while prosecutors investigate possible voter confusion. Alaska’s ranked-choice Senate race pits Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan against Democrat Mary PeltolaMary PeltolaAmerican politician (born 1973), with another Dan J. Sullivan on the ballot. The race could help decide control of the Senate. The department said separation is needed because the ballots cannot be isolated after Election Day. Peltola denied trying to trick voters, and the DSCCDemocratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeDemocratic Party Hill committee for the US Senate and Dan J. Sullivan denied wrongdoing. The judge’s decision was still pending, with DOJ seeking action before Tuesday’s election.