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Justice Department sues over Alaska Senate ballots in race with same-name candidates
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Straight Arrow News, Newsweek and The Hill report that the Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate election, in which two candidates share the same first and last names: incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and challenger Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. The outlets say Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote on X that the suit seeks to preserve ballots so Alaska officials can assess whether voters were confused, and that it does not seek to stop any ballot being cast or the election’s certification. President Donald Trump said he had recommended that the department examine the challenger’s candidacy and accused Democrats, without offering evidence, of using it to interfere. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the department “should never have filed” the case. Common Cause, represented by ACLU attorneys, has moved to intervene in the suit.
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate election, in which two candidates share the same first and last names.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche said the suit seeks to preserve ballots and does not seek to stop any ballot from being cast or Alaska’s certification.
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President Donald Trump said he had recommended the department examine the candidacy of challenger Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and accused Democrats, without offering evidence, of using him to interfere.
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the department “should never have filed” the case.
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Common Cause, represented by ACLU attorneys, has filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit.
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The Justice Department’s lawsuit seeks to halt Alaska’s Senate election or its certification.
Blanche says the suit only seeks to preserve ballots so state officials can assess voter confusion, and that it does not stop any ballot or the certification. The Hill’s headline describes the suit as an election certification block, and the coverage notes reports that the department was trying to halt the election, which Blanche pushed back on.
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All three outlets report that the Justice Department sued over Alaska’s Senate election, where a challenger shares the incumbent’s name. The coverage centers on whether the suit aims to halt certification, with Blanche denying it and The Hill’s headline calling it a certification block.
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Headlines center on the lawsuit and the same-name clash, with The Hill’s headline calling the suit an election certification block, which Blanche disputes in the coverage.
ACLU, Common Cause file motion against DOJ over Alaska election certification block
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- the same-name candidates
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- certification of the election
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ACLU, Common Cause file motion against DOJ over Alaska election certification block
Nonprofit watchdog group Common Cause, represented by attorneys from American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has filed a motion to intervene in the Justice Department’s lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate election. …
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Attorney General Defends Alaska Election Lawsuit as Murkowski Pushes Back
Todd Blanche defends the DOJ’s Alaska election lawsuit as Lisa Murkowski says the department should never have filed it.
- Straight Arrow NewsCenter
Trump, Justice Department escalate fight over Alaska Senate ballot
President Donald Trump accused political opponents of exploiting voter confusion in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race during a news conference.
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Straight Arrow News, Oct 24, 6:30 PM EDT
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