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Sullivan moves to intervene in Peltola suit over rejected Alaska absentee ballots

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The Hill and Fox News report that Sen. Dan Sullivan’s campaign filed a motion on Monday to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign. Peltola’s campaign sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday for access to records of rejected absentee ballots, and Fox News reports the Division said voters have not yet been notified and that access would be improper before they are. Bloomberg reports the race was still too close to call nearly a week after Election Day.

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  1. Sullivan’s campaign filed a motion on Monday to intervene in Peltola’s lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records.

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    Bloomberg
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    The Hill
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  2. Peltola’s campaign sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday seeking access to records of rejected absentee ballots.

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    Bloomberg
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
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  3. The Senate race is described as too close to call or razor-thin nearly a week after Election Day.

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    Bloomberg
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  4. The Division of Elections said voters have not yet been notified their ballots were rejected and that giving the campaign access first would be improper.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. The Sullivan campaign said the lawsuit is an attempt to “rig the system” in Peltola’s favor.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

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All three outlets report that Sullivan’s campaign moved to intervene in Peltola’s lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records. The headlines differ in emphasis: the center and left describe a filing and a contest, while Fox stresses the block and the campaign’s charge that the suit aims to rig the system.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg’s headline frames the event as a contest between two campaigns, stressing that the Senate race is still too close to call.

    Dueling Alaska Senate Campaigns Set to Square Off in Ballot Suit
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline reports a legal filing neutrally, naming both campaigns and the rejected-ballot lawsuit without adding judgement.

    Sullivan campaign files motion against Peltola over rejected absentee ballot lawsuit
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Fox News, rated Far Right, frames the motion as a fight, stressing that Sullivan moves to block the lawsuit in a razor-thin race.

    Alaska Senate fight heats up as Sullivan moves to block Peltola lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    rig the systemMore neutral: argue the lawsuit seeks to change the outcome in its favor

    It is an accusation that the lawsuit is rigging an election, presented as the campaign’s charge without evidence reported in the article.

    Dan Sullivan's campaign accuses Mary Peltola of trying to "rig the system" by suing Alaska's Division of Elections amid a razor-thin Senate race.

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From the left

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Leads with

  • Two campaigns in a contest
  • Republican Sullivan seeking to block the effort
  • Race too close to call
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  • BloombergLeft

    Dueling Alaska Senate Campaigns Set to Square Off in Ballot Suit

    Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska is seeking to block a legal effort by Democratic challenger Mary Peltola to gain access to the state’s data on rejected absentee ballots, with the race still too close to call nearly a week after Election Day.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Sullivan’s motion to intervene
  • Peltola’s suit over rejected ballot records
  • Peltola’s campaign sued the state
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  • The HillCenter

    Sullivan campaign files motion against Peltola over rejected absentee ballot lawsuit

    Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R-Alaska) campaign on Monday filed a motion against Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign to intervene in its rejected absentee ballot lawsuit. …

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From the right

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Leads with

  • Sullivan moves to block the lawsuit
  • Razor-thin Senate race
  • Campaign charge of rigging the system
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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Alaska Senate fight heats up as Sullivan moves to block Peltola lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records

    Dan Sullivan's campaign accuses Mary Peltola of trying to "Delegitimizing label“rig the system”It is an accusation that the lawsuit is rigging an election, presented as the campaign’s charge without evidence reported in the article.More neutral: argue the lawsuit seeks to change the outcome in its favorThese are Dan Sullivan’s campaign’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?" by suing Alaska's Division of Elections amid a razor-thin Senate race.

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  • Left

    56 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 3:15 PM EST

  • Center

    2 hr 37 min later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 4:56 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Nov 9, 2:19 PM EST

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightNov 9, 2:19 PM EST
  2. BloombergLeftNov 9, 3:15 PM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 9, 4:56 PM EST

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