The campaign of Democratic US Senate candidate Mary Peltola
has sued Alaska election officials, seeking the immediate release of records
identifying absentee ballots rejected in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
The lawsuit was filed on Friday as Peltola and Republican
incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan remained locked in a close race, with
approximately 600 votes separating the candidates. Ballot counting was still
underway in remote areas of the state.
Peltola’s campaign organization, Alaskans for M...