Mary Peltola campaign sues Alaska to get records on rejected absentee ballots
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Mary Peltola’s campaign sued Alaska election officials, seeking immediate access to records on absentee ballots rejected in Tuesday’s vote | World News
The campaign of Democratic US Senate candidate Mary Peltola of Alaska sued state election officials on Friday seeking the immediate release of records identifying absentee ballots that were rejected in Tuesday's voting.
Peltola and the Republican candidate, incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan remain locked in a close contest for the seat, with about 600 votes separating them as ballots from remote areas in the sprawling state were still being counted.
Democrats captured control of the US Senate as part of their sweeping victory across the country in the midterm elections. The undecided Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi will determine whether the Democrats can expand on their 54-seat majority in the 100-member chamber.
Peltola's campaign group, Alaskans for Mary, sued the Alaska Division of Elections, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom and Director of Elections Carol Beecher, seeking…
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