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sentences that state something as happening or true
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Trump administration wants to block the certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses, arguing that another candidate with the same name may confuse voters.
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candidate → publish → voters
In a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday, the justice department said the inclusion of another Dan Sullivan on the ballot could lead some to mistakenly cast their votes for the wrong candidate.
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inclusion → file → candidate
Polls suggest the race between Senator Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola is tight, with Peltola holding a narrow lead in the final days before the 3 November vote.
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Peltola → suggest → vote
The government wants the judge to bar the state from certifying the results if Senator Sullivan loses by a margin less than the other Sullivan.
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Sullivan → want → Sullivan
"I'm the one that said do it," President Donald Trump told reporters when asked for his thoughts on the lawsuit after he landed in Florida for a campaign rally on Friday.
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he → say → Friday
Trump has referred to the second Sullivan's candidacy as a "scam" and said his administration was looking at "powerful legal options" to end it.
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administration → refer → it
Previous efforts to remove that Sullivan, a retired teacher, from the ballot have been rejected by the Alaska Supreme Court.
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efforts → remove → Court
For the 3 November midterm election, the senator will be listed on the ballot as the Republican incumbent.
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senator → list → incumbent
Alaska's ranked-choice voting system means that voters could select both Sullivans if they are unsure at the ballot box.
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they → rank → box
In court documents, the justice department said Alaska "will fail in its obligation to protect the integrity of its elections" if it includes "any electoral results tainted by the inclusion on the ballot of Daniel J Sullivan".
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it → say → Sullivan
The second Sullivan, who was also a US Forest Service worker, was reportedly once a member of the Alaska Independence Party before registering as a Republican earlier this year.
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who → register → Republican
In the filing, Associate Attorney General Stanley E Woodward Jr asserted that the sole purpose of his candidacy was to benefit Peltola's campaign by reducing the number of votes for the senator.
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purpose → assert → senator
"Given the substantial likelihood that the inclusion of Dan J. Sullivan will confuse or mislead voters looking to cast a vote for Senator Sullivan and thus distort the will of Alaskan voters, there is a substantial likelihood that a certification of the election will reflect an electoral process that lacked integrity," Woodward argued.
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Woodward → give → integrity
Dan J Sullivan has repeatedly denied those claims, telling the local Petersburg Pilot newspaper earlier this year that he "wouldn't even know who to speak to" in Peltola's campaign.
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he → deny → campaign
In a separate interview with Courthouse News, he said that it is his "sincere hope that people know who and what they are voting for but ultimately, choice is good and voters' intent will be as varied as the candidates who are running".
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who → say → candidates
In the event Peltola wins, and the margin of loss suggests possible confusion, the lawsuit calls for certification to be delayed pending an investigation into whether voters were mixed up on the names as well as any "necessary and appropriate" steps to determine what would have happened had the second Sullivan been kept off the ballot.
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Sullivan → win → ballot
Neither candidate has so far commented on the lawsuit.
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candidate → comment → lawsuit
The Senate race in Alaska - which President Trump won by 14 percentage points in 2024 - is among the most closely watched in the upcoming midterm elections.
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Trump → win → elections
The president's approval ratings in the state have been badly hit by voter disapproval of rising prices and the war in Iran.
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ratings → hit → Iran
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