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Attorneys for Alaska say ‘meritless’ Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots ‘not even possible’

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Alaska’s attorney general's office has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Trump’s direction that aims to prevent certification of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s victory in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. The state argues the lawsuit is “meritless” and claims there is no basis for it. This filing follows criticism from election law experts who contend that voter confusion over ballot names does not warrant halting certification, as demanded by the Department of Justice.

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Mary Peltola's Democratic campaign was involved in efforts to recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan to run against Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, aiming to confuse voters and potentially impact the outcome of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. This revelation comes from text messages obtained by The New York Times on October 28th. Election authorities attempted to disqualify this second Dan Sullivan but were unsuccessful. On October 31st, Alaska's Republican-run state government urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Donald Trump’s direction to stop the certification of ballots due to alleged confusion caused by the presence of two candidates with similar names on the ballot. The suit was described as "meritless" and "not even possible" by attorneys for Alaska, citing voter privacy concerns.

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ANCHORAGE Alaska Democratic Republican U.S. Senate

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Alaska GPE · 2× Republican NORP · 2× ANCHORAGE GPE · 1× Democrat NORP · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Sharon L. Gleason PERSON · 1× U.S. District Court ORG · 1× U.S. Senate ORG · 1× the U.S. Department of Justice ORG · 1×

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The complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice has been roundly criticized by election law experts and demands that the judge halt certification of a possible win by Democrat Mary Peltola until it is determined whether voters were confused by the presence of a second candidate on the ballot with the same name as her main rival, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.

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2026-11-01 · Washington Examiner

Attorneys for Alaska say ‘meritless’ Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots ‘not even possible’ · assertive framing

2026-11-01 · Toronto Star

Attorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible' · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s Republican-run state government on Saturday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Donald Trump’s direction to stop the certification of a possible Democratic win in that state’s pivotal U.S. Senate race, writing that there is “no reason for this Court to entertain this meritless lawsuit any longer.” asserted

Court → run → lawsuit

The scathing filing from the state’s attorney general’s office comes as U.S. District Court Judge Sharon L. Gleason set a deadline of Saturday for arguments over whether she should dismiss the lawsuit without even a hearing. asserted

she → come → hearing

voters → criticize → rival