Peltola Campaign Sues Alaska Over Rejected Absentee Ballots
Mary Peltola's campaign sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday. It wants records identifying voters whose absentee ballots were rejected.
48.2% for Peltola, 47.9% for Sullivan, with over 20% uncounted.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and elections director Carol Beecher are also named.
The campaign seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction.
Oct. 27 records requests went unanswered, the campaign says.
Why it matters: The campaign says it cannot confirm its voters' ballots were counted without knowing whose were rejected. The state says releasing the data could slow the count.
About 600 votes separate the two leading candidates.
Ranked choice tabulation follows 15 days after the election if no one wins a majority.
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Where they split: The dispute is whether rejected-ballot records should go to campaigns during counting or stay confidential until voters are notified.
