Peltola campaign sues Alaska, seeking to reveal the names of rejected absentee voters

The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday in an attempt to make public the names of Alaskans whose absentee ballots have been rejected by the division. The suit was filed Friday in Anchorage Superior Court by Alaskans For Mary, and it named the Division, its director and Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom as defendants. Alaskans for Mary has asked for expedited consideration and is requesting both an injunction and temporary restraining order that could expose the names before the election is certified later this month. In an emailed statement about the lawsuit, Alaskans for Mary said, “We are confident that Mary will win this race.

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