Politics · 10 d ago
Legal expert says the Justice Department's Alaska Senate lawsuit does not hold up
Justice Department
Name may mislead voters
Alaska Supreme Court
Both names can stay
The Justice Department sued on Thursday to block Alaska from certifying its Senate result if Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan loses. It says a second candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan, is running to confuse voters.
“I see no possibility of any literate voter being unable to distinguish the two Daniel Sullivans on the ballot.”
— Emily L. Waters, University of Alaska Anchorage
Democrat Mary Peltola says the lawsuit shows the corruption Alaskans are fed up with. If she wins, Democrats gain one of the four seats they need to take control of the Senate.
