Judge Denies Peltola Request for Alaska Senate Ballot Data
An Alaska judge on Wednesday rejected the Peltola campaign's bid for data on rejected absentee ballots. Peltola's Senate race against Sen. Dan Sullivan remains too close to call.
4,250 votes: Peltola's lead over Sullivan as of Wednesday evening.
The campaign sued state election officials on Friday.
Matthews ruled the data are not public records.
The judge also cited the time pressure on vote counters.
Why it matters: The campaign wanted the list of rejected absentee ballots and the reasons for each rejection. It said it wanted to make sure every valid ballot is counted.
State prosecutors argued that releasing the list would violate voter privacy.
The state called the lists temporary working documents with confidential information.
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Where they split: The coverage differs on context: the right ties the ruling to a dispute over a second Dan Sullivan candidate, while the left reports only the ruling.
Right coverage, 4 sources: The right presents the ruling as a win for the state and links it to claims that Peltola's team recruited a second Dan Sullivan.
