Alaska asks judge to dismiss Trump administration suit over Senate ballots
Alaska's attorney general's office told a federal judge the Justice Department's demand to set aside certain Senate ballots is impossible and should be thrown out.
Alaska's attorney general's office asked a federal judge on Saturday to throw out a Trump administration lawsuit over the state's Senate race, NBC News reports. The suit seeks to block certification of the race. The office is led by Republicans.
The state's lawyers called the Justice Department's latest demand "impossible," according to NBC News. PBS NewsHour's headline says the state called it meritless and "not even possible."
PBS NewsHour reports the Justice Department added the demand on Friday. It asked the judge to separate all ballots with votes for "the second Dan Sullivan." The ballots would stay set aside until it could be determined whether voters were fooled into wasting votes on a spoiler candidate.
The reports available are partial. They do not say when the judge will rule.
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- PBS NewsHourAttorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible'Sat, Oct 31, 6:22 PM EDT
- NBC NewsAlaska officials ask judge to deny Trump administration’s ‘impossible’ demand to set aside Senate ballotsSat, Oct 31, 10:00 PM EDT
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