Federal judge considers lawsuit seeking Alaska absentee-voter list in closely watched U.S. Senate race

A federal judge is weighing a lawsuit brought by the campaign of Alaska Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Mary Peltola that targets how absentee ballots were handled in Alaska’s closely watched Senate election, according to multiple reports on the case released this week. The suit asks the court for a list of absentee voters whose ballots were rejected, an effort aimed at identifying who was denied their vote and whether those decisions followed election rules.

The dispute centers on rejected absentee ballots in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, where the campaign filing argues that records related to ballot rejections should be produced to allow review of the process, the reports say. Peltola’s campaign is seeking the voter-identifying information in the form of an absentee-voter list tied to rejected ballots.

The lawsuit came as legal activity increases around the election, including efforts by the campaign of Peltola’s opponent. The Hill reported that the Sullivan campaign filed a motion related to the litigation and sought to intervene, indicating that the case has become a multi-party matter rather than a dispute confined to the Peltola campaign and the election-oversight side.

In related reporting, New York Post also described the judge’s consideration of the filing and said the judge indicated the decision could come quickly. That characterization, as with other details, reflects reporting on courtroom expectations rather than a finalized ruling.