Blanche Defends DOJ Suit to Halt Alaska Senate Certification if the Republican Incumbent Loses
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended his department’s lawsuit seeking to stop Alaska from automatically certifying its Senate election results if the Republican incumbent there loses.
The Justice Department argues that the name overlap risks confusing voters: a candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot is a retired schoolteacher from Petersburg named Daniel J. Sullivan, whose name is remarkably similar to that of the current Republican senator, Dan Sullivan.
The suit asks Alaska not to certify any election results that may be impacted by voter confusion.
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The Justice Department’s stated concern is the risk of voter confusion, which is a claim about how the ballot may be read.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, says Alaska had already distinguished the candidates and that the department should not have sued.