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Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable'
Bohrer, B. (2026, November 12). Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable'. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/alaska-judge-rules-request-by-peltola-campaign-for-ballot-data-in-senate-race-not-reasonable/article_c5b3b3ad-43d1-552d-a4d9-f8d9e4416689.html
Bohrer, Becky. “Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable'.” Toronto Star, 12 Nov. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/alaska-judge-rules-request-by-peltola-campaign-for-ballot-data-in-senate-race-not-reasonable/article_c5b3b3ad-43d1-552d-a4d9-f8d9e4416689.html.
Bohrer, Becky. “Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable'.” Toronto Star, November 12, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/alaska-judge-rules-request-by-peltola-campaign-for-ballot-data-in-senate-race-not-reasonable/article_c5b3b3ad-43d1-552d-a4d9-f8d9e4416689.html.
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· collected 2026-11-12 · by Becky Bohrer
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In Alaska, a judge denied Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s request for data on rejected absentee ballots, deeming it unreasonable due to election officials' tight deadlines as they continue counting votes. The ruling affects Alaska's ongoing ranked voting system where no candidate has secured over 50% of first-choice votes; overseas ballots can still be accepted until November 18th.
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As of November 10, 2026, Mary Peltola's campaign filed a lawsuit in Alaska over absentee ballots that were rejected in the US Senate race. The state judge, Thomas Matthews, anticipates issuing a quick decision on this case. Peltola’s campaign requests a list of voters whose ballots were disqualified and seeks to understand the reasons behind these rejections, aiming to ensure all qualified votes are counted. However, attorneys for the state argue that providing such information would breach voter privacy laws. This lawsuit comes three days after Alaska's ranked choice voting election, where Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan remain key competitors in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races.
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Toronto StarThis outlet12 Nov
In Alaska, a judge denied Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s request for data on rejected absentee ballots, deeming it unreasonable due to election officials' tight deadlines as they continue counting votes. The ruling affects Alaska's ongoing ranked voting system where no candidate has secured over 50% of first-choice votes; overseas ballots can still be accepted until November 18th.
Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable' (this article)New York Post11 Nov
Mary Peltola's campaign filed a lawsuit on November 7, 2026, seeking access to lists of rejected absentee voters and reasons for their rejection during Alaska’s closely watched Senate race against Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. State attorneys argue that releasing this information would violate voter privacy laws. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews expects to issue a quick decision after hearing arguments from…
Sullivan, a key ally of President Donald Trump, is competing against Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola in a pivotal contest that could determine Senate control.
"More fundamentally, the United States provides no workable plan as to how it proposes to segregate ballots cast for Daniel J. Sullivan on Election Day and then conduct a court-ordered unspecified "investigation" of those ballots in a manner that would preserve voter secrecy," she wrote.
Trump will travel to Wasilla, about 45 miles north of Anchorage, on Tuesday to rally support for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, whose unexpectedly competitive reelection race against Democrat Mary Peltola has become a GOP concern ahead of the November 3 midterms.
He said he will not be beholden to a “party boss” or party line, and he rankled some voters earlier in the campaign by not explicitly saying which party he would caucus with in the House if he were elected.
California Democrats earlier this year worried they might get shut out of the state’s top-two primary for governor out of fears they were running too many candidates.
A judge in Alaska ruled Wednesday that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is “not reasonable,” particularly given the time crunch election officials face as the state continues counting ballots from last week’s election.
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Ballots are still being tallied in the ranked vote election, in which Peltola and two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan are the main contenders, and Alaska’s is the only Senate race that remained too early to call.
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The state accepts ballots up to 15 days after general elections from overseas voters, making Nov. 18 the final day to receive those.
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That date is also the Division of Elections’ target for conducting ranked vote tabulations if no candidate wins more than 50% of the first-choice votes.
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