Alaska Senate fight heats up as Sullivan moves to block Peltola lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records

Dan Sullivan’s campaign has asked to intervene in Mary Peltola’s lawsuit seeking access to records on absentee ballots initially rejected in Alaska’s Senate race. Sullivan’s campaign says granting access before voters are notified would disregard state law; the dispute could affect scrutiny of ballots while the count continues.

Peltola led Sullivan by just over 600 votes on Monday, with more than a quarter of votes still to be counted. Alaska election officials said voters had not yet been notified that their ballots were rejected. The campaigns are also trading accusations over an independent candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan, whose inclusion on the ballot followed a court ruling overturning an elections division decision.