Judge weighs lawsuit brought by Peltola campaign over absentee ballots in Alaska’s US Senate race

A judge in Alaska is considering a lawsuit by Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign seeking information about absentee ballots that have been rejected. The campaign says it wants to help ensure every eligible voter’s ballot is counted, while the state argues that releasing the requested details could expose confidential voter information.

Peltola’s campaign wants a centralised list of rejected ballots and the reasons for rejection; campaigns already have observers at regional review boards, but their reports omit some details and include home addresses. The state says its database cannot produce a version without confidential addresses, and that no ballot is finally rejected until the state review board completes its work. Overseas ballots may arrive until 18 November, and Alaska’s Senate race remains too close to call as ballots continue to be counted.