The Hill
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit that aims to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses his reelection bid.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, argues that a win for Democrat Mary Peltola could be blocked by the controversial appearance on the ballot of a candidate with the same name as the incumbent.
The filing alleges that Daniel J. Sullivan, who goes by Dan Sullivan, entered the race as a Republican “with the intention of misleading” the incumbent’s supporters, and that his inclusion on the ballot would cause voter confusion.
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