Judge Throws Out Trump Administration Lawsuit Over Alaska's Two Dan Sullivans on the Ballot
A federal judge in Anchorage on Sunday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that sought to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Senator Dan Sullivan if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome, Reuters reported.
A federal judge on Sunday threw out a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in the Nov. 3 election if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome, Reuters reported on Nov. 1. The ruling was issued by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason in Anchorage.
Reuters described the ruling as the latest blow to President Donald Trump's effort to boost the federal government's role in elections, which are administered by the states under the U.S. Constitution. The case grew out of the same Alaska Senate race this station covered on Oct. 31, when the Justice Department sought to isolate Alaska ballots amid a confirmed criminal probe involving a second Senate candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan.
For Newark and Essex County voters, the ruling changes nothing about how Tuesday's election runs in New Jersey — polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 — and this desk claims no local angle beyond that. The story is carried as major national election news two days before an election that will decide control of Congress, and it is this cycle's trending-slot story from the evening trends pull.
