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Justice Department asks court to isolate some Alaska Senate ballots
The Justice Department on Friday asked a judge to isolate Alaska ballots ranking Daniel J. Sullivan, as the U.S. attorney confirmed a criminal probe, according to an Associated Press report carried by Local 10.
Based on reporting by Local 10
Wire reporting: (AP, via Local 10)
The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge to isolate certain Alaska ballots ranking Daniel J. Sullivan, who shares a name with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, according to an Associated Press report carried by Local 101.
Alaska U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman told reporters in Anchorage that a criminal investigation related to the second Sullivan has been underway for months and that extra law enforcement had been sent to the state, Local 10 said, carrying AP1.
The request is part of a civil lawsuit filed last week that seeks to block certification of the Senate race if the incumbent loses; President Donald Trump has said he told the department to file the case, the AP account said1.
Assistant U.S. Attorney E. Bryan Wilson wrote that the government wants ballots ranking Daniel J. Sullivan preserved and segregated to examine possible voter confusion, and asked for a ruling by Monday, according to the AP report1.
State attorneys questioned whether segregation is possible without violating ballot secrecy, noting Election Day ballots are mixed in the box, and they asked that the case be dismissed, Local 10 reported1.
Alaska elections officials already list the senator as Dan S. Sullivan, Republican and incumbent, and the other candidate as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., unaffiliated, matching the August primary, the AP account said1.
Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, the other leading Senate candidate, denied knowing about an effort to place the second Sullivan on the ballot and said she is not interested in tricking voters, according to the report1.
Heyman did not name targets or alleged crimes; AP, citing a person familiar with the matter, said prosecutors this week issued dozens of grand jury subpoenas and preservation requests1.
