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October 25, 2026

Justice Department says Alaska ballots should be preserved to assess possible voter confusion

  • Blanche said the Justice Department wants ballots preserved so Alaska can determine after the election whether voters were confused by the two Dan Sullivans; he said certification should be withheld only if a court finds confusion affected the result.
  • Blanche said the department’s Civil Rights Unit drafted the lawsuit after reviewing the issue for months, but declined to say whether President Trump personally directed him to file it.
  • Blanche argued that Alaska’s Supreme Court did not address the federal-law question, while the state court had found the claim that the challenger sought to confuse voters was unsupported by the evidence.

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