Peltola Campaign Faces 2 Investigations Over Alleged Sullivan Spoiler Scheme
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 30
Peltola Campaign Faces 2 Investigations Over Alleged Sullivan Spoiler Scheme
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 30
Summary
Federal prosecutors and Alaska authorities are investigating whether Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign helped place a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot to siphon votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Dozens of DOJ subpoenas were issued in the past 24 hours, two sources said, as investigators prepared grand jury demands and examined possible voter-rights violations that could extend beyond Election Day.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy separately ordered Alaska’s Department of Public Safety to probe whether the alleged candidate-recruitment effort broke state law, citing new reporting that he said reinforced earlier election-division findings.
Peltola has called the allegations a distraction meant to “sell newspapers,” and her campaign says it had no involvement with either Sullivan campaign.
The allegations hit a race that could help decide Senate control, while Republicans are also using Alaska’s ranked-choice system to urge voters to leave Peltola off their ballots.