DOJ Seeks to Void 3 Dismissal Motions in Alaska Senate Suit After Amending Complaint
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Updated · Democracy Docket · Oct 30
DOJ Seeks to Void 3 Dismissal Motions in Alaska Senate Suit After Amending Complaint
3 articles · Updated · Democracy Docket · Oct 30
Summary
A first amended complaint filed Thursday prompted the Justice Department to ask Judge Sharon Gleason to deny all three pending dismissal motions as moot in its Alaska Senate election case.
DOJ said the new filing supersedes the original complaint, adds fresh factual allegations and a Supremacy Clause claim, and therefore leaves the existing motions aimed at a legally defunct pleading.
The department’s requested remedy is largely unchanged: if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses and votes for Daniel J. Sullivan could flip the result under ranked-choice voting, Alaska would be blocked from certifying pending an intent investigation.
Alaska Elections Director Carol Beecher, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Mary Peltola’s campaign have called the suit baseless, while the judge must now decide whether to restart briefing or keep the expedited pre-Election Day schedule.