Murkowski says DOJ should not have filed the suit
Lisa MurkowskiU.S. senator for Alaska
Murkowski rejects DOJ's intervention.
“The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit.”
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DOJ challenges Alaska Senate certification over two Sullivans; Murkowski objects
DOJ sued Alaska over the presence of two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot. It seeks to prevent certification under specified conditions involving an incumbent loss and the possible effect of namesake votes. Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola criticize the intervention.
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Murkowski criticizes the filing and says Alaska has distinguished the two candidates on the ballot.
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She says Alaska has distinguished the candidates on its ballot.
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Her post links reporting about the lawsuit.
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The case concerns DOJ's requested conditional intervention in certification of Alaska's Senate election. Murkowski rejects DOJ's intervention.
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Read the full casePeltola accuses Sullivan of using Washington allies to stay in power
“This is the corruption AK is fed up with, and it's why I'm in this race.”Read statement
Barber accuses DOJ of trying to overturn Alaska voters' will
“filing a sham lawsuit to overturn the will of Alaska voters”Read statement
Muller says DOJ lacks authority to block certification
“The statute simply doesn’t let the Department of Justice enjoin certification”Read statement
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