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Justice department issues subpoenas over ‘second Dan Sullivan’ candidacy in Alaska Senate race

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The Justice Department is investigating whether Democrats illegally manipulated the Alaska Senate ballot to confuse voters, potentially violating federal election laws.

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Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign allegedly collaborated with party operatives to confuse voters in midtermThe US justice department on Thursday is reported to have issued subpoenas in response to a report that the Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign collaborated with party operatives to get a challenger with the same name as the Republican senator Dan Sullivan on the midterm ballot.ABC News reported the subpoenas, citing sources familiar with the matter. The federal investigation comes a day after the New York Times found that the effort to recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan in the Senate race set to be decided on Tuesday was led by Peltola’s campaign, which had for months denied involvement. Continue reading...

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