(The Center Square) – The Trump administration sued to stop certification of election results in Alaska if a candidate with the same name of incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan remains on the ballot.Â
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against election administrators in Alaska on Thursday, arguing the inclusion of schoolteacher Dan J. Sullivan on the four-candidate ballot undermines confidence in a fair election process.Â
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