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Alaska court denies Peltola campaign demand for absentee ballot records

A state court ruling on a campaign's request for records about rejected absentee ballots.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

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Election Law Blog (Rick Hasen)
“Alaska State Court Denies Peltola Campaign’s Demand for Election Officials to Turn Over Certain Records Related to Rejected Absentee Ballots”, Thursday, November 12, 2026
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What happened

An Alaska state court denied the Peltola campaign's demand that election officials turn over certain records related to rejected absentee ballots. The ruling was issued November 11, 2026.1

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Sources

  1. Election Law Blog (Rick Hasen), https://electionlawblog.org/2026/alaska-state-court-denies-peltola-campaigns-demand-for-election-officials-to-turn-over-certain-records-related-to-rejected-absentee-ballots · Thursday, November 12, 2026

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