The motion argues that the DOJ is claiming excessive authority over elections administered by individual states. It warns that granting the department’s request could disenfranchise voters and undermine their fundamental right to vote. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
\n\nUS President Donald Trump’s remarks have been cited in a legal motion seeking to dismiss a Justice Department (DOJ) lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate election, with challengers asking a federal court to consider sanctions against the government attorneys who filed the case.
\n\nAccording to Newsweek, two Alaska voters, the League of Women Voters of Alaska and voting rights group Common Cause filed the motion on Friday, arguing that the federal government’s lawsuit lacks a sound legal basis and threatens voters’ constitutional rights.
\n\nThe DOJ filed its lawsuit on Thursday, seeking to prevent Alaska from certifying the Senate election results under certain circumstances if Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola by fewer votes than those received by independent candidate Daniel J. Sullivan.
\n\nThe department alleges that Daniel J. Sullivan’s candidacy is intended to mislead supporters of the incumbent senator and divert votes to benefit Peltola.
\n\nTrump’s Remarks Cited in Court Filing
\n\nThe motion argues that the DOJ is claiming excessive authority over elections…
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