A federal judge has dismissed a US Justice Department lawsuit seeking to delay the certification of Alaska's Senate election results, delivering another legal setback to the Trump administration's efforts to intervene in the 2026 midterm elections.
\n\nUS District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled on Sunday that the federal government had no legal standing to force Alaska to segregate ballots cast for a candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan, who shares a name with Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.
\n\nShe also said the proposed move could violate voters' right to a secret ballot and that it was too late for courts to impose such a significant change on the eve of an election.
\n\n"The United States provides no workable plan as to how it proposes to segregate ballots cast for Daniel J. Sullivan on Election Day and then conduct a court-ordered unspecified ‘investigation’ of those ballots in a manner that would preserve voter secrecy," Gleason, who was nominated to the bench by former President Barack Obama, wrote in her ruling.
\n\nThe Justice Department had filed the lawsuit on Thursday, seeking to prevent Alaska from certifying the Senate election results if incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan lost.
\n\nThe race pits Sullivan against Democratic challenger Mary…
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