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Politics● LowOct 31 · Oct 31, 2026, 12:47 PM

DOJ pushes to isolate Alaska ballots in Peltola probe

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

The Department of Justice (DOJ) pushed to isolate some Alaska ballots as part of a probe into whether the presence of two candidates with the same name could confuse voters in the state, a Friday court filing shows. The investigation centers around reporting by The New York Times that Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign…

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