Alaska Judge Denies Senate Campaign’s Request for Rejected Ballot List Amidst Counting
An Alaska judge ruled that a request by U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign for a list of rejected absentee ballots was not reasonable, particularly due to time constraints during ongoing ballot counting.
Greenville New Bern Washington, NC, November 11, 2026 — A request made by the campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola for a list of rejected absentee ballots has been denied by an Alaska judge. The judge determined that the request was not reasonable, citing significant time constraints that are present while ballot counting is ongoing.
The specific details of the ruling, including the name of the judge, the court where the decision was made, and the exact date of the ruling, were not immediately available. The ruling came in response to a petition filed by Mary Peltola’s campaign, which sought access to a list detailing absentee ballots that had been rejected.
In its decision, the court found that the timing of the request, while the process of counting ballots was still underway, made it unreasonable to fulfill. The ongoing nature of ballot tabulation was identified as a primary factor in the judge’s assessment of the request’s feasibility and timeliness. The trend summary did not specify the reasons for the absentee ballots being rejected, nor did it detail the precise nature of the list requested by the campaign.
The campaign’s objective in requesting this list was not detailed in the provided information. Similarly, the specific election for which the ballots were cast and being counted was not stated. The summary also did not include information regarding any subsequent actions taken by the campaign or further legal proceedings following the judge’s ruling.
Story summarized from the original created by BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press on www.wnct.com, see more information here.
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