Alaska judge rules a request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race is 'not reasonable'

An Alaska judge ruled Wednesday that Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign could not reasonably obtain a list of voters whose absentee ballots were rejected, citing the time pressure on election officials. The campaign sued last Friday, saying it wanted to ensure qualified voters’ ballots were counted. State attorneys argued that releasing the information would violate voter privacy. Ballots in the close Senate race are still being tallied.