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Alaska ballot dispute puts certification and voter secrecy in focus

Fox News examines the Justice Department's challenge over two Sullivan candidates, while a subsequent report says a judge has dismissed the lawsuit.

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0:20Matt Finn reports from Anchorage on Alaska's opposition to the Justice Department's election lawsuit.
0:39The department sought to halt certification if Peltola won, citing alleged confusion between two Sullivan candidates.
1:16Archive footage includes Peltola denying involvement in the alleged scheme.
2:11John Barrasso joins Doocy to discuss Republican campaigning and his expectations for turnout.
7:35Doocy displays the two Sullivan campaign logos side by side, pointing out their visual similarities.

Whether Alaska could certify its Senate election became the central legal question in Fox News's report on two candidates sharing the Sullivan name. The state opposed the Justice Department's requested intervention, arguing that the proposed relief conflicted with voters' right to ballot secrecy.

Reporting from Anchorage, correspondent Matt Finn says the department asked a federal judge to halt certification if Democrat Mary Peltola won. The challenge concerned alleged voter confusion between Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and another candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan.

That is the dispute as presented in Peter Doocy's November 1 segment. In a subsequent upload, Fox News says a federal judge dismissed the administration's lawsuit seeking to block certification. The dismissal concerns that legal challenge; it should not be read as establishing the campaign allegations discussed in the earlier broadcast.

Doocy later displays the two Sullivan campaign logos side by side, highlighting their visual similarities. The segment also includes Peltola denying involvement in the alleged scheme.

The report then broadens into an interview with Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, who is campaigning alongside Donald Trump in Iowa. Barrasso expresses confidence in Republican turnout and argues that disagreements over border security, policing and social issues are motivating voters. His predictions are campaign assessments, not election results.

The video has drawn about 620,000 views since yesterday.