Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to rival candidate
Alaska's governor has ordered an investigation into claims that Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign recruited a retired teacher named Dan Sullivan to confuse voters, days before an election in which the ballot lists two Sullivans.
Alaska's governor has ordered a probe into the state's Senate race after reports that Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a retired teacher who shares a name with Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.
The governor said deliberately confusing voters strikes at election integrity and wants to determine whether state law was broken, with days to go before the vote.
President Trump has demanded prosecution over the alleged decoy-candidate tactic, while Peltola has called the issue a distraction and noted that no crime has been established yet.
With one ballot set to list two Sullivans, the race — and the investigation — is now under the microscope.
Reporting based on coverage from New York Post.