A federal judge in Alaska continued to rapidly advance multiple motions on Friday, which sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit aimed to delay the certification of the results of the state's Senate election.
Judge Sharon Gleason ordered the Department of Justice to respond to the new motions to dismiss by 1 p.m. on Friday, Alaska time. These motions were filed hours after the Department of Justice amended the indictment at the U.S. District Court for the Anchorage Federal District on Thursday.
Grisson demanded that state election officials, the campaign team of Democratic nominee Mary Peltoora, and other groups respond to the Department of Justice's response by noon on Saturday.
The Department of Justice's lawsuit seeks to postpone the certification of Senate elections in the following circumstances: if the current Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses by a margin that may be attributed to voter confusion, and this confusion arises from the appearance of another candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.
The judge's order retains the possibility for her to rule on these motions to dismiss before Tuesday, which is also the election day. The state government and Pertola's campaign team have requested that Griesen dismiss the case before then.
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