Mary Peltola's campaign sued Alaska's elections division the Friday after the 2026 midterms for records on rejected absentee ballots in a Senate race she led by 600 votes, saying the state's refusal violates Alaska's open records law. The article also covers President Donald Trump's demands that votes for the similarly named independent candidate go to Senator Dan Sullivan — which Democracy Docket calls dangerous — and a federal court's dismissal of the Justice Department's suit to block certification if Sullivan narrowly lost.