# Peltola Campaign Sues Alaska Officials for Absentee Ballot Data

> Peltola campaign sues Alaska election officials to access absentee ballot data that may be rejected.
- Title: Peltola Campaign Sues Alaska Officials for Absentee Ballot…
- Summary: Peltola campaign sues Alaska election officials to access absentee ballot data that may be rejected.
- Keywords: alaska, mary peltola, senate election, absentee ballots, alaska division of elections, ranked choice voting, alaska public records act, Seattletimes
- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/peltola-campaign-sues-alaska-election-officials-seeking-data-about-absentee-ballots-that-may-be-rejected
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## Peltola Campaign Sues Alaska Officials
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign sued Alaska election officials to access absentee ballot data that may be rejected.
## Alaska Law Blocks Data Release
Alaska state law does not require release of preliminary absentee ballot information and the agency plans to fight in court to keep it confidential.
## Peltola Leads by 637 Votes
Peltola leads Sen. Dan Sullivan by 637 votes with over 215,000 ballots counted so far in the closely watched U.S. Senate race.
## Certification Deadline Approaching
The winner may not be known until November 18 when ranked choice tabulation occurs and certification is set for November 25.
## Campaigns Release Path-to-Victory Statements
Both Peltola and Sullivan campaigns released dueling path-to-victory statements arguing how their side will emerge victorious.
## Lawsuit Details Requested Information
The campaign seeks preliminary absentee ballot information showing whether ballots are likely to be accepted or rejected.
## Alaska Division of Elections Response
The division says preliminary information is subject to change and not yet available to voters, so it does not distribute records separately.
## Key takeaway

Mary Peltola's campaign sued Alaska election officials to get data on rejected absentee ballots ahead of November election certification.