Judge to quickly decide lawsuit over rejected absentee ballots in Alaska Senate race

An Alaska state judge announced plans to promptly rule on a lawsuit filed by the campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, according to wsls.com.

The lawsuit requests a list of absentee voters whose ballots were rejected and the reasons for those rejections. Peltola's campaign stated the goal is to ensure all qualified voters have their ballots counted.

State attorneys argue that providing the requested information would violate voter privacy, as reported by wsls.com. The lawsuit was filed three days after the ranked choice election involving Peltola and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.

Absentee, early in-person, and other ballots are still being counted in this closely watched midterm election race in Alaska, according to wsls.com and lasvegassun.com.