Politics
Alaska Governor Orders Investigation Into Peltola Campaign Over Same-Name Candidate
Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate allegations that the Democratic campaign helped recruit a spoiler candidate in a tight Senate race.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy ordered a state investigation into alleged efforts by the Democratic campaign to recruit a same-name candidate in the Senate race.
- Who is affected
- Voters in Alaska, Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, and incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.
- What changes
- The Department of Public Safety will investigate whether election laws were violated, potentially adding legal fallout to a tight midterm race.
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Sources
- Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate — BBC News — mundo
- Alaska Governor Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign — The New York Times — principais
