Fox News reported that the campaign of Sen. Dan Sullivan has moved to block a lawsuit filed by Former Rep. Mary Peltola over rejected absentee ballot records, as the two candidates compete in a razor-thin Senate race in Alaska. The Fox News report on the Sullivan campaign's motion is the source for the description of the legal dispute.
Fox News reported that Sullivan's campaign accused Peltola of trying to "rig the system" by suing Alaska's Division of Elections. The campaign's accusation, as described in that report, is the political side of the dispute, while the lawsuit itself concerns the handling of rejected absentee ballots.
The Hill reported that Peltola has expanded her lead over Sullivan, a Republican (R-Alaska), in the state's competitive Senate contest. The The Hill report on the expanded lead said the latest batch of votes to be counted showed Peltola leading by 2,517 first-choice votes, which extended a lead of 637 from last week.
According to The Hill, Peltola holds 48.63 percent of the vote, while Sullivan has 47.47 percent. The summary of that report ends at that figure, so it does not give a final tally or the share held by other candidates.
The two sources cover different parts of the race. The Fox News summary does not give vote totals, and The Hill summary does not mention the lawsuit or the motion to block it. Neither summary reports a ruling on that motion or a response from the Division of Elections.
Sources: Fox News: Alaska Senate fight heats up as Sullivan moves to block Peltola lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records; The Hill: Peltola expands lead over Sullivan in Alaska Senate contest.