Trump demands Alaska candidates be removed over alleged ballot scheme

Donald Trump called for two candidates in Alaska’s Senate race to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted, accusing Mary Peltola and Daniel J. Sullivan Jr of election fraud. His Wednesday posts on Truth Social followed a New York Times investigation into efforts to recruit candidates who might draw votes from Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, including a retired teacher with the same name. The November 3 election uses ranked-choice voting, and the two Sullivans are among four candidates. The Times reported that this vote-splitting tactic, known as ballot stacking, is generally legal and has been used by both parties in Alaska.