Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable'

JUNEAU, Alaska - A judge in Alaska ruled Wednesday that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is "not reasonable," particularly given the time crunch election officials face as the state continues counting ballots from last week's election.

Ballots are still being tallied in the ranked vote election, in which Peltola and two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan are the main contenders, and Alaska's is the only Senate race that remained too early to call.

The state accepts ballots up to 15 days after general elections from overseas voters, making Nov. 18 the final day to receive those.