Vance Defends DOJ Bid to Delay Alaska Senate Certification

Vice President JD Vance defended the Justice Department’s effort to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race, saying a second candidate named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters and calling an attempt to do so electoral fraud. The challenger, Dan J. Sullivan, has rejected allegations that he entered the race to divert votes from incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. Vance spoke to reporters Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews. Asked whether the administration’s position insulted Alaskans by suggesting they could not distinguish the candidates, he said many voters would recognize the situation as fraud, but that some could be confused because people are busy and have jobs and lives. He also argued that Democrats would face accusations of election fraud if they ran a candidate named Mary Peltola in Alaska. The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block certification of the Senate race until the government investigates whether votes cast for Dan J. Sullivan were intended for the incumbent. The department’s filing, as described in the reporting, invokes the National Voter Registration Act. A federal court’s decision on the request will determine whether certification is...