Lawsuits in Anchorage Allege At Least 18 Rural Alaska Polling Locations Failed to Open; Hearing Set Nov. 2

Democrats filed a complaint on Friday in Anchorage Superior Court accusing election officials of failing to properly operate at least 18 rural polling locations, The New York Times reports. The complaint warns that several thousand voters across remote, predominantly Alaska Native communities face disenfranchisement. These are the complaint’s allegations. It comes alongside the Justice Department’s suit over the Alaska ballot, 2026-10-22–doj-sues-alaska-to-bar-senate-certification-if-sullivan-loses-nvra.

This entry rests on a short excerpt of the Times story. The complaint, the Division of Elections’ response and any ruling have not been read here.

Update (2026-10-29, filing date (Midnight Sun suit), per ADN): Midnight Sun Independence Fund sued first; Judge Matthews set a Monday hearing

The first lawsuit was filed Thursday by Midnight Sun Independence Fund, a Washington, D.C. political nonprofit, and the second Friday afternoon by the Alaska Democratic Party. Judge Thomas Matthews of Anchorage Superior Court responded Friday afternoon to the first suit by ordering a hearing on the motion for 9 a.m. Monday, the day before the general election. Both suits name the Lieutenant Governor, the Division’s director and the Division as defendants. These are the plaintiffs’ allegations. The Division’s director told a legislator that 12 of the locations flagged had told the division their site is open. No ruling had been reported as of this entry.