The ACLU and Common Cause filed a motion against the Department of Justice regarding the blocking of Alaska election certification.

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alaska, and Common Cause filed legal motions to intervene in the federal lawsuit United States v. Alaska. This litigation stems from a complaint filed by the United States Department of Justice seeking to prevent the state from certifying its upcoming Senate election results under specific conditions.aclu.orgaclu.orgUnited States v. Alaska3:26-cv-00376-SLG* (pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska) Filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on October 22, 2026—less than two weeks before the November 3 general election—the federal government sued the...

The Department of Justice action targets the state election administration by attempting to halt certification based on arguments tied to the National Voter Registration Act. Legal scholars and civil rights organizations challenged the federal complaint as legally unfounded, prompting advocacy groups to intervene on behalf of Alaska voters and organizations like the League of Women Voters of Alaska.cato.orgcato.orgDoj Sues Prevent Certification Alaska Senate Winner its DemocratLegal Criticism: Legal scholars and election law experts widely criticized the DOJ’s complaint as legally frivolous, noting that it attempts to invent state-level election administration duties out of the preamble/findings section of the NVRAelectionlawblog.orgelectionlawblog.orgCiting Preamble to Nvra Doj Sues to Enjoin Certification of Alaskas Senate Race...Their motion points out that the DOJ's complaint relied heavily on an improper reading of a preamble clause in the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) concerning the "integrity of the electoral process," which the ACLU and election law...

The intervention motion filed by the civil rights organizations aims to defend the integrity of the state election process and ensure that the certified results reflect voter participation. Court filings show the groups operating directly in opposition to the Department of Justice stance in the District of Alaska proceedings.nativenewsonline.netnativenewsonline.netTrump’s DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Election CertificationState of Alaska*), a high-profile federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska Filing Date: October 22, 2026 (roughly two weeks before the November 3, 2026 general...commoncause.orgcommoncause.orgCommon Cause and Aclu File to Defend the Will of the People Against Attempt to...3:26-cv-00376-SLG)