阿拉斯加州州长、共和党人迈克·邓利维周四表示，由于该州正在调查针对民主党参议员候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉的选票堆叠指控，其中期选举的认证程序可能会“停止或改变”。
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) suggested Thursday his state’s midterm election certification process may be “stopped or changed” due to its investigation into ballot stacking allegations against Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola.
新闻国度电视台的布莱克·伯曼询问邓利维，该州对佩尔托拉的调查——州长当天早些时候宣布了这项调查——是否会影响选举官员认证中期选举获胜者的计划。
NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Dunleavy about the state’s probe into Peltola, which the governor announced earlier that day, and whether it could impact how election officials plan to certify midterm winners.
“我们会调查这件事。我们会依法办事，”邓利维告诉伯曼。“我们准备好采取一切必要措施，确保我们的选举被视为可信。”州长随后在谈话中补充说：“如果我们发现存在不当行为，并且这意味着认证随后被停止或改变，那就顺其自然。”
“We are going to investigate it. We’re going to follow the law,” Dunleavy told Burman. “We are ready to do whatever we need to do to ensure that our elections are deemed credible.”“If we find out there’s wrongdoing, and if that means that the certification then is stopped or changed, then that’s what happens,” the governor added later in the conversation.
伯曼随后追问邓利维，他是否认为阿拉斯加确实有可能需要停止或改变其选举认证，这位共和党州长回答说：“取决于这次调查的结果。是的。”据《纽约时报》周三报道，佩尔托拉的竞选团队招募了一名叫小丹尼尔·J·沙利文的人，与现任参议员丹·沙利文（共和党）竞选，以图迷惑选民。佩尔托拉正在阿拉斯加参议院竞选中挑战这位共和党议员。这位前国会议员的竞选团队否认参与了招募小沙利文。
Burman then pressed Dunleavy on whether he believes there’s a legitimate possibility Alaska may need to stop or change its election certification, to which the GOP governor responded, “Depending upon the outcomes of this investigation. Yes.”The New York Times reported Wednesday Peltola’s campaign recruited a man named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. to run against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) in an effort to confuse voters. Peltola is challenging the GOP lawmaker in the Alaska Senate race. The former congresswoman’s campaign has denied it played a role in recruiting Sullivan Jr.
但共和党人迅速抨击佩尔托拉，并要求展开调查。共和党领导的众议院监督委员会周四宣布对该竞选团队展开调查，司法部则扩大了其现有诉讼，寻求在参议员沙利文落败的情况下阻止认证。
But Republicans were quick to bash Peltola and called for investigations. The GOP-led House Oversight Committee announced a probe into the campaign Thursday, and the Justice Department (DOJ) expanded its existing lawsuit seeking to block certification if the senator Sullivan loses.
特朗普总统还指控佩尔托拉选举欺诈，称应将其从选票中除名，并称她据报的行为是非法的。
President Trump also accused Peltola of election fraud and said she should be removed from the ballot, calling her reported actions illegal.
邓利维谨慎地没有明确表示他是否认为佩尔托拉的竞选团队违法，强调该州将展开调查。
Dunleavy was careful not to say definitively whether he thought Peltola’s campaign broke the law, emphasizing the state will investigate.
邓利维说：“我们将调查与此相关的每一个人和每一个组织。这直击选举诚信的核心。你不能对可能是诡计、可能颠覆选举的事情置之不理。”但阿拉斯加律师、前共和党操盘手弗兰克·肯德尔告诉《国会山报》，如果佩尔托拉的竞选团队确实招募了小沙利文，这一行为并不违法。
“We’re going to investigate everyone and every organization associated with this,” Dunleavy said. “This strikes to the heart of election integrity. You can’t just dismiss what could be a ruse that could throw an election.”But if Peltola’s campaign did indeed recruit Sullivan Jr., that action would not be against the law, Frank Kendall, an Alaska lawyer and former GOP operative, told The Hill.
肯德尔说：“这些指控并不能让司法部的案子更有说服力。这起诉讼没有依据。”他补充说：“这可能是卑鄙肮脏的伎俩。背后可能有不良动机，但根据有权解释阿拉斯加法律的阿拉斯加最高法院的裁定，这并不违法。”阿拉斯加最高法院在6月下旬、该州初选之前裁定，尽管此前共和党提出挑战，小沙利文仍可留在选票上。邓利维周四表示，他认为如果最高法院当时知道佩尔托拉涉嫌参与此事，可能会做出不同的裁决。
“These allegations don’t make the Department of Justice’s case a better case,” Kendall said. “There’s no basis for this lawsuit.”“It can be a nasty, dirty trick,” he added. “There can be bad motives behind it, but according to our Alaska Supreme Court, which is empowered to interpret Alaska law, it is not illegal.”The Alaska Supreme Court ruled in late June, ahead of the state’s primaries, that Sullivan Jr. could remain on the ballot despite a previous GOP challenge. Dunleavy said Thursday he thinks the high court may have decided differently had it known about Peltola’s alleged involvement.
邓利维说：“我们本不希望这个人出现在我们的选票上。是阿拉斯加最高法院做出了那个决定。我认为现在有了这些额外信息……他们很可能会得出不同的结论。”
“We did not want this individual on our ballot. It was the Supreme Court of Alaska that made that decision,” Dunleavy said. “I think now with this additional information … they probably would have arrived at a different conclusion.”