Two lawsuits were filed against the Alaska Division of Elections over the failure to open early and absentee-in-person voting locations in 18 rural communities. Officials say 13 sites were open Monday.

Party leadership said legislators and party officials continue to hear about absentee in-person voting locations with irregular hours and unexpected closures leading up to Election Day.

Alaska election officials face two new lawsuits over absentee-in-person voting sites in rural communities. Plaintiffs say the sites did not open as promised before Tuesday’s election, creating an obstacle to voting in the Alaska Senate race. The new lawsuits are the latest shenanigans surrounding the Alaska Senate…

The complaint, filed Friday afternoon in Anchorage Superior Court, warns that several thousand voters across remote, predominantly Alaska Native communities face disenfranchisement.

As a Justice Department lawsuit challenging the presence of two U.S. Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot plays out, Democrats have filed a lawsuit in Alaska accusing election officials of failing to properly operate at least 18 rural polling locations.