HANS VON SPAKOVSKY: Alaska Decoy Dan Probe & Voter Rolls

Legal scholar and election integrity expert Hans von Spakovsky joins the program to examine late-breaking election litigation and enforcement actions heading into Election Day. Von Spakovsky analyzes the timeline behind The New York Times report regarding candidate recruitment in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, questioning why internal staff revelations concerning independent candidate Dan J. Sullivan ("Decoy Dan") were held until late October after early voting had already commenced. The discussion draws historical parallels to legal challenges surrounding Florida's 2000 presidential recount, exploring how federal investigators or campaigns might challenge post-election margins under Alaska's ranked-choice voting system if voter confusion impacts the outcome between Mary Peltola and incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan. Shifting nationally, von Spakovsky discusses federal efforts to verify voter registration lists against the SAVE database, addressing disputes over California's handling of flagged voter registrations and mail-in ballot segregation requests. LISTEN TO 97.1 FM TALK LIVE IN ST LOUIS OR STREAM WORLDWIDE AT 971TALK.COM Hashtags: #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #HansVonSpakovsky #AlaskaSenate #DecoyDan #DanSullivan #MaryPeltola #RankedChoiceVoting #SAVEdatabase #ElectionIntegrity #VoterRolls #DOJProbe #Midterms2026