Joe Miller Files Lawsuit to Stop Alaska Chaos

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — GOP nominee Joe Miller sued Tuesday to keep the state from using discretion in counting write-in ballots in Alaska's hotly contested Senate race, setting off what could become a drawn-out legal battle.

The lawsuit was filed the day before election officials planned to start counting write-in ballots that could determine the outcome of the race. Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell, who oversees Alaska elections, said the count will proceed Wednesday morning as planned.

This is the latest twist in a race that features a rematch of the Republican primary. Sen. Lisa Murkowski lost that contest to Miller and went on to wage a write-in campaign.