Challenger with same name as Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan sues to stay on ballot
The challenger says the removal violates state and federal law, while officials cited voter confusion and ballot fairness concerns.
- On June 15, Elections Director Carol Beecher disqualified a U.S. Senate challenger sharing the name and party of incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, removing him from the August primary ballot.
- Beecher cited regulations barring misleading ballot listings, noting similarities between the challenger's campaign materials and the senator's listings, and flagged the challenger's recent party change and registration as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
- Legislative attorney Andrew Dunmire challenged the decision, stating the division lacks authority to disqualify candidates based on name confusion and arguing congressional eligibility relies solely on constitutional qualifications regarding age, residency, and citizenship.
- On Monday, the challenger filed a court challenge alleging the disqualification violates state and federal law, maintaining he remains a qualified candidate whom officials lacked legal basis to remove.
- With more than a dozen candidates in the race, the disqualification shifts strategic calculations for this pivotal midterm contest, while Sen. Dan Sullivan and the National Republican Senatorial Committee previously condemned the challenger as a 'sham candidate'.
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Alaska Senate candidate with same name as Sullivan sues to stay on primary ballot
A man with the same first and last name as Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) that was removed from the ballot due to that similarity has sued to keep his name listed. Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who is not related to the incumbent Sullivan, filed a challenge in Alaska Superior Court on Monday arguing the state cannot legally…
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Dan Sullivan Sues to Run Against Dan Sullivan
A man with the same name and party affiliation as Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Dan Sullivan sues to continue Alaska campaign for Senate against … Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan was removed from the ballot in Alaska’s Senate race last week after state election officials called it a deliberate attempt to “confuse or mislead” voters who might think he is a different Dan Sullivan, the two-term Republican incumbent. Now, the new Dan Sullivan is suing to keep his name on the ballot alongside the other Dan Sullivan’s. Straight Arrow’s Azi Paybarah, who has been covering the Sullivan controversy, sat down with SA…
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