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An election official ruled a candidate with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan was involved in a "determined effort and a deliberate attempt" to confuse Alaska voters.
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Different Spin. One side frames it as "Alaska rules Dan Sullivan cannot run against Dan Sullivan in key Senate race". The other frames it as "Top election official rules Senate candidate with same name as Republican incumbent is NO...".
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'Filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot's fairness or neutrality'
Alaska election official disqualified a same-name Republican challenger to Sen. Dan Sullivan, ruling the candidacy was designed to confuse voters.