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An Alaskan election official determined Monday that a candidate with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is ineligible to appear on the ballot. “On review of the complaints and other information in the Division’s possession, I conclude that your declaration of candidacy was not...
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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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An Alaskan election official determined Monday that a candidate with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is ineligible to appear on the ballot. “On review of the complai...
A Democrat scheme to sabotage incumbent Alaska GOP Senator Dan Sullivan has failed.
A top Alaska elections official on Monday ruled that a candidate with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) […]
Alaska's top elections official ruled Monday that a challenger with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan will not appear on the state's primary ballot.
A candidate using the same name as Alaska’s sitting senator has been barred from the ballot after officials ruled the move was intended to confuse voters.
Alaska's top election official ruled Monday that retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan is disqualified from running as a Republican against Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) in one of the most comp...
Elections chief says bid by ex-teacher to challenge senator with same name was filed ‘to confuse or mislead’ voters There will still be one Dan Sullivan on the ballot, but election official...
'Filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot's fairness or neutrality'
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.
The disqualified Senate candidate, who’s a Republican, has 30 days to appeal the decision. Ballots are being printed June 28 for the Aug. 18 primary election.
A top Alaska elections official has ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the stat...
POOL / REUTERS Republican candidate Dan J. Sullivan will not be on the ballot in his challenge to unseat GOP Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan. Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, announced his cand...