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亚伦·纳瓦罗是哥伦比亚广播公司新闻数字记者，曾报道2024年选举，还在2021和2022年选举周期担任哥伦比亚广播公司新闻政治部门助理制片人。
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华盛顿讯——阿拉斯加一名与共和党参议员丹·沙利文同名的候选人无法出现在该州初选票上，一名阿拉斯加选举官员周一作出此裁定，理由是该候选人“处心积虑、蓄意企图”混淆阿拉斯加选民。
这名候选人名为丹尼尔·J·沙利文，本月早些时候宣布将挑战现任参议员，此举在8月初选数月前就引发了混乱，也让共和党人感到担忧。
周一，阿拉斯加选举主管卡罗尔·比彻在给该候选人的信件中认定，沙利文参选并非“出于真诚竞选联邦参议员的实际意图”，而是“为了混淆或误导选民，进而破坏选票的公平性或中立性”。
比彻指出，丹尼尔·J·沙利文曾尝试仅以“丹·沙利文”的名义登记参选，尽管他从未以该名字投票。比彻还提到，丹尼尔·J·沙利文甚至试图将自己的中间名缩写写成“S”，与现任参议员的中间名缩写一致。她还详细说明了两人的竞选网站外观相似，暗示这是“蓄意”挪用沙利文参议员的竞选资源。
现任参议员本月早些时候在国会山向记者披露了这一情况，指责民主党“合谋欺骗阿拉斯加民众”，以“操纵选举为自己谋利”。与此同时，全国共和党参议员委员会和阿拉斯加共和党一直在推动将丹尼尔·J·沙利文从选票中移除。共和党副州长南希·达尔斯特伦上周针对非参议员沙利文的参选资格展开了调查。
比彻指出，丹尼尔·J·沙利文的一位政治顾问与民主党以及沙利文参议员预计的民主党挑战者、前众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉存在关联。
丹尼尔·J·沙利文有30天时间对该裁定提起上诉。
阿拉斯加联邦参议员选举预计将是本届选举周期竞争最激烈的席位之一，民主党希望拿下该席位以争取参议院控制权。但在这个2024年总统大选特朗普以13个百分点优势获胜的州，民主党要达成目标将面临一场苦战。
凯亚·哈伯德对本文亦有贡献。
Second Dan Sullivan ineligible for ballot in Alaska Senate race, official rules
2026-06-15 17:14:36 EDT / CBS News
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Aaron Navarro Digital Reporter
Aaron Navarro is a CBS News digital reporter. He covered the 2024 elections and was previously an associate producer for the CBS News political unit in the 2021 and 2022 election cycles.
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Washington — A candidate for Senate in Alaska with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is not eligible to appear on the ballot in the state’s primary, an Alaska election official determined on Monday, citing a “determined effort and a deliberate attempt” to confuse Alaska voters.
The candidate, named Daniel J. Sullivan, announced earlier this month that he was challenging the sitting senator, sparking confusion months ahead of the August primary — and concern among Republicans.
In a letter to the candidate on Monday, Elections Director Carol Beecher concluded that Sullivan’s entry into the race was not done to “declare an actual good-faith candidacy for the office of United States Senator, but was instead filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot’s fairness or neutrality.”
Beecher noted that at one point, Daniel J. Sullivan tried to file as just “Dan Sullivan,” despite never using that iteration of his name to vote. Beecher pointed out that Daniel J. Sullivan even tried to list “S” as his middle initial — the same initial as the incumbent senator. She also outlined how the two campaign websites look similar, suggesting a “deliberate” appropriation of Sen. Sullivan’s campaign.
The sitting senator brought the situation to reporters’ attention at the Capitol earlier this month, accusing Democrats of being “complicit in trying to trick Alaskans” to “rig an election in their favor.” Meanwhile, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Alaska Republicans had been pushing to remove Daniel J. Sullivan from the ballot. Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom last week opened an investigation into the non-Senator Sullivan’s candidacy.
Beecher noted that a political consultant for Daniel J. Sullivan has ties to the Democratic Party and Sen. Sullivan’s expected Democratic challenger, former Rep. Mary Peltola.
Daniel J. Sullivan has 30 days to appeal the decision.
The Alaska Senate race is expected to be among the most competitive of the cycle as Democrats look to flip the seat in their efforts to take control of the chamber. But it’s expected to be an uphill battle in a state that President Trump won by 13 points in 2024.
Kaia Hubbard contributed to this report.
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