2026年6月29日 美国东部时间晚上7:37 / 美联社
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阿拉斯加州最高法院周一裁定，与阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丹·沙利文同名且同属共和党的一名男子具备参选该席位资格，并下令选举官员将其列入8月的初选选票。
该裁决在周一的口头辩论数小时后作出，就在几天前，州法院法官托马斯·马修斯裁定州选举委员会将挑战者沙利文从选票中移除的行为“滥用了自由裁量权”。阿拉斯加州最高法院在一份简短裁决中支持了马修斯的决定，但将“如何在现有阿拉斯加选票设计法律框架内”标注挑战者选票信息的问题发回选举委员会处理。
法院表示，将在晚些时候公布解释其裁决的完整意见书。
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选举委员会主任卡罗尔·比彻6月15日作出裁决，认为挑战者的参选并非出于诚意，而是意图迷惑选民。但马修斯表示，比彻的裁决并未依据美国宪法规定的参议员任职资格——即年龄、公民身份和居住年限要求——也未依据州法律或法规。
两名丹·沙利文的争议始于约一个月前挑战者提交参选申请，这场风波搅动了全美最受关注的美国参议院竞选之一。阿拉斯加的参议院席位竞选是今年全美约六场被视为势均力敌的竞选之一，这些竞选可能决定唐纳德·特朗普任期最后两年的参议院控制权归属。
该参选申请引发了参议员沙利文及其盟友（包括全国共和党参议员委员会）的指责，他们称挑战者是一名“虚假候选人”，意图制造混乱。负责监督选举的共和党副州长南希·达尔斯特伦随后对该参选申请展开了调查。
US Sen. Dan Sullivan’s same-name challenger can be on primary ballot, Alaska Supreme Court rules
2026-06-29 7:37 PM ET / Associated Press
Dan Sullivan, who has filed to run for US Senate in Alaska, poses for a photo in Petersburg, on Friday, June 26.
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The Alaska Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan is qualified to run for the seat and ordered elections officials to place him on the August primary ballot.
The ruling came hours after arguments Monday and just days after state court Judge Thomas Matthews found the Division of Elections had “abused its discretion” in booting the challenger Sullivan from the ballot. The state Supreme Court, in a brief ruling, affirmed Matthews’ decision but sent back to the division the issue of how the challenger should be listed on the ballot, “within the confines of existing Alaska ballot design law.”
The court said a full opinion explaining its decision would be released later.
US Senator Dan Sullivan speaks to reporters as he walks into the Senate Chamber of the Capitol Building on April 15.
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The division’s director, Carol Beecher, issued a decision June 15 that found the challenger’s candidacy was not filed in good faith and instead was done with an intent to confuse voters. But Matthews said Beecher’s decision was not based on the requirements set out by the US Constitution to serve in the Senate — which address age, citizenship and residency — or on state laws or regulations.
The dust-up over the two Dan Sullivans began with the challenger filing his candidacy about a month ago and has roiled one of the most closely watched US Senate races in the country. Alaska’s race is one of about a half-dozen Senate contests across the nation this year that are considered competitive and that could determine control of the chamber for President Donald Trump’s final two years in office.
The filing prompted accusations by the senator and his allies, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, that the challenger is a sham candidate intent on sowing chaos. That led to an investigation of his candidacy by Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, who oversees elections.
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