The state’s election officials had previously removed the second Sullivan from the ballot.
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that a candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., may appear on the primary ballot for the same Senate seat that current Senator Dan Sullivan holds and for which he is running for reelection to his third term.
The state’s Division of Elections previously determined that the second Sullivan was ineligible to run for office against the U.S. Senator, stating the retired teacher and former U.S. Forest Service employee was running “to confuse or mislead” voters. The state’s high court ruling upheld a lower court’s decision that had returned him to the ballot.
The state Supreme Court directed the director of the Division of Elections to list the second Sullivan “as a candidate within the confines of existing ballot design law.”
The Alaska Primary will be held August 18, and the top four candidates will advance to the ranked-choice election in November.
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Sources: The Hill, MSN, Politico
