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Alaska Senate candidate Dan Sullivan faces ballot disqualification threat

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A U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska, also named Dan Sullivan, is facing potential disqualification from the August primary ballot. The state's Division of Elections director cited eligibility concerns and potential voter confusion as reasons for the investigation. The incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan has accused his namesake challenger of colluding with Democrats to split the vote, an accusation the challenger denies, asserting his right to run and to free speech. AI

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Alaska Senate candidate Dan Sullivan faces ballot disqualification threat

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press ·

    Dan Sullivan could be kicked out of Alaska Senate primary — but not that Dan Sullivan

    The case is opening free speech concerns, as the ACLU is unaware of any investigation of this particular kind ever happening in an election before.

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