Other Dan Sullivan can stay on ballot, judge rules
Key takeaways
- Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) can stay on the ballot to challenge the incumbent senator for his seat, overturning a previous ban on his candidacy.
- Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews ruled that Daniel J.
- Matthews found that the decision to remove Sullivan Jr. from the ballot was not based on stated election rules or constitutional requirements, but rather on a good faith requirement.
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Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) can stay on the ballot to challenge the incumbent senator for his seat, overturning a previous ban on his candidacy.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews ruled that Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. could remain on the ballot for the state s primary on Aug. 18, after the candidate appealed an election official s decision earlier this month that he was ineligible to run.
Matthews found that the decision to remove Sullivan Jr. from the ballot was not based on stated election rules or constitutional requirements, but rather on a good faith requirement. Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher disqualified Sullivan Jr. citing credible allegations that he was running to confuse or mislead voters in this race.