Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man with the same name and Republican party affiliation as Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday, the latest turn in a drama surrounding the broader fight over control of the US Senate.
The judge ruled that the division's decision to exclude Dan J. Sullivan because his candidacy was not "in good faith" was not based on the Constitution, Alaska law or the division's own regulations.
The Division of Elections had disqualified the Sullivan from Petersburg after receiving complaints from Republicans that he was trying to deceive voters to benefit the senator’s top Democratic challenger.
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for the state’s August primary and ordered state officials to place him on the ballot.
