A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the stateâs August primary a US Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher in a letter to challenger Dan Sullivan said her office had received two complaints regarding his eligibility and determined âthat the preponderance of evidence does not support your eligibility for the office of United States Senator.â She gave him a Thursday deadline to submit âany additional information and evidenceâ in response. Sullivan, the challenger, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment about the letter from Beecher, a registered Republican who in the past has donated to Republican groups and campaigns. Her letter, dated Wednesday and published by the Anchorage Daily News, did not specify the evidence it found to potentially remove him from the primary ballot, and her office did not respond to requests for comment. Sullivanâs candidacy has caused a stir in one of the most prominent US Senate races in the country. Itâs a seat Democrats have targeted as they try to regain the majority in the chamber in t
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A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot. A court…
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A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August…
Read original at CNN →A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the stateâs August primary a US Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. Division of…
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A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot. A court…
View source →A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the stateâs August primary a US Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. Division of Elections Director Carol…
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