Key facts
- Alaska election official Carol Beecher ruled Dan J. Sullivan ineligible for the U.S. Senate primary ballot.
- The decision cited the challenger's candidacy as an attempt to confuse or mislead voters and compromise ballot fairness.
- Reasons for disqualification included the challenger's recent party switch, similar campaign website, and ties to a consultant for a Democratic challenger.
- The disqualified candidate has 30 days to appeal the ruling in the Alaska Superior Court.
- Ballots are scheduled to be printed on June 28, potentially before an appeal is resolved.
Alaska's U.S. Senate primary ballot will feature only one candidate named Dan Sullivan after an election official ruled a challenger ineligible. Carol Beecher, director of the Governor's Division of Elections, determined that Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.'s candidacy was not filed in good faith but rather to confuse or mislead voters and compromise ballot fairness.