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A challenger named Dan Sullivan in Alaska is fighting to stay on the ballot for U.S. Senate after the state’s election division blocked him, claiming his name too closely resembles incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan — potentially confusing voters. The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing whether disqualification is justified, questioning why the state didn’t simply use middle initials to avoid confusion. Chief Justice Susan Carney called the remedy “extreme,” and justices pushed back against the argument that intent to mislead automatically disqualifies a candidate. A lower court had already sided with the challenger, and the case now has national attention as it could reshape how ballot access is handled in close elections.

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