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Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. is on Alaska's Senate ballot because the courts put him there: a state judge reversed his removal in June and the Alaska Supreme Court upheld that ruling.
The rumor: False “President Trump claims the Alaska Senate ballot is a scam and cheating because a second Dan Sullivan is on it.”
The facts: Trump's claim that his name makes the ballot a scam ignores those rulings, and no court has found otherwise. State election officials list him separately from Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, and a federal suit seeking to block certification has no ruling yet. Read the full name on your ballot before you mark it.
How this story developed
- Trump tells reporters he ordered the DOJ suit. Peltola's campaign and the DSCC move to intervene and ask the court to dismiss it. No ruling yet.
- DOJ sues Alaska in federal court, asking a judge to block certification of the Senate race if Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses and votes for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. could have changed the result.
- Trump posts on Truth Social that the two-Sullivan ballot is a scam and cheating, and says he is looking at legal options to remove Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the ballot.
Sources
- Anchorage Daily News: Supreme Court keeps Daniel J. Sullivan on ballot, Jun 29 Other source Archived copy
- Alaska's News Source: Judge orders Daniel J. Sullivan onto ballot, Jun 26 News report Checked Archived copy
- AP via PBS: Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. listed with no party on ballot, Aug 18 News report Checked Archived copy
- AP via PBS: Trump says he ordered DOJ suit over Alaska Senate race, Oct 23 News report Checked Archived copy
- CNN: DOJ sues over Alaska race; ballot sets the two names apart, Oct 23 News report Checked Archived copy