Alaska Supreme Court rules candidate with same name as Senator Dan Sullivan can appear on primary ballot.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, can appear on the August primary ballot alongside incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan. State election officials had removed him after concluding his candidacy was filed in bad faith to confuse voters, citing his prior lack of GOP affiliation and ties to Democratic consultants. The court upheld a lower court ruling that the state lacked authority to exclude him based on 'good faith' criteria not grounded in statute.