Dan Sullivan can challenge US Senator Dan Sullivan in Alaska primary, judge rules

A Superior Court judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan can challenge him in the August primary election. Judge Thomas Matthews overturned a previous decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, who had disqualified the challenger and removed him from the primary ballot. This ruling allows the challenger to appear on the ballot. The state's lawyers have indicated that Tuesday is the deadline for a final decision to allow for the printing of ballots for the August 18 primary. The judge's decision can be appealed to the state Supreme Court.