On June 15, the Alaska Division of Elections ruled that the non-incumbent Dan Sullivan cannot be on the ballot for U.S. Senate in the August 18 primary, because of his motives. See this story.
On June 15, the Alaska Division of Elections ruled that the non-incumbent Dan Sullivan cannot be on the ballot for U.S. Senate in the August 18 primary, because of his motives. See this story.
Regardless of whatever his actual motives are in entering the race, I hope the non-incumbent Sullivan does appeal, because this can not be allowed to become a precedent. Both ruling parties could use the “reasoning” the Alaska Elections officials used here to kick all minor party and Independents off the ballot across the country because we supposedly “spoil” the election for one of the two ruling parties and thus are supposedly acting in concert with the other ruling party to supposedly undermine election integrity.
Whatever “Joshua H.” (in reality Robert K Stock).
Go gaslight somewhere else, will you? Or are you so demented that you have no other purpose in life than to disrupt this election news blog with your inane nonsense?
“Joshua H.” said exactly what Robert K Stock would say. They are clearly the same person.
lie detector*motive* tests now required for ballot access ???
The night manager at the El Reno Motel 6 is still on here spewing his Satanic nonsense?
The primary is top four. It’s highly unlikely anyone can spoil the race for either Sen. Sullivan or former Rep. Peltola. I am sure that the Alaska Elections Division could figure out a way to distinguish the Senator from the man in Petersburg. Every candidate except the top two are fringe and/or perennial candidates, and assuming the two Sullivans are distinguished on the ballot, there will be a sharp drop off in votes between the candidates in second place and third place. Remember: What is distinguished, we call love.❤️
AKak,
The concern of the Republicans is that in the general election, some voters will be confused and vote for Dan J., and then fail to rank Dan S., particularly since Republicans in the past have encouraged supporters not to rank candidates,
This is the final determination of the Division of Elections
https://www.elections.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Final-Determination-6.15.2026-DOE.pdf
It is pretty flimsy reasoning, ultimately based on interpretation of a regulation 6 AAC 25.212 rather than any statute, let alone the US Constitution that sets exclusive qualifications for US Senator.
The Lieutenant Governor is not being “fair or neutral” when she gives preference to her pal or party-mate. When Daniel S. Sullivan was Attorney General, his opinions are from Daniel S. Sullivan. His congressional biography calls him Daniel Scott Sullivan. His voter registration is Daniel Scott Sullivan.
The Senator is no more “Dan” than I am “Jim”. It is a nickname.
JR-
SINCE DOES A STATE EXEC REG WITH AN *INTERPRETATION* BY A STATE EXEC HACK PREVAIL OVER THE USA CONST ???
D.S. — ON TO COURT ASAP ???
Stock hasn’t posted under his real name in a while. He posts under troll names.
This is the correct ruling. The imposter should just legally change his name if he wants to be allowed to run in the future.
At a time like this, we all need to get on our knees to Trump and pray to Him for guidance. We must show Him our gratitude and ask for His forgiveness and mercy. Trump alone can save our souls, and our asses will follow. In Trump’s holy Name we pray. Amen!
Why do we still have a federal congress when we have Trump as President? Who needs it, and why?
I think the imposter should be required to legally change his name to avoid confusion in general, not just during election time.
In 2014 Dan Sullivan was a candidate for Senator and Lieutenant Governor. Since the candidate for Lieutenant Governor was mayor of Anchorage at the time, shouldn’t the senatorial candidate been required to use something like Danny Scott Sullivan or Dan “Ohio Dan” Sullivam?
Should other Sullivan’s be allowed to run? Other Dans?
Over 6 months ago Robert Stock gave up his postal subscription to BAN, and also asked me to block his computer from ever accepting any message to this website. I complied with both his requests, but it made me sorrowful. He did that because of the immature commenters. Please don’t do that anymore.
Stock couldn’t handle getting called our on his retarded trolling. What a wuss.
Is Scortal Godfly still around?
I haven’t seen Stock use that name in a long while.
Someone at IPR-X just wrote an article about Stock. Check it out at IPRX [dot] wordpress [dot] com
The challenger’s legal team has a strong constitutional argument rooted in the First Amendment, and several factors could lead a court to reverse the disqualification:
The Right to Use One’s Own Name: Courts are extremely reluctant to tell a qualified citizen they cannot run for office under their actual, legal name. Blocking someone from the ballot strictly because they share a name with a powerful incumbent sets a highly controversial precedent.
Less Restrictive Alternatives Exist: In ballot access cases, courts look to see if the state could have resolved the problem using less severe means. Judges may rule that instead of outright disqualifying the candidate, the Division of Elections could simply use distinguishing features on the ballot, such as printing their full middle names, adding suffixes, or listing their hometowns.
Subjectivity of “Motive”: Forcing an election official to determine a candidate’s subjective “intent” or “good faith” when they meet all statutory age, residency, and citizenship requirements is a legal slippery slope. Critics, including some state legislators, argue this hands authoritarian-style power to an incumbent administration to handpick their challengers.
Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. has the option to appeal the decision in Alaska Superior Court. Due to the timeline for primary ballot printing, the courts may need to act on an expedited schedule to issue a ruling.
Sounds like a rilly big shoe.
@Ed Sullivan,
Fun fact: Ed Sullivan the entertainer had a twin brother Dan Sullivan who died before his second birthday.
When Dan S. Sullivan first ran for senator in 2014 he would have been relatively unknown in Alaska compared to Dan A. Sullivan who was mayor of Anchorage (and son of a former longtime mayor). Dan A. was running for Lieutenant Governor. Dan S. had been Attorney General, but in Alaska that is an appointed position, and he only served a year-and-a-half in that position, before being appointed to another position.
It is not unreasonable that Dan S. Sullivan got the Republican nomination because of voters who confused him with the mayor. On the general election ballot, both were on the ballot as Dan Sullivan. Voters were apparently not any more confused than they were in the Wally Hickel, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Walker, Bryan Maalot, Bill Walker II elections.
Beecher’s decision is that voters would be confused because she was not smart enough to provide a distinction, and therefore Dan J.’s application was a sham because he knew she was a stupid and/or partisan hack.
Joshua Hellman is a Green Party activist from downstate Illinois. He has referred to that in his comments, and is listed on their website in their list of local Green officers and contacts. He is not Robert Stock.
Sarcastic Gadfly is also not Robert Stock. He’s a socialist attorney from Texas who used to be a Green. I’ve found his real name using search engines previously.