The <a href="https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/06/11/in-preliminary-decision-state-says-namesake-challenger-to-sen-dan-sullivan-is-not-eligible-to-run/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/06/11/in-preliminary-decision-state-says-namesake-challenger-to-sen-dan-sullivan-is-not-eligible-to-run/">article</a> by Alex DeMarban in last Sunday’s paper (“In preliminary decision, state says namesake challenger to Sen. Dan Sullivan is not eligible to run,” June 11) demonstrates how the Republican Party has endeavored to weaponize Alaska’s election laws. The Division of Elections has preliminarily determined that Dan J.