阿拉斯加州民主党参议员候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉（Mary Peltola）公开否认她对一项旨在将两名名为“丹·沙利文”的人列入选票以混淆选民的计划知情 123。共和党现任参议员丹·S·沙利文（Dan S Sullivan）及其盟友指责民主党试图通过此举迷惑选民，而《纽约时报》报道指出，佩尔托拉团队曾与民主党参议院竞选委员会高级助手合作招募另一位同名候选人丹·J·沙利文（Dan J Sullivan）1。
尽管面临指控，佩尔托拉坚称自己对此毫不知情，并强调无意欺骗选民 12。周四在阿拉斯加州首府朱诺的一家市中心酒吧发表演讲时，她明确表示：“我只想澄清一下……除了我和现任者之外，我对选票上的任何其他候选人都一无所知。这就是我唯一知道的情况。我不感兴趣去欺骗选民。” 2。美国司法部已升级刑事调查，开始向涉嫌参与招募行动的民主党官员发出大陪审团传票，并指控相关人士误导法院 13。此外，特朗普政府上周提起联邦诉讼，意在如果获其支持的沙利文落选，则阻止选举结果认证 1。截至周五上午，尚未有人被正式提出指控 1。
此次争议发生在关键的中期选举前夕，阿拉斯加参议院席位之争被视为决定国会控制权的关键战役之一，Cook Political Report将该席位争夺战归类为势均力敌的未定局 1。CNN报道提及历史上存在利用同名候选人操纵选票的先例，如“三个鲍勃·弗格森和两个肯尼迪”等案例 3。
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alaska, has publicly denied any involvement in an alleged plot to place two candidates named "Dan Sullivan" on the ballot to confuse voters 123. Speaking at a downtown bar in Juneau on Thursday, Peltola stated that she knew nothing about any other candidate besides herself and the incumbent Republican senator, Dan S. Sullivan 2. She emphasized her lack of intent to deceive the electorate, declaring, “I just want to clear the air... I knew nothing about any other candidate on the ballot except for me and the incumbent. That is all I have ever known about. I am not interested in tricking voters” 2.
The controversy centers on reports from The New York Times alleging that Peltola’s team collaborated with senior aides from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to recruit a second individual named Dan J. Sullivan to run in the race 1. While Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan and his allies accuse Democrats of attempting to muddy the waters for voters, the Justice Department has escalated its criminal investigation by issuing subpoenas to Democratic officials suspected of participating in the recruitment effort 1. As of Friday morning, no formal charges had been filed 1.
Federal authorities are also pursuing legal actions aimed at protecting the integrity of the election results. The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit last week seeking to block the certification of the vote if the Trump-backed Sullivan were to lose 1. Additionally, the DOJ has accused Democrats of misleading the court regarding this Alaska Senate contest 3. This high-stakes battle for the seat, which Cook Political Report categorizes as a "toss-up," occurs against the backdrop of crucial midterm elections where control of Congress remains uncertain 13. Historical precedents for similar strategies, such as campaigns featuring multiple candidates with identical names like Bob Ferguson or John F. Kennedy, have been cited in discussions surrounding this incident 3.
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