{"id":"818f0cf12534","title":"Alaska Senate ballot‑name controversy","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/818f0cf12534","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"2.20261030140117","updated":"2026-10-30T14:01:17.416Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmvv1ixyg184kk0","text":"The alleged plot involves placing two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"alleged ballot plot","reported":"2026-10-30 13:46:16.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"BBC 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News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-says-multiple-dan-sullivans-on-alaska-ballot-is-very-unfair/","quote":"Alaska Senate race featuring two Dan Sullivans","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvtupq5l7ycovl","text":"Trump called for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate for Alaska Senate.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Call for prosecution","reported":"2026-10-28 23:29:24.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-calls-for-prosecution-of-alaska-senate-candidate-peltola-over-sullivan-name-controversy","quote":"Trump called for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic candidate running for Senate in Alaska","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvtupq5le8zkp3","text":"The Democratic candidate is Peltola.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Alaska Senate Democratic candidate","reported":"2026-10-28 23:29:24.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-calls-for-prosecution-of-alaska-senate-candidate-peltola-over-sullivan-name-controversy","quote":"Alaska Senate candidate Peltola","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvtupq5lq7t4f0","text":"The call for prosecution was made on Wednesday.","status":"Reported","value":"Wednesday","subject":"Timing of Trump’s call","reported":"2026-10-28 23:29:24.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-calls-for-prosecution-of-alaska-senate-candidate-peltola-over-sullivan-name-controversy","quote":"on Wednesday after revelations","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvtupq5ljf85jv","text":"Revelations indicated Peltola’s campaign appeared to recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Sullivan name 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choices."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-10-30T14:01:17.416Z","kind":"new","summary":"The alleged plot involves placing two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the ballot."},{"at":"2026-10-29T18:02:50.409Z","kind":"new","summary":"Trump said the presence of two Dan Sullivans on the Alaska Senate ballot is \"very unfair\". President Trump spoke to reporters before leaving for a South Carolina rally. The rally Trump was heading to is in South Carolina. The Alaska Senate race features two candidates named Dan Sullivan."}],"relay_note":{"text":"It remains unclear what evidence exists of coordinated recruitment, who organized any name‑confusion effort, and whether any legal violations occurred. It also remains unclear whether any legal action will be taken against Peltola’s campaign or how the name‑duplication issue will affect voter choices.","updated":"2026-10-30T14:01:28.312Z","method":"Written by AI only from this record and checked sentence by sentence against it."}}