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…> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat



 

>…That has been settled.  One person, one listing, even if that person has multiple party nominations.  The person in this situation would not appear on the ballot twice.  The number of party nominations does not affect this…

 

That is up to the states however.  Saying it is settled is in overstatement.

 

>…I recall there's a race in Alaska right now with two similarly named guys, one a Republican and one not.  Both people appear separately on the ballot….

 

 

Ja, Dan Sullivan and Dan Sullivan, two different guys.  Let us call them Incumbent Dan and Decoy Dan.  Running a guy with the same name isn’t illegal, only absurd.  

 

But what if… the outcome is

 

Incumbent Dan Sullivan                 44.5

Mary Peltola                                      45.5

Decoy Dan Sullivan                          10

 

OK now, what if… Peltola’s “victory” turns over the senate, so the trick worked.  Can you imagine how the 2028 election will go?  Every irrelevant third party will nominate a guy whose legal name is Kamala Harris or Alexandria Cortez.  A ballot could become very confusing.  Utter chaos could result.

 

spike

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