Elections on Reluctant Citizenhttps://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/tags/elections/Recent content in Elections on Reluctant CitizenHugoen-USSat, 31 Oct 2026 11:40:00 -0400Ghosts on the Ballot: Spoilers, Look-Alikes and the Two Dan Sullivanshttps://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/ghosts-on-the-ballot-spoilers-look-alikes-and-the-two-dan-sullivans/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:40:00 -0400https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/ghosts-on-the-ballot-spoilers-look-alikes-and-the-two-dan-sullivans/In 2020 a Florida state Senate seat flipped by 32 votes after a paid ‘ghost’ candidate who shared the incumbent’s surname took more than 6,000. This Tuesday, Alaskans will see two Dan Sullivans on their Senate ballot. What history says about spoiler and look-alike candidates, who gets caught, what the law can and can’t do, and what is really going on in Alaska.