阿拉斯加州选票上出现两名“丹尼尔·沙利文”，引发政治争议，特朗普指控选举舞弊并要求调查，据印度新闻社报道。
Trump has demanded an investigation after two Daniel Sullivans appeared on Alaska's ballot. The dispute could influence a close contest with control of the Senate at stake.
共和党参议员丹尼尔·沙利文将在一场胶着的竞争中对阵民主党人玛丽·佩尔托拉，而另一名同名候选人丹尼尔·沙利文——一名无党派的退休教师——也出现在选票上。《纽约时报》报道称，这名教师的参选是佩尔托拉团队协同行动的一部分。
A namesake candidate in Alaska has sparked a political controversy ahead of the November 3 elections to the US House of Representatives and Senate, with President Donald Trump alleging voter fraud and demanding an investigation, news agency Press Trust of India reported. Republican Senator Daniel Sullivan is facing Democrat Mary Peltola in a close contest, while another candidate named Daniel Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher with no party affiliation, is also on the ballot. The New York Times reported that the teacher's candidature was part of a coordinated effort by Peltola's team.
民调显示，特朗普的共和党在全国范围内落后，包括在阿拉斯加等传统共和党大本营。此次选举被视为对特朗普政策和人气的重要考验。
Opinion polls show Trump's Republican Party trailing nationwide, including in traditional Republican strongholds such as Alaska. The elections are being seen as an important test of Trump's policies and popularity.
在《纽约时报》报道后，特朗普呼吁司法部就涉嫌选举舞弊展开调查。其政府声称，阿拉斯加民主党招募这名同名候选人是为了混淆选民、分流共和党沙利文的选票。
Following the New York Times report, Trump called for a Justice Department investigation into alleged voter fraud. His administration has claimed that Alaska Democrats recruited the namesake candidate to confuse voters and draw votes away from the Republican Sullivan.
特朗普在“真相社交”平台上写道：“这是最高级别的选举舞弊，这种行为在我们的选举中绝不能被允许继续下去。”他还呼吁将佩尔托拉“从选票上移除并予以起诉”。
"This is Voter Fraud at the Highest Level this behavior in our Elections cannot be allowed to continue," Trump wrote on Truth Social. He also called for Peltola to be "removed from the ballot and prosecuted".
据印度新闻社报道，CNN周四报道称，司法部已“大幅加快对该事项的刑事调查”，发出数十份新的大陪审团传票，并审查可能的指控。
CNN reported on Thursday that the Justice Department had "dramatically accelerated a criminal probe" into the matter, issuing dozens of new grand jury subpoenas and examining possible charges, according to PTI.
两名同名候选人参选显然并无法律障碍。选票将其中一名沙利文标识为现任议员，另一名则标识为无党派。
There is no apparent legal bar on two candidates with the same name contesting an election. The ballot identifies one Sullivan as the incumbent and the other as having no party affiliation.
CNN政治分析师斯蒂芬·科林森写道：“但特朗普多年来一直在编造关于民主党作弊和不存在的选举舞弊的虚假阴谋论。现在，他终于有了一个数据点，可以将其雕琢成一个暗示性的叙事。”
CNN political analyst Stephen Collinson wrote: "But Trump has spent years spinning false conspiracies about Democratic cheating and non-existent electoral fraud. Now, at last he has a data point to sculpt into a suggestive narrative."
他补充道：“无论‘原版’丹·沙利文赢还是输，总统肯定会强调阿拉斯加的花招，以声称各地的民主党人都腐败——特别是如果共和党在周二（11月3日）惨败的话。”根据美国法律，选举由各州管理，各州决定谁可以出现在选票上。联邦政府在该过程中没有任何角色，这引发了关于司法部的诉讼是否能在法庭上站得住脚的问题。
He added: "And whether the OG (original) Dan Sullivan wins or loses, the president will be sure to highlight shenanigans in Alaska to claim Democrats everywhere are corrupt — especially if the GOP bombs on Tuesday (Nov. 3)." Under US law, elections are administered by states, which decide who can appear on the ballot. The federal government has no role in that process, raising questions about whether a Justice Department case would hold up in court.
“但在政治上，与法律不同，认知长期以来与现实一样重要。特朗普比任何一位现代总统都更本能地理解这一点，”科林森写道。
"But in politics, as opposed to the law, perception has long been as important as reality. Trump understands this more instinctively than any modern president," Collinson wrote.
100个席位的参议院控制权悬而未决，包括阿拉斯加在内的几个州的竞选预计将决定结果。《纽约时报》- 锡耶纳学院的一项民调显示，民主党以51%对45%领先沙利文。
Control of the 100-member Senate hangs in the balance, with contests in a few states, including Alaska, expected to decide the outcome. A New York Times-Siena poll gave the Democrats a lead of 51 per cent to 45 per cent over Sullivan.
同名候选人也曾出现在印度大选中。在2014年马图拉选区的人民院选举中，演员兼印度人民党候选人希玛·马利尼面对另一位同名候选人。2019年在瓦亚纳德选区，国大党领导人拉胡尔·甘地与另一位拉胡尔·甘地以及一位拉古尔·甘地竞争。
Namesake candidates have also featured in Indian elections. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election in Mathura, actor and BJP candidate Hema Malini faced another candidate with the same name. In Wayanad in 2019, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contested against another Rahul Gandhi and a Raghul Gandhi.
2024年，印度提起的一项公益诉讼质疑使用重名或相似名字的候选人。最高法院驳回了该诉求，称一个人的名字，无论是拉胡尔·甘地还是拉鲁·普拉萨德·亚达夫，都不能限制其参选权利。
A public interest litigation filed in India in 2024 challenged the use of candidates with duplicate or similar names. The Supreme Court dismissed the plea, saying a person's name, whether Rahul Gandhi or Lalu Prasad Yadav, could not restrict their right to contest elections.
国大党领导人阿吉特·焦吉在2014年恰蒂斯加尔邦马哈萨穆德选举中也面临类似情况。他与印度人民党的钱杜拉尔·萨胡竞争，赛场上还有至少七名其他名为钱杜拉尔的候选人，以及三名名为钱杜拉姆的候选人。印度人民党的萨胡仍以微弱优势获胜，而其他候选人获得了相当数量的选票。
Congress leader Ajit Jogi also faced a similar situation in the 2014 Mahasamund election in Chhattisgarh. Contesting against the BJP's Chandulal Sahu, Jogi had at least seven other candidates named Chandulal in the race, along with three named Chanduram. The BJP's Sahu still won by a narrow margin, while the other candidates received a sizeable number of votes.
在马图拉，同名的海玛·马利尼在2014年选举中落败，而那位演员获胜。阿拉斯加的竞选现在将类似的同名候选人推向了美国的聚光灯下，这场纠纷已成为国会控制权更广泛政治斗争的一部分。
In Mathura, the namesake Hema Malini lost the 2014 election, while the actor won. The Alaska contest has now brought similar namesake candidates into focus in the US, with the dispute becoming part of the wider political battle over control of Congress.