美国参议员丹·沙利文周二声称，选民因阿拉斯加参议院选票上出现另一位同名候选人而感到困惑，并指责这是民主党误导选民的阴谋。
US Sen. Dan Sullivan claimed Tuesday that voters were confused by another candidate with the same name on Alaska's Senate ballot, alleging a Democratic scheme to mislead voters.
沙利文在接受福克斯新闻记者采访时表示，选民已就此混淆联系过他。
Speaking to a Fox News reporter, Sullivan said constituents had contacted him over the mix-up.
“我们一直在听到各种各样的人感到困惑。我听到有人认为他们投错了人，并向我道歉。正如我所说，这个阴谋正在奏效，”他说。
"We’ve been hearing from all kinds of people that are confused. I’ve heard from people who think they’ve voted for the wrong guy and have apologized to me. Just like I said, the scheme is working," he said.
这位参议员表示，一些选民将他与同样在选票上的退休教师小丹尼尔·J·沙利文弄混，后者的参选引发了关于民主党密谋制造混乱的指控。
The senator said some voters had mistaken him for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., a retired teacher also on the ballot, whose candidacy has fueled allegations of a Democratic ploy to sow confusion.
他的言论是在特朗普总统呼吁将民主党参议院候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉从选票上移除并对其进行刑事起诉、指控民主党策划了误导选民的计划之后发表的。
His remarks came after President Donald Trump called for Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be removed from the ballot and criminally prosecuted, alleging Democrats had orchestrated a plan to mislead voters.
美国司法部也已提起诉讼，寻求在特定情况下阻止阿拉斯加认证其参议院选举结果，如果现任议员落败的话。
The US Department of Justice has also filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Alaska from certifying its Senate results under certain circumstances if the incumbent loses.