The precinct election officials at any election shall allow a person to vote whose name is on the official registration list for that precinct and who is qualified under AS 15.05. A person whose name is not on the official registration list shall be allowed to vote a questioned ballot.
(a) A person who has the qualifications of a voter as set out in AS 15.05.010(1) – (3) or who will have the qualifications at the succeeding primary or general election is entitled to be registered as a voter in the precinct in which the person resides. (b) A person qualified under AS 15.05.011 to […]
A person who is qualified under AS 15.05.010(1) – (3) is entitled to register at any time throughout the year except that a person under 18 years of age may register at any time within 90 days immediately preceding the person’s 18th birthday.
(a) Registration may be made (1) in person before a registration official or through a voter registration agency; (2) by another individual on behalf of the voter if the voter has executed a written general power of attorney or a written special power of attorney authorizing that other individual to register the voter; (3) by […]
(a) The following agencies are designated voter registration agencies: (1) the administrative component of the Department of Administration that administers motor vehicle and driver’s license laws; (2) divisions of the Department of Health that provide public assistance through the food stamp program, Medicaid program, Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and […]
(a) Each applicant who requests registration or reregistration shall supply the following information: (1) the applicant’s name and sex; (2) if issued, the applicant’s State of Alaska driver’s license number or State of Alaska identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant’s social security number; (3) the applicant’s date of birth; (4) […]
(a) A voter requesting registration or reregistration shall provide the director with sufficient information to determine (1) the location of the residence of the voter within the district; (2) the precinct in which the voter is qualified to vote; (3) the other local or regional election jurisdictions in which the voter is eligible to vote. […]
(a) The director may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) relating to the registration of voters consistent with the requirements of this section and federal law, including 42 U.S.C. 1973gg (National Voter Registration Act of 1993). (b) To register by mail or by facsimile, scanning, or other electronic transmission approved by the director […]
The director shall consider a voter to be a voter registered as (1) “nonpartisan” and without a preference for a political party if the voter registers as nonpartisan on a voter registration form; (2) “undeclared” if the voter (A) registers as undeclared on a voter registration form; (B) fails to declare an affiliation with a […]
The director shall appoint one or more registration officials to serve in each precinct polling place in all elections during the hours the polling places are open. An election official appointed under AS 15.10 may also serve as a registration official.
(a) A voter whose name is changed by marriage or court order may vote under the previous name, but a voter who desires to use a new name shall vote a questioned ballot. (b) A voter shall reregister if the voter’s registration is cancelled as provided in AS 15.07.130. The reregistration is effective for the […]
(a) A registration official shall be a qualified state voter and shall take an oath to honestly, faithfully, and promptly perform the duties of the office. (b) Training for registration officials shall be provided by the director. On the completion of training, the director may require that officials demonstrate their competence by a test or […]
A master register shall at all times remain in the custody of the director. The person who is the area election supervisor shall likewise maintain a register of all voters within the precincts of the area house district that person supervises.
The director shall prepare an official registration list for each election consisting of the names of (1) all voters whose registrations are not inactive; and (2) all voters whose names are required to be placed on the list by AS 15.07.070(c) or (d). A list of persons eligible to vote in each precinct at that […]
The director shall prepare both a statewide list and a list by precinct of the names and addresses of all persons whose names appear on the master register and their political party affiliation. Subject to the limitations of AS 15.07.195, any person may obtain a copy of the list, or a part of the list, […]
(a) Periodically, at times of the director’s choosing, but no less frequently than in January of each calendar year, the director shall examine the master register maintained under AS 15.07.120 and shall send, by nonforwardable mail to the voter’s registration mailing address, a notice requesting address confirmation or correction to each voter (1) whose mail […]
(a) The director shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the names of persons convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude. Promptly after receipt of evidence satisfactory to the director that a person has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, the director shall cancel the registration of the person. (b) Upon presenting proof that […]
Within 60 days after each election held in a municipality, the municipal clerk shall certify and send to the director the official registration list containing the names, residence addresses, and voter identification numbers of all persons voting in each precinct in that election. The names of the persons who voted in the municipal election shall […]
The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the registration and reregistration of voters. The director shall, no later than 120 days before any general election, arrange to have the list of registered voters in a usable electronic format provided free of charge to each political party. Upon request by the mayor or manager of […]
When a person is refused registration by a registration official, the official shall at the time of the refusal give to the registration applicant, in writing, the reason or reasons for the refusal. The person shall have the right to an immediate appeal to the area election supervisor, which appeal may be taken informally, and […]
