The state is divided into the election precincts as established for the general election of October 1958, or as subsequently amended as prescribed by law, and shall remain so divided until the precinct boundaries are modified, or the precinct is abolished or a precinct is established as required by the provisions of this title.
(a) The director shall have the exclusive power to modify the boundary of a precinct and to establish or abolish a precinct and polling place in the state by regulations adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). (b) [Repealed, § 61 ch 2 FSSLA 2005.]
The precinct boundaries established by the director shall be the boundaries for both state and local elections. The director by regulation adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) may authorize the combining, consolidation, or altering of precinct boundaries for local elections.
A precinct may not include territory lying within more than one house district. Whenever practicable, precinct boundaries shall conform to municipal boundaries.
The director shall modify the boundary of a precinct, and shall establish or abolish a precinct if the action serves the convenience of the voters and assures the efficient administration of election laws.
Each precinct shall be given an appropriate name or number and be clearly defined so the boundaries can be readily determined.
The director shall designate boundaries of an election precinct which has been established or modified, not later than 40 days before an election.
The director shall give full public notice if a precinct is established or abolished, if the boundaries of a precinct are designated, abolished, or modified, or if the location of a polling place is changed. Public notice must include (1) whenever possible, sending written notice of the change to each affected registered voter in the […]
Any person aggrieved by a determination of precinct boundaries by the director may bring a civil action to have the determination reviewed in the superior court. If the action receives final determination within 40 days before the election, the director may not make the required modification in precinct boundaries until immediately after the election.
(a) The division of elections is created. The lieutenant governor shall control and supervise the division of elections. The lieutenant governor shall appoint a director of elections. The director shall act for the lieutenant governor in the supervision of central and regional election offices, the hiring, performance evaluation, promotion, termination, and all other matters relating […]
The director shall, before each primary election in even-numbered years, provide for a comprehensive training program for election officials, both the full-time members of the staff of the division of elections and those who are appointed as members of election boards under AS 15.10.120 – 15.10.140 and other temporary election employees. The director shall prepare […]
(a) The youth vote ambassador program is established in the division of elections. (b) In order to serve as a member of the youth vote ambassador program, an individual must (1) be a student age 16 or older (A) enrolled in a public or private high school program in this state; or (B) being educated […]
The director shall appoint election supervisors, including one in each of the municipalities of Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Nome, to assist in the administration of elections in the house districts designated by the director. The director may appoint as an election supervisor a person who is a qualified voter in the area over which the […]
(a) An election supervisor shall appoint in each precinct within the election supervisor’s district an election board composed of at least three qualified voters registered to vote in that precinct. If the election supervisor is unable to locate three qualified individuals registered to vote in that precinct who are willing and able to serve on […]
In each precinct having 200 or more voters additional election boards may be appointed.
The chairperson of the election board may appoint a team of counters to assist with the counting of the ballots in each precinct where the election supervisor considers it necessary. The appointments may be made from among the qualified voters in the precincts in which they reside, and may be made at any time before […]
(a) The precinct party committee, where an organized precinct committee exists, or the party district committee where no organized precinct committee exists, or the state party chairperson where neither a precinct nor a party district committee exists, may appoint one or more persons as watchers in each precinct and counting center for any election. Each […]
The director shall appoint two persons from the political party of which the governor is a member and two persons from the political party that received the second largest number of votes statewide in the preceding gubernatorial election to participate in the state ballot counting review. The director may appoint additional individuals to participate in […]
