Sec. 15.15.110. General duties and oath of election board.
The election board shall supervise the election in the precinct. Before entering upon the duties of office, each election official shall take an oath to honestly, faithfully, and promptly perform the duties of office. Any appointed election official, including an appointed election official who has not personally subscribed to the oath, may administer the oath […]
Sec. 15.15.250. Disposition of spoiled ballot.
If a voter improperly marks, damages, or otherwise spoils a ballot, the voter may request and the election board shall provide another ballot, with a maximum of three. The board shall record on the precinct register that there was a spoiled ballot and destroy the spoiled ballot immediately without examining it.
Sec. 15.15.120. Filling vacancies in election board.
If an appointed election board member fails to appear and subscribe to the oath on election day or becomes incapacitated during the time of the election or the counting of the ballots, the election board members present shall elect, by a majority voice vote, a qualified voter to fill the vacancy. The qualified voter elected […]
Sec. 15.15.260. Placing ballot in ballot box by voter.
When the voter has marked a ballot, the voter shall inform the election official. The ballot shall be deposited in the ballot box by the voter in the presence of the election official unless the voter requests the election official to deposit the ballot on the voter’s behalf. Separate ballot boxes may be used for […]
Sec. 15.15.010. General administrative supervision by director.
The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the conduct of state elections, and may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary for the administration of state elections. The director shall adopt regulations that establish for the broadcasting of notices under AS 15.15.070 the frequency of the broadcasts, appropriate broadcast times, and the […]
Sec. 15.15.020. Date of general election.
The general election is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in every even numbered year.
Sec. 15.15.025. Top four nonpartisan open primary.
A voter qualified under AS 15.05 may cast a vote for any candidate for each elective state executive and state and national legislative office, without limitations based on the political party or political group affiliation of either the voter or the candidate.
Sec. 15.15.030. Preparation of official ballot.
The director shall prepare all official ballots to facilitate fairness, simplicity, and clarity in the voting procedure, to reflect most accurately the intent of the voter, and to expedite the administration of elections. The following directives shall be followed when applicable: (1) The director shall determine the size of the ballot, the type of print, […]
Sec. 15.15.032. Use of electronically generated ballots.
(a) If the director provides for voting by use of electronically generated ballots, the director shall provide balloting equipment that would allow voters with disabilities, including those who are blind or visually impaired, to cast private, independent, and verifiable ballots. The director may not provide for more than one machine that produces electronically generated ballots […]
Sec. 15.15.035. Printing of ballots and other material.
The director may not be required to do business with a printing company while the company is involved in a labor dispute.