Sec. 15.20.010. Persons who may vote absentee.
At any election a qualified voter may vote an absentee ballot for any reason.
Sec. 15.20.015. Moving from house district just before election.
A person who meets all voter qualifications except the requirement in AS 15.05.010(3) is qualified to vote by absentee ballot in the house district in which the person formerly resided if the person lived in that house district for at least 30 days immediately before changing residence, except that the person may vote only for […]
Sec. 15.20.020. Provision for general administrative supervision.
The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the conduct of absentee voting. The director shall make available instructions to absentee voters regarding the procedure for absentee voting.
Sec. 15.20.030. Preparation of ballots, envelopes, and other material.
The director shall provide ballots for use as absentee ballots in all districts. The director shall provide a secrecy sleeve in which the voter shall initially place the marked ballot, and shall provide an envelope with the prescribed voter’s certificate on it, in which the secrecy sleeve with ballot enclosed shall be placed. The director […]
Sec. 15.20.040. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and other material.
The director shall distribute the absentee ballots, envelopes, and other absentee voting material to the election supervisors for redistribution to absentee voting officials and absentee ballot stations established under AS 15.20.045(b) before the date upon which a person may first apply for an absentee ballot in person.
Sec. 15.20.045. Designation of absentee voting officials and stations.
(a) The director or election supervisor may designate persons to act as absentee voting officials under AS 15.20.010 – 15.20.220 in areas where election supervisors do not have offices. Magistrates may, with the approval of the administrative director of the Alaska Court System, be designated under this section. At least 15 days before the election […]
Sec. 15.20.050. Requirement of full public notice.
The director shall give full public notice of the dates and manner of voting absentee and may select any means of communication permitted to be used in giving notice of the date and time of the general election. The director shall give notice under this section of the location of absentee voting stations at least […]
Sec. 15.20.061. Absentee voting in person.
(a) A qualified voter may apply in person for an absentee ballot to the following election officials at the times specified: (1) to an absentee voting official on or after the 15th day before an election up to and including the date of the election; (2) to an election supervisor on or after the 15th […]
Sec. 15.20.064. Early voting.
(a) For 15 days before an election and on election day, a qualified voter who meets the requirements set out in this section may vote in locations designated by the director. (b) The election supervisor or other election official shall issue a ballot to the voter upon (1) exhibition of proof of identification as required […]
Sec. 15.20.066. Absentee voting by electronic transmission.
(a) The director shall adopt regulations applicable to the delivery of absentee ballots by electronic transmission in a state election and to the use of electronic transmission absentee voting in a state election by qualified voters. The regulations must (1) require the voter to comply with the same time deadlines as for voting in person […]
Sec. 15.20.072. Special needs voting.
(a) A qualified voter with a disability who, because of that disability, is unable to go to a polling place to vote may vote a special needs ballot. (b) The voter may, through a representative, request a special needs ballot from the following election officials at the times specified: (1) from an absentee voting official […]
Sec. 15.20.081. Absentee voting in general; applying for absentee ballot by mail or electronic transmission.
(a) A qualified voter may apply in person, by mail, or by facsimile, scanning, or other electronic transmission to the director for an absentee ballot under this section. Another individual may apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of a qualified voter if that individual is designated to act on behalf of the voter in […]
Sec. 15.20.160. Fee prohibited.
A person may not receive a fee from the voter for attesting to any voter’s certificate required in voting absentee.
Sec. 15.20.170. Disposition of ballots.
Each absentee voting official shall transmit the dated envelopes containing the marked ballots by the most expeditious mail service to the election supervisor for the district. Upon receipt of the absentee ballots the election supervisor shall stamp on the envelope the date on which the ballot is received.
Sec. 15.20.180. Names of absentee voters to be made available.
The election supervisors and election officials shall have available for public inspection the names and addresses of persons who voted absentee.
Sec. 15.20.190. Appointment, duties, and compensation of district counting boards.
(a) Thirty days before the date of an election, the election supervisors shall appoint, in the same manner provided for the appointment of election officials prescribed in AS 15.10, district absentee ballot counting boards and district questioned ballot counting boards, each composed of at least four members. At least one member of each board must […]
Sec. 15.20.201. Time of district absentee ballot counting review.
(a) No less than seven days preceding the day of election, the election supervisor, in the presence and with the assistance of the district absentee ballot counting board, shall review all voter certificates of absentee ballots received by that date. The review of absentee ballots shall continue at times designated by the election supervisor until […]
Sec. 15.20.203. Procedure for district absentee ballot counting review.
(a) The district absentee ballot counting board shall examine each absentee ballot envelope and shall determine whether the absentee voter is qualified to vote at the election and whether the absentee ballot has been properly cast. (b) An absentee ballot may not be counted if (1) the voter has failed to properly execute the certificate; […]
Sec. 15.20.205. Time of district questioned ballot counting review.
(a) On the second day following the day of the election, the election supervisor or the supervisor’s designee, in the presence and with the assistance of the district questioned ballot counting board, shall review all voter certificates of questioned ballots received by that date. The review of questioned ballots shall continue at times designated by […]
Sec. 15.20.207. Procedure for district questioned ballot review.
(a) The district questioned ballot counting board shall examine each questioned ballot envelope and shall determine whether the questioned voter is qualified to vote at the election and whether the questioned ballot has been properly cast. (b) A questioned ballot may not be counted if the voter (1) has failed to properly execute the certificate; […]