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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; […]

Sec. 15.20.211. Counting cross-district and certain write-in votes.

(a) If a qualified voter of the state votes a ballot for a house district other than the house district in which the voter is registered, that person may vote only for (1) statewide ballot measures and questions; (2) candidates for federal or statewide offices; (3) candidates for the state senate if the voter’s former […]

Sec. 15.20.220. Procedure for state review.

(a) When the director and appointed party representatives have completed the review of ballots cast at the voting precincts, they shall proceed to review the absentee and questioned ballot votes certified by the district counting boards. The review of the absentee and questioned ballot vote certified by the district counting boards shall be accomplished by […]

Sec. 15.20.225. Definition of “state election”.

In AS 15.20.010 – 15.20.225, “state election” means a primary, general, or special election a purpose of which is to (1) select, nominate, or elect a governor, a lieutenant governor, an acting governor, a state senator, or a state representative; (2) select, nominate, or elect delegates to a constitutional convention; (3) approve or reject an […]

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 […]