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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
15 provisions identified: 8 benefits, 1 costs, 6 mixed.
Tougher penalties for election interference
It is a crime to open or tamper with signed absentee certificates, sealed ballot envelopes, or ballot packages without the director’s authorization. It is also a crime to hack, alter, or tamper with election machines or systems. Election officials commit a crime if they share results or confidential election data before polls close. These rules apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date of sections 30–32 of the Act.
Track and fix your ballot
Beginning September 19, 2026, the division runs a mobile‑friendly, free ballot‑tracking system with multi‑factor login. You can see when your ballot was sent, delivered, received, and whether it was counted, plus how to cure problems. If your absentee ballot is rejected for a missing signature, missing witness signature, or insufficient ID, the director must try to contact you within 24 hours by email or phone (if on file) and mail a notice within 48 hours, no later than five days after election day. You must sign and return the cure form with a copy of accepted ID, and the division must receive it within 10 days after election day for your ballot to count.
Ballot tracking and cure start together
Beginning September 19, 2026, the ballot-tracking system and the voter cure process take effect. The law links them, so each only takes effect if the other does. Voters can track their ballot and fix issues through the same connected system.
Daily public vote totals online
During general elections, the director posts daily unofficial results. The site shows which precincts were counted, when absentee ballots were logged and counted with their count codes, and the districts and days of early voting. When absentee or questioned ballots are reviewed, the site updates totals and shows how many were counted for each count code.
More help for rural voting access
The director must hire a rural community liaison to work with tribes and towns. The liaison helps people use absentee and early voting in rural areas and makes sure rural precincts are staffed. The division must also report options to expand early voting in rural areas and in neighborhoods with median family income below 80% of the statewide median. The report is due on the first day of the Thirty-Fifth Legislature’s First Regular Session.
October 2026 school board election uses old rules
For the regional school board election in October 2026, the Division of Elections uses the prior AS 15 procedures. This keeps pre‑amendment rules in place for that one election.
Polling place standards and worker pay
Each polling place must have at least one booth and at least one booth or screen for every 100 votes cast in the previous election. The director may set rules for polling places, ballot boxes, voting screens, flags, supplies, and booths to save money and protect ballot secrecy. Election board members are paid for time spent on duties, and the director sets their compensation.
True source rule for campaign money
The law defines the “true source” of campaign funds as the person or entity whose money comes from wages, investments, inheritance, or sales revenue. Groups funded mainly by donations are intermediaries, not the true source. A membership group is the true source if it collects less than $2,000 per person per year. This rule starts January 1, 2027.
Stricter ID to register and vote
To register in person, you must show one ID: a driver’s license, state ID, current photo ID, birth certificate, passport, or tribal ID. For first‑time registrations sent by mail, fax, approved electronic method, or PFD application, the division verifies your data with state records; if you lack the listed numbers, you may send a copy of one accepted ID. To vote in person, you must show one accepted ID from the same list.
Absentee and questioned ballot rules
Absentee voters get a secrecy sleeve and a postage‑paid return envelope that does not show party and warns against false statements. First‑time voters who registered by mail, fax, or approved electronic method must send a copy of an accepted ID with a mail ballot unless they already met ID rules. If mailed from overseas on or before election day, your ballot must be received by close of business on the 10th day after the election. Supervisors must date‑stamp received envelopes, and dated envelopes may be sent by optical scan or electronic transmission. Certificate review starts at least 12 days before election day. Absentee and questioned ballots cannot be counted for missing signatures, late attestation, wrong postmark or delivery, or missing required ID and verifiable identifiers for first‑time mail registrants. Beginning September 19, 2026, the state review board may review and count more absentee ballots, cured ballots, and questioned ballots not reviewed by a district board. Postage‑paid return envelopes required by law are not treated as a prohibited “valuable thing.”
New campaign funder rule begins 2027
The law changes the campaign finance 'true source' definition. The change takes effect January 1, 2027. Donors and groups must follow the new rule starting then.
Ranked-choice ballots and write-ins
General election ballots use ranked‑choice voting. You rank candidates in order and may not give the same rank to more than one candidate. Write‑in votes count when you write the name and fill the oval; small misspellings or abbreviations are allowed if voter intent is clear. A presidential write‑in candidate must file a certification letter with the director.
Stricter voter roll checks and notices
The division checks the master voter list at least each January and reviews many records, like postal forwarding, motor vehicle, corrections, jury, and other states. You get an address‑confirmation notice if mail was returned in the last two years, if you had no contact in two years and no voting in 28 months, or if you took certain actions in another state. You have 45 days to respond using a postage‑paid return card or your registration is inactivated; it can be cancelled after two general elections if you still do not contact the division or vote. The notice explains that if you do not contact or vote for about 34 months after the notice, cancellation can follow. Contact includes returning the notice, changing your address, signing a ballot‑measure petition, or asking for a new card; a PFD application does not count unless it was your first registration. The division may skip a notice if you are away for a permitted reason and may contact you any time to confirm residence.
Tighter oversight of PFD voter data
The Division of Elections and the Department of Revenue must send a yearly report before each regular legislative session. It must show how many Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) records were shared, the effect on voter rolls and election integrity, and the security steps used. The law also defines voter roll maintenance: confirming residency, finding duplicate registrations, checking for moves, and identifying ineligible voters.
PFD voter data sharing with safeguards
Each month, Revenue sends the elections division PFD applicant records for citizens age 18 or within 90 days, including mailing address and any out‑of‑state residency claim. Elections may use Revenue data only to register voters and maintain the rolls and may not disclose confidential data except as allowed. When confidential registration data is shared outside the division, it must be encrypted, used only to help, not kept, and not re‑shared. If confidential election data is breached, the director must post a notice and tell legislative leaders; posting can be delayed if law enforcement says it would harm an investigation. Revenue and Elections must set security protocols and file an annual joint report, and the division must run a yearly expert audit of the master register and publish a report by April 1.
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Actions Timeline
(H) JOINT SESSION at 11:00 AM HOUSE CHAMBER
5/4/2026House(S) RETURNED TO GOVERNOR FOR PERMANENT FILING
5/4/2026Senate(S) GOVERNOR VETO SUSTAINED Y38 N22
5/4/2026Senate(S) MOTION TO OVERRIDE VETO
5/4/2026Senate(S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 4/29/26
5/1/2026Senate(S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
4/13/2026Senate(S) 3:36 P.M. 4/13/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
4/13/2026Senate(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
3/25/2026Senate(S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y16 N4
3/25/2026Senate(S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
3/25/2026Senate(H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) AM H
3/23/2026House(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
3/23/2026House(H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 12
3/23/2026House(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y27 N12 E1
3/23/2026House(H) PASSED Y23 N16 E1
3/23/2026House(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 64(FIN) AM H
3/23/2026House(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
3/23/2026House(H) AM NO 11 FAILED Y18 N21 E1
3/23/2026House(H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y13 N26 E1
3/23/2026House(H) AM NO 9 AS AMD FAILED Y18 N21 E1
3/23/2026House(H) AM 1 TO AM 9 ADOPTED UC
3/23/2026House(H) AM NO 9 OFFERED
3/23/2026House(H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
3/23/2026House(H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
3/23/2026House(H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
3/23/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled SB 64
3/25/2026
HCS CSSB 64(FIN)
3/23/2026
HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H
3/23/2026
CSSB 64(FIN) am
5/12/2025
CSSB 64(FIN)
5/9/2025
CSSB 64(STA)
3/28/2025
SB 64
1/24/2025