Alaska Administrative Code

(a) If the complainant has not requested a hearing under 6 AAC 25.450, the director will review the record and determine whether, under a preponderance of the evidence standard, a violation of 42 U.S.C. 15481 - 15485 has been established. If a division employee has been designate…

(a) If a hearing officer has not already been appointed under 6 AAC 25.440(a) (3), and if the director has not made a final determination within 90 days after the complaint was filed, or within any extension to which the complainant consents under 6 AAC 25.460(f), the director wi…

In 6 AAC 25.400 - 6 AAC 25.490, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "complainant" means a person who files a complaint with the director under 6 AAC 25.400 - 6 AAC 25.490; (2) "respondent" means an election official whose actions are asserted, in a complaint under 6 AAC 25…

(a) Absentee voting stations will be established through the direction and approval of the director. Absentee voting officials will be present in the absentee voting stations during the following specified times: (1) in any elections supervisor's office, which is considered an ab…

(a) A person may supply an application for an absentee by-mail ballot if the application is prepared by the division, or, if it is not prepared by the division, approved by the director before distribution to the public. (b) If the application for an absentee by-mail ballot is no…

(a) A voter shall provide at least one form of identification specified under (b) of this section at the time the voter (1) applies for an absentee ballot by mail; and (2) executes the voter's certificate in voting an absentee ballot by mail or special needs. (b) The form of iden…

(a) A voter whose name has been changed by marriage or court order, and who wishes to vote under the new name, but who has not reregistered under the new name at least 30 days before the election in which the voter seeks to vote, may vote (1) a questioned ballot at the voter's po…

Notes 6 AAC 25.530 Eff. 8/12/90, Register 115; repealed 7/6/94, Register 131 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

(a) The oath and affidavit envelope prepared by the director for use by a voter voting an absentee ballot in person or voting a questioned ballot at a polling place on election day will permit a person to register, reregister, or update the person's current registration record. H…

Notes 6 AAC 25.540 Eff. 8/12/90, Register 115; repealed 7/6/94, Register 131 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

(a) The oath and affidavit envelope prepared by the director for use by a voter voting an absentee ballot in person or through a personal representative or voting a questioned ballot at a polling place on election day may provide space in which the voter may write the voter's cur…

(a) An absentee voter voting by mail must execute the certificate on the oath and affidavit envelope. To be properly executed, the certificate must include the voter's signature and the signature of an official witness or signature of one individual 18 years of age or older attes…

(a) An absentee ballot cast by mail is timely if the date of postmark is on or before election day and the ballot is received by the deadlines established in AS 15.20.081(e) and (h). (b) If there is no readable postmark, the date of the voter's signature as attested to by the off…

(a) A voter voting an absentee ballot by mail must have the voter's ballot certification on the envelope witnessed by(1) an official authorized to administer an oath or by one individual 18 years of age or older as required by AS 15.20.081(d); or (2) an election official appointe…

The ballot of a voter voting an absentee ballot by mail will not be counted if (1) the voter's qualifications under AS 15.05.010 and registration under AS 15.07 cannot be verified; (2) the voter's registration has been inactivated under AS 15.07.130(b) and the voter's prior regis…

The ballot of a voter voting a special needs ballot will not be counted if (1) the voter's qualifications under AS 15.05.010 and registration under AS 15.07 cannot be verified; (2) in the case of a voter voting in a presidential election, the voter's qualifications to register an…

(a) If the director determines that an election will be conducted by mail under AS 15.20.800, the order and notice of election calling for the election will state that the election is to be conducted by mail and that there will be no polling place open for regular in-person votin…

Notes 6 AAC 25.600 Eff. 8/12/90, Register 115; repealed 8/23/2001, Register 159 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will …

Failure of a voter to provide the voter's mailing address on the voter's certificate when voting an absentee ballot in person before an absentee official or voting a questioned ballot at a polling place on election day will not cause the ballot to be rejected if the voter's regis…

(a) A voter voting an absentee ballot in person at an absentee voting location authorized under AS 15.20.045, or voting a questioned ballot at a polling place, must have that voter's ballot witnessed by the election official, who shall sign as the attesting official and date the …

The ballot of a voter voting an absentee ballot in person at an absentee location authorized under AS 15.20.045 will not be counted if (1) the voter's qualifications under AS 15.05.010 and registration under AS 15.07 cannot be verified; (2) in the case of a voter voting in a pres…

The ballot of a voter voting a questioned ballot at a polling place on election day will not be counted if (1) the voter's qualifications under AS 15.05.010 and registration under AS 15.07 cannot be verified; (2) in the case of a voter voting in a presidential election, the voter…

If a voter submits more than one ballot, none of the voter's identifiable ballots will be counted. Notes 6 AAC 25.641 Eff. 2/24/2022, Register 241, April 2022 Authority:AS 15.15.010 AS 15.15.210 AS 15.15.410 AS 15.20.203 AS 15.20.207 AS 15.56.040 State regulations are updated qua…

(a) A voter who spoils a ballot may receive up to two replacement ballots when voting early or absentee in person. If the voter spoils the third ballot, the voter may receive and cast one more ballot as an absentee in-person ballot. (b) A voter who spoils a ballot may receive up …

The counting of questioned ballots for a district shall begin when the questioned ballots for the entire district have all been reviewed by the district questioned ballot counting board. If the ballots for the entire district have not all been reviewed by the third day following …

(a) The election supervisor may designate a person as a permanent absentee voter if the person is a qualified voter under AS 15.05.010, and if the (1) election supervisor determines that the voter resides in a remote area in Alaska where distance, terrain, or other natural condit…

Notes 6 AAC 25.660 Eff. 8/12/90, Register 115; am 8/24/96, Register 139; am 8/22/2004, Register 171; am 10/16/2009, Register 192; am 5/11/2012, Register 202; repealed 2/28/2014, Register 209, April 2014 Authority:AS 15.15.010 AS 15.15.360 AS 15.15.365 AS 15.20.081 AS 15.20.082 AS…

(a) For a statewide primary, special primary, general, or special election, a qualified voter who has properly applied under AS 15.20.081 for an absentee ballot and has not received the ballot may vote for all federal and state candidate races, each judicial retention election, a…

The director will prepare a ballot to vote in a federal election for those voters who qualify as overseas voters under AS 15.05.011. The director will prepare that ballot in accordance with AS 15.15.030 and AS 15.20.030 for the races for United States representative, United State…

Notes 6 AAC 25.672 Eff. 4/25/2008, Register 186; am 10/16/2009, Register 192; am 5/11/2012, Register 202; repealed 2/28/2014, Register 209, April 2014 Authority:AS 15.05.011 AS 15.15.010 AS 15.15.030 AS 15.20.030 AS 15.20.082 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently …

(a) An application for an absentee ballot that requests the ballot be delivered by electronic transmission will be accepted if received by the division no earlier than 15 days, and no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, the day before a state election as defined in AS 15.20.22…

(a) An individual with a general power of attorney in accordance with AS 13.26.645 or a special power of attorney in accordance with this section may (1) register a voter to vote or cancel a voter's registration; (2) apply for an absentee ballot by mail or by electronic transmiss…

A voter who applies for an absentee by-mail ballot under AS 15.20.081(a) shall provide a mailing address to which the absentee ballot is to be mailed. If a specific mailing address for the absentee ballot is not provided on the voter's application, the director will mail the ball…

(a) A voter or an individual acting on behalf of a voter in accordance with 6 AAC 25.683 may contact the division to request that an absentee replacement ballot be sent to the voter by electronic transmission or by mail, if the voter has lost, mismarked, or not received a request…

For a statewide primary, special primary, general, or special election, the director will send the official absentee ballot and absentee voting material as soon as they are ready for distribution. However, if the voter is an absent uniformed services voter or an absent overseas v…

(a) The lieutenant governor will publish an election pamphlet containing information about candidates running for elected office. This information will be gathered from candidate responses to a questionnaire prepared by the division. (b) A candidate for elected office under AS 15…

(a) The lieutenant governor will publish an election pamphlet containing information about judicial officers subject to retention. This information will be gathered from candidate responses to a questionnaire prepared by the division. (b) A judicial officer subject to a retention…

(a) The division shall include statements advocating voter approval or rejection of a proposition or constitutional convention question in the election pamphlet. The division (1) shall offer authorship of the statement (A) advocating voter approval of an initiative or referendum …

(a) If they want their materials for inclusion in the election pamphlet translated into the appropriate Alaska Native languages, candidates for federal or statewide office, for state senate in Senate Districts C, S, and T, for state representative in House Districts 6, 3 7, 3 8, …

Election officials may make available at polling places the election pamphlet, including the election pamphlet translated into the appropriate Alaska Native languages. Doing so does not violate AS 15.15.170 or AS 15.56.016(a)(2). Notes 6 AAC 25.730 Eff. 2/24/2022, Register 241, A…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "absent uniformed services voter" has the meaning given in 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6; (2) Repealed 2/24/2022; (3) "circulator" means a person circulating an initiative, referendum, or recall petition for the purpose of gatherin…

The regional educational attendance area election will be held annually on the first Tuesday in October. The elections will be conducted (1) in accordance with AS 14.08.041-14.08.081 and 6 AAC 27.010 - 6 AAC 27.110; and (2) if procedures and requirements are not expressly provide…

A regional educational attendance area school board seat vacancy will be filled at the next regular election, if notice of the resignation of a school board member, or notice that a school board seat has been vacated due to other circumstances is received by the director not late…

An order and notice of election will be prepared for each regional educational attendance area. The order and notice of election will include (1) the date of the election; (2) the office to which candidates are to be elected; (3) length of term for each office; (4) date for filin…

Notes 6 AAC 27.030 Repealed 8/12/90. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) A candidate for school board office must file a declaration of candidacy. The declaration of candidacy must be in the form prescribed by the director and must include (1) the candidate's name; (2) the candidate's residence address; (3) the candidate's mailing address, if diff…

(a) A candidate who has not filed a declaration of candidacy under 6 AAC 27.035 and wishes to be a candidate in a regional educational attendance area (REAA) election may file as a write-in candidate. A candidate may not file as a write-in candidate unless another candidate has f…