Alaska Administrative Code

(a) The procedures set out in this section apply to a voted ballot that was unable to be counted in the precinct tabulator, and that the state ballot counting review board receives for a determination as to whether the ballot is eligible for counting. (b) The election board shall…

(a) The procedures in this section apply to voted ballots being reviewed by the director for a recount under AS 15.20.480 regarding a particular race, proposition, or question. (b) The director will set aside a ballot described in (a) of this section if, after reviewing the ballo…

A hand count required under AS 15.15.430(a)(3) must include each of the following offices, if that office is on the ballot, and unless the race for that office is uncontested: (1) President and Vice-President of the United States; (2) United States senator; (3) United States repr…

On the general election ballot, the director will provide one space for a write-in candidate in each candidate race, except that in the race for president and vice-president, the director will not provide spaces for write-in candidates. Notes 6 AAC 25.069 Eff. 2/24/2022, Register…

(a) Stickers may not be used on a ballot. (b) Information regarding a write-in candidate may not be discussed, exhibited, or provided at the polling place, or within 200 feet of any entrance to the polling place, on election day. (c) A voter who chooses to write in the name of a …

In a general election, if one or more candidates have filed as write-in candidates for a race, the election board shall initially count the total number of active ballots on which a write-in candidate is the highest-ranked candidate. If this number is less than the number of vote…

In a general election, a duplicate ranking occurs when a voter marks more than one ranking for the same candidate. The election board shall count a duplicate ranking as the highest ranking marked for the candidate and disregard the remaining rankings for that candidate. Notes 6 A…

The prohibitions in As 15.15.170 and AS 15.56.016(a)(2) apply to any attempted persuasion, or any materials, relating A to candidates, propositions, and questions currently on the ballot at the polling place. Prohibited activities include campaigning, signature-gathering, and dis…

(a) No later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the 90th day before a presidential general election, an independent candidate for President of the United States seeking ballot access by petition under AS 15.30.026 shall submit to the director the information required under AS 15…

Notes 6 AAC 25.075 In effect 9/16/88 - 1/13/89, by em adop., Register 108; em am 9/27/88 - 1/24/89, Register 108 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly releas…

Notes 6 AAC 25.080 Eff. 7/11/82, Register 83; am 8/6/87, Register 103; am 8/12/90, Register 115; repealed 8/24/96, Register 139 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior q…

Notes 6 AAC 25.085 Eff. 8/13/2000, Register 155; repealed 5/11/2012, Register 202 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 wil…

Notes 6 AAC 25.090 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…

Notes 6 AAC 25.095 In effect 10/26/98 - 2/22/99 by em adop., Register 148 As of Register 196 (January 2011), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to correct the history note for former 6 AAC 25.095 and to delete an obsolete citation to autho…

Notes 6 AAC 25.100 Eff. 7/11/82, Register 83; am 8/12/90, Register 115; repealed 8/22/2004, Register 171 As of Register 171 (October 2004) the substance of former 6 AAC 25.100 appears in 6 AAC 25.990. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions availab…

Notes 6 AAC 25.110 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…

Notes 6 AAC 25.120 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…

The director may not certify joint candidates for governor and lieutenant governor until each candidate files a declaration of candidacy naming the other candidate. Notes 6 AAC 25.125 Eff. 7/11/2024, Register 251, October 2024 Authority: AS 15.15.010 AS 15.25.030 AS 15.25.040 AS …

(a) Any person who is unable to pay the filing fee for candidacy, and still provide for the necessities of life, may file as an indigent candidate, and apply to the division for a waiver of the filing fee. (b) A candidate desiring waiver of the filing fee shall complete a written…

(a) Repealed 2/28/2014; (b) A political group may obtain recognized political party status under AS 15.80.008 and 15.80.010. An application filed with the director by a political group as required by AS 15.80.008(a)(1) must include the(1) name of the political group; (2) name of …

(a) The director will track the political affiliation selected by voters on forms used by the division to register a voter. (b) The director shall review the forms used to register a voter on May 31 and at least one other day each year. If a political group has applied for recogn…

Notes 6 AAC 25.150 Repealed 8/6/87. 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 compare…

Notes 6 AAC 25.160 Repealed 8/6/87. 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 compare…

Notes 6 AAC 25.170 Repealed 8/6/87. 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 compare…

Notes 6 AAC 25.180 Repealed 8/6/87. 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 compare…

Notes 6 AAC 25.190 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…

Ranked-choice tabulation takes place beginning on the 15th day following the general election after all eligible absentee and questioned ballots have been counted. The tabulation takes place in the director's office or other location determined by the director. The director will …

(a) All recounts will be conducted in the director's office or at another site in Juneau, selected by the director. The director will, in his or her discretion, prescribe reasonable rules and procedures for the orderly conduct of recounts. (b) In the conduct of a recount, the dir…

(a) The hand-count verification of election results under AS 15.15.430(a)(3) will be conducted following a primary or general election or special primary or special election under AS 15.40.140. The verification will take place in the director's office or at another site in Juneau…

Notes 6 AAC 25.205 Eff. 9/11/2002, Register 164; repealed 2/24/2022, Register 241, April 2022 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 …

(a) A candidate's name will appear on the primary election ballot unless written notice of the candidate's withdrawal from the primary election or notice of the candidate's death or incapacity is received by the director not later than close of business on the 52nd day before the…

(a) Subject to the limitations of AS 15.15.030 and the provisions of this section, a candidate's name will appear on a ballot in the manner in which the candidate has requested on that individual's candidacy filing paperwork submitted to the director. (b) A candidate's name may n…

(a) A candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy and wishes to change the candidate's political affiliation or nonpartisan or undeclared designation on the ballot shall file a written request for the change of designation in the manner required for filing a declaration un…

Notes 6 AAC 25.215 In effect 9/14/2006 - 1/12/2007, by em. adop., Register 180 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 b…

A write-in candidate may be withdrawn from the general election if written notice of the candidate's withdrawal from the general election or notice of the candidate's death or incapacity is received by the director not later than close of business on the 5th day before the date o…

(a) The party district committee's recommendation of nominees for appointment as election precinct board members, presented to the elections supervisor as required by AS 15.10.120, is final, and not subject to alteration by the committee, after the established deadlines. (b) The …

(a) If the candidacy for governor or lieutenant governor becomes vacant before a primary election, the joint candidate for governor or lieutenant governor shall provide to the director, not later than 52 days before the date of the primary election, the name of a qualified candid…

All ballots and stubs may be destroyed 30 days after the certification of the state ballot counting review unless an application for recount has been filed and not completed, except that ballots and stubs for an election in which a candidate for President, Vice President, United …

(a) Upon certification of the application for a petition, the director will prepare petition booklets for circulation by petition circulators in the general manner prescribed by AS 15.45.090, 15.45.320, or 15.45.560. The director will prepare and have printed sequentially numbere…

Notes 6 AAC 25.245 Eff. 6/21/90, Register 115; repealed 5/14/2006, Register 178 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 …

Notes 6 AAC 25.250 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…

Written notice under AS 15.45.120, 15.45.350, or 15.45.590 must be made on a form provided by the division. Notes 6 AAC 25.255 Eff. 2/28/2014, Register 209, April 2014 Authority:AS 15.15.010 AS 15.45.120 AS 15.45.350 AS 15.45.590 State regulations are updated quarterly; we curren…

(a) Any person may question the eligibility of a candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy with the director for statewide or districtwide office, by filing a complaint with the director. A complaint regarding the eligibility of a candidate must be received by the direct…

(a) If an election is set aside by court order, the director will promptly schedule a special election. The date of the special election will be determined by the director upon consideration of the time necessary to (1) provide adequate public notice; (2) prepare and distribute e…

Notes 6 AAC 25.280 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 …

Notes 6 AAC 25.290 Eff. 7/13/92, Register 123; am 11/25/92, Register 124; repealed 2/24/2022, Register 241, April 2022 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly …

(a) The director will establish a method to be used for determining the ballot placement of candidates for the primary, special primary, special, and general elections using the procedures set out in this section. (b) The order for placement on the ballot will be established by t…

(a) The purpose of 6 AAC 25.400 - 6 AAC 25.490 is to provide a uniform, nondiscriminatory procedure to the resolution of any complaint alleging a violation of 42 U.S.C. 15481- 15485 (title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002), including a violation that has occurred, is occu…

A person who believes that a violation of 42 U.S.C. 15481 - 15485 has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur may file a complaint. Notes 6 AAC 25.410 Eff. 8/29/2003, Register 167 Authority:AS 15.15.010 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions …

(a) A complaint must be in writing. The complaint must contain the following information, in a statement that is notarized, signed by the complainant, and sworn under oath by the complainant: (1) the name of the complainant; (2) the mailing address of the complainant; (3) each pr…