(a) The director shall give and is authorized to contract to give full public notice of the election. The director may select a manner reasonably calculated to give actual knowledge of the election to the voters.
(b) The notice shall be given by publication at least twice in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each of the four judicial districts. The printed notice must specifically include the date of election, the hours between which the polling places will be open, the offices to which candidates are to be nominated or elected, and the subject of the propositions and questions that are to be voted on.
(c) Public notice shall also be given by posting notices in those communities that do not have newspapers of general circulation where posting of notice is considered necessary by the director. The posted notice must specifically include the date of election, the location of the polling places, the hours between which the polling places will be open, the offices to which candidates are to be nominated or elected, the subject of the propositions and questions that are to be voted on, and other information considered necessary by the director.
(d) The first publication, broadcast, or posting of the notice shall be made not less than 10 days before the election.
(e) [Repealed, § 15 ch 82 SLA 2000.]
(f) [Repealed, § 15 ch 82 SLA 2000.]
(g) The director shall pay the cost of election expenses incurred in giving notice of an election.
(h) An abbreviated form of the notice published under (b) of this section shall be broadcast on one or more radio or television stations in each of the four judicial districts. The broadcast notice must include at a minimum the date of the election, the hours between which the polling places will be open, and the address and phone number of the election supervisor or supervisors for the judicial district in which the notice is broadcast.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 15. Elections and Ballots
Sec. 15.15.010. General administrative supervision by director.
Sec. 15.15.020. Date of general election.
Sec. 15.15.025. Top four nonpartisan open primary.
Sec. 15.15.030. Preparation of official ballot.
Sec. 15.15.032. Use of electronically generated ballots.
Sec. 15.15.035. Printing of ballots and other material.
Sec. 15.15.040. Preparation of other election materials.
Sec. 15.15.050. Distribution of election materials.
Sec. 15.15.060. Polling places, voting booths, and supplies.
Sec. 15.15.070. Public notice of election required.
Sec. 15.15.080. Time for opening and closing polls.
Sec. 15.15.090. Designation of precinct polling place.
Sec. 15.15.100. Time off for voting.
Sec. 15.15.110. General duties and oath of election board.
Sec. 15.15.120. Filling vacancies in election board.
Sec. 15.15.130. Majority decision of election board.
Sec. 15.15.140. Permitted use of unofficial ballots.
Sec. 15.15.150. Official opening of polls.
Sec. 15.15.160. Prohibition of political discussion by election board.
Sec. 15.15.170. Prohibition of political persuasion near election polls.
Sec. 15.15.180. Keeping of register.
Sec. 15.15.195. Voters on official registration list.
Sec. 15.15.198. Voters not on official registration list.
Sec. 15.15.210. Questioning of voters of suspect qualification.
Sec. 15.15.215. Disposition of questioned votes.
Sec. 15.15.220. Administration of oaths.
Sec. 15.15.225. Voter identification at polls.
Sec. 15.15.230. Providing ballot to voter.
Sec. 15.15.240. Voter assistance.
Sec. 15.15.250. Disposition of spoiled ballot.
Sec. 15.15.260. Placing ballot in ballot box by voter.
Sec. 15.15.270. Leaving polling place with ballot prohibited.
Sec. 15.15.280. Prohibiting the exhibition of marked ballots.
Sec. 15.15.290. Prohibiting the identification of ballots.
Sec. 15.15.300. Prohibiting the count of exhibited ballots.
Sec. 15.15.310. Official closing of polls.
Sec. 15.15.320. Voters in line when polls close.
Sec. 15.15.330. Commencement of ballot count.
Sec. 15.15.340. Duties, oath, and vacancies of additional election officials.
Sec. 15.15.350. General procedure for ballot count.
Sec. 15.15.360. Rules for counting ballots.
Sec. 15.15.365. Counting of write-in votes in general election.
Sec. 15.15.370. Completion of ballot count; certificate.
Sec. 15.15.380. Payment of election board members.
Sec. 15.15.390. Election expenses.
Sec. 15.15.400. Preparation of voter list.
Sec. 15.15.410. Plural voting.
Sec. 15.15.420. Duty to review the ballot counting.
Sec. 15.15.430. Scope of the review of ballot counting.
Sec. 15.15.440. State ballot counting review.
Sec. 15.15.450. Certification of state ballot counting review.
Sec. 15.15.470. Preservation of election ballots, papers, and materials.