(a) Before being allowed to vote, each voter shall exhibit to an election official one form of identification, including
(1) an official voter registration card, driver's license, state identification card, current and valid photo identification, birth certificate, passport, or hunting or fishing license; or
(2) an original or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document; an item exhibited under this paragraph must show the name and current address of the voter.
(b) An election official may waive the identification requirement if the election official knows the identity of the voter. The identification requirement may not be waived for voters who are first-time voters who initially registered by mail or by facsimile or other electronic transmission approved by the director under AS 15.07.050, and did not provide identification as required in AS 15.07.060.
(c) A voter who cannot exhibit a required form of identification shall be allowed to vote a questioned ballot.
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.