(a) Write-in votes on a general election ballot shall be counted for a candidate only if the aggregate of all votes cast for all write-in candidates for the particular office is
(1) the highest number of votes received by any candidate for the office; or
(2) the second highest number of votes received by any candidate and the difference between the total number of votes received by the candidate having the highest number of votes and the aggregate of all votes cast for all write-in candidates for the office is less than the percentage necessary for a recount at the state's cost under AS 15.20.450.
(b) Write-in votes that do not meet the requirements of this section may not be individually counted under this section.
(c) If the director determines that the requirements of (a) of this section have been met, the director shall establish the date for counting those write-in votes, and the director, or a designee of the director, shall count all write-in ballots under AS 15.15.360(d).
(d) This section does not apply to the counting of federal write-in absentee ballots submitted under 42 U.S.C. 1973ff.
(e) Write-in ballots shall be counted by the director, or a designee of the director, in a public place at the location where write-in ballots are sent for counting following an election.
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.