(a) The review of ballot counting by the director shall include only
(1) a review of the precinct registers, tallies, and ballots cast;
(2) a review of absentee and questioned ballots as prescribed by law; and
(3) unless the ballot for the house district contains nothing but uncontested offices, a hand count of ballots from one randomly selected precinct in each house district that accounts for at least five percent of the ballots cast in that district.
(b) If, following the ballot review set out in (a) of this section, the director finds there is a discrepancy of more than one percent between the results of the hand count under (a)(3) of this section and the count certified by the election board, the director shall conduct a hand count of the ballots from that district.
(c) If the director finds an unexplained discrepancy in the ballot count in any precinct, the director may count the ballots from that precinct.
(d) The director shall certify in writing to the state ballot counting review board and publish on the division's Internet website any changes resulting from a count performed under (b) or (c) of this section.
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.