(a) The director or election supervisor may designate persons to act as absentee voting officials under AS 15.20.010 - 15.20.220 in areas where election supervisors do not have offices. Magistrates may, with the approval of the administrative director of the Alaska Court System, be designated under this section. At least 15 days before the election the director shall supply each absentee voting official with appropriate ballots.
(b) The director may designate by regulation adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) locations at which absentee voting stations will be operated on or after the 15th day before an election up to and including the date of the election. The director shall supply absentee voting stations with ballots for all house districts in the state and shall designate absentee voting officials to serve at absentee voting stations.
(c) In a municipality in which the division will not be operating an absentee voting station, the director may designate the municipal clerk as an absentee voting official for the limited purpose of distributing absentee ballots to qualified voters under AS 15.20.061(a)(1) and qualified voters' representatives under AS 15.20.072. At least 15 days before the election, the director shall supply municipal clerks designated under this subsection with absentee ballots.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections
Sec. 15.20.010. Persons who may vote absentee.
Sec. 15.20.015. Moving from house district just before election.
Sec. 15.20.020. Provision for general administrative supervision.
Sec. 15.20.030. Preparation of ballots, envelopes, and other material.
Sec. 15.20.040. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and other material.
Sec. 15.20.045. Designation of absentee voting officials and stations.
Sec. 15.20.050. Requirement of full public notice.
Sec. 15.20.061. Absentee voting in person.
Sec. 15.20.066. Absentee voting by electronic transmission.
Sec. 15.20.072. Special needs voting.
Sec. 15.20.160. Fee prohibited.
Sec. 15.20.170. Disposition of ballots.
Sec. 15.20.180. Names of absentee voters to be made available.
Sec. 15.20.190. Appointment, duties, and compensation of district counting boards.
Sec. 15.20.201. Time of district absentee ballot counting review.
Sec. 15.20.203. Procedure for district absentee ballot counting review.
Sec. 15.20.205. Time of district questioned ballot counting review.
Sec. 15.20.207. Procedure for district questioned ballot review.
Sec. 15.20.211. Counting cross-district and certain write-in votes.