Alaska Statutes
Title 15. Elections
Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections

Article 1. Absentee Voting.

Sec. 15.20.010. Persons who may vote absentee. - At any election a qualified voter may vote an absentee...

Sec. 15.20.015. Moving from house district just before election. - A person who meets all voter qualifications except the requirement...

Sec. 15.20.020. Provision for general administrative supervision. - The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the conduct...

Sec. 15.20.030. Preparation of ballots, envelopes, and other material. - The director shall provide ballots for use as absentee ballots...

Sec. 15.20.040. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and other material. - The director shall distribute the absentee ballots, envelopes, and other...

Sec. 15.20.045. Designation of absentee voting officials and stations. - (a) The director or election supervisor may designate persons to...

Sec. 15.20.050. Requirement of full public notice. - The director shall give full public notice of the dates...

Sec. 15.20.061. Absentee voting in person. - (a) A qualified voter may apply in person for an...

Sec. 15.20.064. Early voting. - (a) For 15 days before an election and on election...

Sec. 15.20.066. Absentee voting by electronic transmission. - (a) The director shall adopt regulations applicable to the delivery...

Sec. 15.20.072. Special needs voting. - (a) A qualified voter with a disability who, because of...

Sec. 15.20.081. Absentee voting in general; applying for absentee ballot by mail or electronic transmission. - (a) A qualified voter may apply in person, by mail,...

Sec. 15.20.160. Fee prohibited. - A person may not receive a fee from the voter...

Sec. 15.20.170. Disposition of ballots. - Each absentee voting official shall transmit the dated envelopes containing...

Sec. 15.20.180. Names of absentee voters to be made available. - The election supervisors and election officials shall have available for...

Sec. 15.20.190. Appointment, duties, and compensation of district counting boards. - (a) Thirty days before the date of an election, the...

Sec. 15.20.201. Time of district absentee ballot counting review. - (a) No less than seven days preceding the day of...

Sec. 15.20.203. Procedure for district absentee ballot counting review. - (a) The district absentee ballot counting board shall examine each...

Sec. 15.20.205. Time of district questioned ballot counting review. - (a) On the second day following the day of the...

Sec. 15.20.207. Procedure for district questioned ballot review. - (a) The district questioned ballot counting board shall examine each...

Sec. 15.20.211. Counting cross-district and certain write-in votes. - (a) If a qualified voter of the state votes a...

Sec. 15.20.220. Procedure for state review. - (a) When the director and appointed party representatives have completed...

Sec. 15.20.225. Definition of “state election”. - In AS 15.20.010 - 15.20.225, “state election” means a primary,...

Article 2. Election Recounts.

Sec. 15.20.430. Authorization of recount application. - (a) A defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters who believe...

Sec. 15.20.440. Form of application. - (a) The application must state in substance the basis of...

Sec. 15.20.450. Costs of recount; requirement of deposit. - The application must include a deposit in cash, by certified...

Sec. 15.20.460. Determination of date of recount. - If the director determines that the application is substantially in...

Sec. 15.20.470. Requirement of notice. - The director shall give the candidate or designated chairperson signing...

Sec. 15.20.480. Procedure for recount. - In conducting the recount, the director shall review all ballots,...

Sec. 15.20.490. Certification of results. - If it is determined by recount that the plurality of...

Sec. 15.20.510. Provision for appeal to courts. - A candidate or any person who requested a recount who...

Sec. 15.20.520. Provision for appeal to legislature or Congress. - A candidate or persons who requested a recount, who have...

Sec. 15.20.530. Determination of tie votes. - If after a recount and appeal two or more candidates...

Article 3. Election Contests.

Sec. 15.20.540. Grounds for election contest. - A defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters may contest the...

Sec. 15.20.550. Jurisdiction and time for contest. - The action may be brought in the superior court within...

Sec. 15.20.560. Judgment of court. - The judge shall pronounce judgment on which candidate was elected...

Article 4. Voting by Mail.

Sec. 15.20.800. Voting by mail. - (a) The director may conduct an election by mail if...

Article 5. Voting Machines and Tally Systems.

Sec. 15.20.900. Optically scanned or electronically generated ballots. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the director...

Sec. 15.20.910. Standards for voting machines and vote tally systems. - The director may approve a voting machine or vote tally...