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AK Stat § 15.07.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.090. Voting after change of name; reregistration; amendment or transfer of registration.

(a) A voter whose name is changed by marriage or court order may vote under the previous name, but a voter who desires to use a new name shall vote a questioned ballot. (b) A voter shall reregister if the voter's registration is cancelled as provided in AS 15.07.130. The reregistration is effective for the next election that occurs at least 30 days after the date of reregistration. (c) The director shall transfer the registration of a voter from one precinct to another within a house district when requested by the voter. The request shall be made 30 or more days before the election day. The director shall transfer the registration of a voter from one house district to another when requested by the voter. The voter must reside in the new house district for at least 30 days in order to vote. (d) A person who claims to be a registered voter, but for whom no evidence of registration in the precinct can be found, shall be granted the right to vote in the same manner as that of a questioned voter and the ballot shall be treated in the same manner. The ballot shall be considered to be a “questioned ballot” and shall be so designated. The director or the director's representative shall determine whether the voter is registered in the house district before counting the ballot. A voter who has failed to obtain a transfer as provided in (c) of this section shall vote a “questioned ballot” in the precinct in which the voter resides.
AK Stat § 15.07.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.100. Registration officials.

(a) A registration official shall be a qualified state voter and shall take an oath to honestly, faithfully, and promptly perform the duties of the office. (b) Training for registration officials shall be provided by the director. On the completion of training, the director may require that officials demonstrate their competence by a test or other method. (c) A registration official serves at the pleasure of the director. Each registration official shall be periodically evaluated by the director based on the completeness of the registration forms, timely filing of registration forms, and the voter registration activity attributed to the registration official. (d) A registration official shall transmit completed voter registration forms to the election supervisor within five days following completion by the voter.
AK Stat § 15.07.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.120. Custody of registers.

A master register shall at all times remain in the custody of the director. The person who is the area election supervisor shall likewise maintain a register of all voters within the precincts of the area house district that person supervises.
AK Stat § 15.07.125 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.125. Official registration list.

The director shall prepare an official registration list for each election consisting of the names of (1) all voters whose registrations are not inactive; and (2) all voters whose names are required to be placed on the list by AS 15.07.070(c) or (d). A list of persons eligible to vote in each precinct at that election shall be prepared from the official registration list.
AK Stat § 15.07.127 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.127. Preparation of master register.

The director shall prepare both a statewide list and a list by precinct of the names and addresses of all persons whose names appear on the master register and their political party affiliation. Subject to the limitations of AS 15.07.195, any person may obtain a copy of the list, or a part of the list, or an electronic format containing both residence and mailing addresses of voters, by applying to the director and paying to the state treasury a fee as determined by the director.
AK Stat § 15.07.135 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.135. Cancellation of registration of convicted persons.

(a) The director shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the names of persons convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude. Promptly after receipt of evidence satisfactory to the director that a person has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, the director shall cancel the registration of the person. (b) Upon presenting proof that a person whose registration was canceled under (a) of this section has been unconditionally discharged from custody, the person may register. The director shall make reasonable efforts to verify the unconditional discharge of persons applying for registration under this subsection.
AK Stat § 15.07.137 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.137. Voting information from municipalities.

Within 60 days after each election held in a municipality, the municipal clerk shall certify and send to the director the official registration list containing the names, residence addresses, and voter identification numbers of all persons voting in each precinct in that election. The names of the persons who voted in the municipal election shall be indicated on the official registration list sent to the director by the municipal clerk.
AK Stat § 15.07.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.140. General administrative supervision by director.

The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the registration and reregistration of voters. The director shall, no later than 120 days before any general election, arrange to have the list of registered voters in a usable electronic format provided free of charge to each political party. Upon request by the mayor or manager of a municipality, the director shall furnish registration information for all precincts all or part of which are within the boundaries of the local government unit.
AK Stat § 15.07.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.150. Appeals from denial of registration.

When a person is refused registration by a registration official, the official shall at the time of the refusal give to the registration applicant, in writing, the reason or reasons for the refusal. The person shall have the right to an immediate appeal to the area election supervisor, which appeal may be taken informally, and either verbally or in writing. When a voter is refused registration by an area election supervisor the action shall be reviewed by the superior court of the judicial district; the area election supervisor shall file a petition with the superior court for a judicial determination. If the petition is filed within 45 days before the date of a statewide election, the petition shall be given precedence over other matters pending before the court.
AK Stat § 15.07.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.160. Unlawful action.

(a) Except as provided in AS 15.07.135, a registration official may not refuse to register a person who is qualified to vote under provisions of AS 15.05.010(1) - (3). (b) A person knowingly lacking the qualifications of a voter may not register under AS 15.07.030 to vote. (c) [Repealed, § 231 ch 100 SLA 1980.]
AK Stat § 15.07.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.180. Fees prohibited.

A registration official may not accept a fee from an applicant applying for registration.
AK Stat § 15.07.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.190. Violation of AS 15.07.180.

A person who violates AS 15.07.180 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both.
AK Stat § 15.07.195 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.195. Certain information in voter registration records confidential.

(a) The following information set out in state voter registration records is confidential and is not open to public inspection: (1) the voter's age or date of birth; (2) the voter's social security number, or any part of that number; (3) the voter's driver's license number; (4) the voter's voter identification number; (5) the voter's place of birth; (6) the voter's signature. (b) In addition to the information in (a) of this section, a voter may elect in writing to keep the voter's residential address confidential and not open to public inspection if the voter provides a separate mailing address. However, notwithstanding an election under this subsection, a voter's residential address may be disclosed to (1) a watcher appointed under AS 15.10.170 and, in the case of a watcher appointed by an organization or group sponsoring or opposing an initiative, referendum, or recall group, authorized by the director; (2) an observer of a recount provided under AS 15.20.440(b) by a candidate, political party, or organized group having a direct interest in the recount; or (3) the subject of a recall election if the voter voted in the recall election. (c) Notwithstanding other provisions, and in compliance with federal law, information made confidential by this section may be released by the division (1) to a local, state, or federal government agency, including to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 or the child support enforcement agency of another state; the agency receiving information under this paragraph may use the information only for governmental purposes authorized under law; (2) in compliance with a court order; (3) to a person holding a writ of execution against the person or property of the voter; (4) if the voter about whom information has been requested has provided written consent to the release; or (5) to another state or an organized group of states for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy of the state's voter registration list prepared under AS 15.07.125 and the eligibility of persons on the list to vote in state elections, if the other state or organized group of states maintains the confidentiality of the information using information security management policies and procedures that comply with (A) the information security standards of the International Organization for Standardization; or (B) a published information security standard used by the state and approved by the Department of Administration. (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the release of a voter's voter ascension number if that information may be released under other provisions of law.
AK Stat § 15.07.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 07. Registration of Voters|Sec. 15.07.200. Registration supervision.

The registration program is under the supervision of the director in accordance with AS 15.10.105.
AK Stat § 15.13.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.010. Applicability.

(a) This chapter applies (1) in every election for governor, lieutenant governor, a member of the state legislature, a delegate to a constitutional convention, or judge seeking judicial retention; (2) to every candidate for election to a municipal office in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000 inhabitants according to the latest United States census figures or estimates of population certified as correct for administrative purposes by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development unless the municipality has exempted itself from the provisions of this chapter; a municipality may exempt its elected municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter if a majority of the voters voting on the question at a regular election, as defined by AS 29.71.800(20), or a special municipality-wide election called for that purpose, votes to exempt its elected municipal officers from the requirements of this chapter; the question of exemption from the requirements of this chapter may be submitted by the governing body by ordinance or by initiative election. (b) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to contributions, expenditures, and communications made for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a ballot proposition or question as well as those made to influence the nomination or election of a candidate. (c) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from regulating by ordinance election campaign contributions and expenditures in municipal elections, or from regulating those campaign contributions and expenditures more strictly than provided in this chapter. (d) This chapter does not limit the authority of a person to make contributions to influence the outcome of a voter proposition submitted to the public for a vote at a municipal election. In this subsection, in addition to its meaning under AS 15.13.065(c), “proposition” means a municipal reclassification, proposal to adopt or amend a home rule charter, a unification proposal, a boundary change proposal, or the approval of an ordinance when approval by public vote is a requirement for the ordinance.
AK Stat § 15.13.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.030. Duties of the commission.

The commission shall (1) develop and provide all forms for the reports and statements required to be made under this chapter, AS 24.45, and AS 39.50; (2) prepare and publish a manual setting out uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting for use by persons required to make reports and statements under this chapter and otherwise assist all persons in complying with the requirements of this chapter; (3) receive and hold open for public inspection reports and statements required to be made under this chapter and, upon request, furnish copies at cost to interested persons; (4) compile and maintain a current list of all filed reports and statements; (5) prepare a summary of each report filed under AS 15.13.110 and make copies of this summary available to interested persons at their actual cost; (6) notify, by registered or certified mail, all persons who are delinquent in filing reports and statements required to be made under this chapter; (7) examine, investigate, and compare all reports, statements, and actions required by this chapter, AS 24.45, and AS 39.50; (8) prepare and publish a biennial report concerning the activities of the commission, the effectiveness of this chapter, its enforcement by the attorney general's office, and recommendations and proposals for change; the commission shall notify the legislature that the report is available; (9) adopt regulations necessary to implement and clarify the provisions of AS 24.45, AS 39.50, and this chapter, subject to the provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act); and (10) consider a written request for an advisory opinion concerning the application of this chapter, AS 24.45, AS 24.60.200 - 24.60.260, or AS 39.50.
AK Stat § 15.13.045 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.045. Investigations, hearings.

(a) The commission may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, hold hearings, and conduct investigations. (b) In conjunction with (a) of this section, the commission may compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers, books, records, accounts, documents, and testimony, and may have the deposition of witnesses taken in a manner prescribed by court rule or law for the taking of depositions in civil actions when consistent with the powers and duties assigned to the commission by this chapter. (c) The commission may examine the papers, books, records, accounts, and documents of any person subject to this chapter to ascertain the correctness of a report filed with the commission, or in conjunction with an investigation or inspection conducted under (a) of this section. (d) Subpoenas may be issued and shall be served in the manner prescribed by AS 44.62.430 and court rule. The failure, refusal, or neglect to obey a subpoena is punishable as contempt in the manner prescribed by law or court rule. The superior court may compel obedience to the commission's subpoena in the same manner as prescribed for obedience to a subpoena issued by the court.
AK Stat § 15.13.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.050. Registration before expenditure.

(a) Before making an expenditure in support of or in opposition to a candidate or before making an expenditure in support of or in opposition to a ballot proposition or question or to an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020, each person other than an individual shall register, on forms provided by the commission, with the commission. (b) If a group intends to support only one candidate or to contribute to or expend on behalf of one candidate 33 1/3 percent or more of its funds, the name of the candidate shall be a part of the name of the group. If the group intends to oppose only one candidate or to contribute its funds in opposition to or make expenditures in opposition to a candidate, the group's name must clearly state that it opposes that candidate by using a word such as “opposes,” “opposing,” “in opposition to,” or “against” in the group's name. Promptly upon receiving the registration, the commission shall notify the candidate of the group's organization and intent. A candidate may register more than one group to support the candidate; however, multiple groups controlled by a single candidate shall be treated as a single group for purposes of the contribution limit in AS 15.13.070(b)(1). (c) If a group intends to make more than 50 percent of its contributions or expenditures in support of or in opposition to a single initiative on the ballot, the title or common name of the initiative must be a part of the name of the group. If the group intends to make more than 50 percent of its contributions or expenditures in opposition to a single initiative on the ballot, the group's name must clearly state that the group opposes that initiative by using a word such as “opposes,” “opposing,” “in opposition to,” or “against” in the group's name.
AK Stat § 15.13.052 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.052. Independent expenditures; political activities accounts.

(a) Before making an independent expenditure in support of or in opposition to a candidate or before making an independent expenditure in support of or in opposition to a ballot proposition or question, each person other than an individual, candidate, or nongroup entity with an annual operating budget of $250 or less shall establish a political activities account. The political activities account may be a separate account in the person's general treasury. The political activities account must be administered using generally accepted accounting principles. All funds used by the person to make independent expenditures must be drawn from the person's political activities account. (b) Records necessary to substantiate that the requirements of (a) of this section have been met must be made available for inspection by the commission. (c) Each person who has established a political activities account under this section shall preserve all records necessary to substantiate the person's compliance with the requirements of this section for each of the six preceding years.
AK Stat § 15.13.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.060. Campaign treasurers.

(a) Each candidate and group shall appoint a campaign treasurer who is responsible for receiving, holding, and disbursing all contributions and expenditures, and for filing all reports and statements required by law. A candidate may be a campaign treasurer. (b) Each group shall file the name and address of its campaign treasurer with the commission at the time it registers with the commission under AS 15.13.050. (c) Each candidate for state office shall file the name and address of the campaign treasurer with the commission, or submit, in writing, the name and address of the campaign treasurer to the director for filing with the commission, no later than 15 days after the date of filing the declaration of candidacy or the nominating petition. Each candidate for municipal office shall file the name and address of the campaign treasurer with the commission no later than seven days after the date of filing the declaration of candidacy or the nominating petition. If the candidate does not designate a campaign treasurer, the candidate is the campaign treasurer. (d) In the case of the death, resignation, or removal of a campaign treasurer, the candidate shall appoint a successor as soon as practicable and file the successor's name and address with the commission within 48 hours of the appointment. The candidate is disqualified if found to have been in wilful violation of this subsection. (e) A campaign treasurer may appoint as many deputy campaign treasurers as necessary. The candidate shall file the names and addresses of the deputy campaign treasurers with the commission. (f) The candidate is responsible for the performance of the campaign treasurer, and any default or violation by the treasurer also shall be considered a default or violation by the candidate if the candidate knew or had reason to know of the default or violation.
AK Stat § 15.13.065 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.065. Contributions.

(a) Individuals, groups, nongroup entities, and political parties may make contributions to a candidate. An individual, group, or nongroup entity may make a contribution to a group, to a nongroup entity, or to a political party. (b) A political party may contribute to a subordinate unit of the political party, and a subordinate unit of a political party may contribute to the political party of which it is a subordinate unit. (c) Except for reports required by AS 15.13.040 and 15.13.110 and except for the requirements of AS 15.13.050, 15.13.060, and 15.13.112 - 15.13.114, the provisions of AS 15.13.010 - 15.13.116 do not apply to limit the authority of a person to make contributions to influence the outcome of a ballot proposition. In this subsection, in addition to its meaning in AS 15.80.010, “proposition” includes (1) an issue placed on a ballot to determine whether (A) a constitutional convention shall be called; (B) a debt shall be contracted; (C) an advisory question shall be approved or rejected; or (D) a municipality shall be incorporated; (2) an initiative proposal application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020.
AK Stat § 15.13.067 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.067. Who may make expenditures.

Only the following may make an expenditure that is not an independent expenditure in an election for candidates for elective office: (1) the candidate; (2) an individual; (3) a group that has registered under AS 15.13.050; and (4) a nongroup entity that has registered under AS 15.13.050.
AK Stat § 15.13.069 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns|Sec. 15.13.069. Certain expenditures that comply with charitable gaming provisions permitted.

Notwithstanding another provision of this title, a charitable gaming permittee that is a qualified organization under AS 05.15.690 may use the net proceeds of a raffle or lottery to make expenditures for the purposes permitted under AS 05.15.150(a)(3).