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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 1. Absentee Voting. › Sec. 15.20.220. Procedure for state review.

(a) When the director and appointed party representatives have completed the review of ballots cast at the voting precincts, they shall proceed to review the absentee and questioned ballot votes certified by the district counting boards. The review of the absentee and questioned ballot vote certified by the district counting boards shall be accomplished by reviewing the tallies of the recorded vote to check for mathematical error and by comparing the totals with the election certificate of results.
(b) The state review board shall review and count absentee ballots under AS 15.20.081(e) and (h) and questioned ballots that have been forwarded to the director and that have not been reviewed or counted by a district counting board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 1. Absentee Voting. › Sec. 15.20.225. Definition of “state election”.

In AS 15.20.010 - 15.20.225, “state election” means a primary, general, or special election a purpose of which is to
(1) select, nominate, or elect a governor, a lieutenant governor, an acting governor, a state senator, or a state representative;
(2) select, nominate, or elect delegates to a constitutional convention;
(3) approve or reject an initiative submitted under art. XI, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and AS 15.45.190 - 15.45.200 or a referendum submitted under art. XI, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and AS 15.45.420 - 15.45.440;
(4) recall an official identified in (1) of this section when authorized by art. XI, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and AS 15.45.650 - 15.45.690;
(5) approve or reject a proposed constitutional amendment submitted under AS 15.50; or
(6) ratify or reject a state general obligation bond when authorized by AS 37.15.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.430. Authorization of recount application.

(a) A defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters who believe there has been a mistake made by an election official or by the counting board in counting the votes in an election, may file an application within five days after the completion of the state review to the director for a recount of the votes from any particular precinct or any house district and for any particular office, proposition, or question. However, the application may be filed only within three days after the completion of the state review after the general election for a recount of votes cast for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. If there is a tie vote as provided in AS 15.15.460, the director shall initiate the recount and give notice to the interested parties as provided in AS 15.20.470.
(b) The date on which the director receives an application, rather than the date of mailing or transmission, determines whether the application is filed within the time allowed under (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.440. Form of application.

(a) The application must state in substance the basis of the belief that a mistake has been made, the particular election precinct or house district for which the recount is to be held, the particular office, proposition, or question for which the recount is to be held, and that the person making the application is a candidate or that the 10 persons making the application are qualified voters. The candidate or persons making the application shall designate by full name and mailing address two persons who shall represent the applicant and be present and assist during the recount. Any person may be named representative, including the candidate or any person signing the application. Applications by 10 qualified voters must also include the designation of one of the number as chair. The candidate or persons making the application shall sign the application and shall print or type their full names and mailing addresses.
(b) Candidates, political parties, or organized groups having a direct interest in a recount and who are seeking to protect their interests during a recount may provide, at their own expense, two or more observers to witness the recount.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.450. Costs of recount; requirement of deposit.

The application must include a deposit in cash, by certified check, or by bond with a surety approved by the director. The amount of the deposit is $1,000 for each precinct, $2,000 for each house district, and $15,000 for the entire state. If the recount includes an office for which candidates received a tie vote, or the difference between the number of votes cast was 20 or less or was less than .5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the two candidates for the contested office, or a question or proposition for which there was a tie vote on the issue, or the difference between the number of votes cast in favor of or opposed to the issue was 20 or less or was less than .5 percent of the total votes cast in favor of or opposed to the issue, the application need not include a deposit, and the state shall bear the cost of the recount. If, on the recount, a candidate other than the candidate who received the original election certificate is declared elected, or if the vote on recount is determined to be four percent or more in excess of the vote reported by the state review for the candidate applying for the recount or in favor of or opposed to the question or proposition as stated in the application, the entire deposit shall be refunded. If the entire deposit is not refunded, the director shall refund any money remaining after the cost of the recount has been paid from the deposit.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.460. Determination of date of recount.

If the director determines that the application is substantially in the required form, the director shall fix the date of the recount to be held within three days after the receipt of an application requesting a recount of the general election votes cast for the office of governor and lieutenant governor and within five days after the receipt of an application requesting a recount for any other office, question, or proposition.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.470. Requirement of notice.

The director shall give the candidate or designated chairperson signing the application, the two or more persons appointed to represent the applicant during the recount, and other directly interested parties, notice of the time and place of the recount by certified mail, telephone, or facsimile.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.480. Procedure for recount.

In conducting the recount, the director shall review all ballots, whether the ballots were counted at the precinct or by computer or by the district absentee counting board or the questioned ballot counting board, to determine which ballots, or part of ballots, were properly marked and which ballots are to be counted in the recount, and shall check the accuracy of the original count, the precinct certificate, and the review. The director shall count absentee ballots received before the completion of the recount. For administrative purposes, the director may join and include two or more applications in a single review and count of votes. The rules in AS 15.15.360 governing the counting of ballots shall be followed in the recount when a ballot is challenged on the basis of a question regarding the voter's intent to vote for the candidate, proposition, or question. The ballots and other election material must remain in the custody of the director during the recount, and the highest degree of care shall be exercised to protect the ballots against alteration or mutilation. The recount shall be completed within 10 days. The director may employ additional personnel necessary to assist in the recount.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.490. Certification of results.

If it is determined by recount that the plurality of votes was cast for a candidate, the director shall issue a certificate of election or nomination to the elected or nominated candidate as determined by the recount. If it is determined by the recount that a proposition or question should be certified as having received the required vote, the director shall so certify except that the lieutenant governor shall so certify if the proposition or question involves an initiative, a referendum, or a constitutional amendment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.510. Provision for appeal to courts.

A candidate or any person who requested a recount who has reason to believe an error has been made in the recount (1) involving any question or proposition or the validity of any ballot may appeal to the superior court in accordance with applicable court rules governing appeals in civil matters, and (2) involving candidates for the legislature or Congress or the office of governor and lieutenant governor may appeal to the supreme court in accordance with rules as may be adopted by the court. Appeal shall be filed within five days of the completion of the recount. Upon order of the court, the director shall furnish the record of the recount taken, including all ballots, registers, and other election material and papers pertaining to the election contest. The appeal shall be heard by the court sitting without a jury. The inquiry in the appeal shall extend to the questions whether or not the director has properly determined what ballots, parts of ballots, or marks for candidates on ballots are valid, and to which candidate or division on the question or proposition the vote should be attributed. The court shall enter judgment either setting aside, modifying, or affirming the action of the director on recount.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.520. Provision for appeal to legislature or Congress.

A candidate or persons who requested a recount, who have reason to believe an error has been made in the recount involving a candidate for the general election for the state legislature or Congress, may appeal to the chamber in which the candidate seeks membership in accordance with applicable rules of the legislature or Congress. Upon request of the legislature or Congress, the director shall furnish the record of the recount taken including all ballots, registers, and other election material and papers pertaining to the election contest.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 2. Election Recounts. › Sec. 15.20.530. Determination of tie votes.

If after a recount and appeal two or more candidates tie in having the highest number of votes for the same office, the director shall notify the candidates who are tied. The director shall notify the candidates of a reasonably suitable time and place to determine the successful candidate by lot. After the determination has been made by lot, the director shall so certify.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 3. Election Contests. › Sec. 15.20.540. Grounds for election contest.

A defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters may contest the nomination or election of any person or the approval or rejection of any question or proposition upon one or more of the following grounds:
(1) malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of an election official sufficient to change the result of the election;
(2) when the person certified as elected or nominated is not qualified as required by law;
(3) any corrupt practice as defined by law sufficient to change the results of the election.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 3. Election Contests. › Sec. 15.20.560. Judgment of court.

The judge shall pronounce judgment on which candidate was elected or nominated and whether the question or proposition was accepted or rejected. The director shall issue a new election certificate to correctly reflect the judgment of the court. If the court decides that the election resulted in a tie vote, the director shall immediately proceed to determine the election by lot as is provided by law. If the court decides that no candidate was duly elected or nominated, the judgment shall be that the contested election be set aside. The provisions of this section and AS 15.20.540 and 15.20.550 are not intended to limit or interfere with the power of the legislature to judge the election and qualifications of its members.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 4. Voting by Mail. › Sec. 15.20.800. Voting by mail.

(a) The director may conduct an election by mail if it is held at a time other than when the general, party primary, or municipal election is held.
(b) If the director conducts an election under (a) of this section by mail, the director shall send a ballot for each election described in (a) of this section to each person whose name appears on the official registration list prepared under AS 15.07.125 for that election. The director shall send ballots by first class, nonforwardable mail. The ballot shall be sent to the address stated on the official registration list unless
(1) the voter has notified the director or an election supervisor of a different address to which the ballot should be sent; or
(2) the address on the official registration list has been identified as being an undeliverable address.
(c) If the director conducts an election under (a) of this section by mail, the director shall mail ballots under this section on or before the 22nd day before the election.
(d) The voter may cast the ballot under AS 15.20.081(d) - (f).
(e) The director shall review ballots voted under this section under procedures established for the review of absentee ballots under AS 15.20.201 and 15.20.203. The director shall establish the schedule for counting ballots in an election conducted by mail.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › 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 may adopt regulations that provide procedures for the tabulation of electronically generated ballots or optically scanned ballots, including procedures for
(1) tests of the counting programs developed for each precinct tabulator to ensure that the system is functioning properly;
(2) security for the voting and tabulation of ballots;
(3) the transmission and accumulation of vote totals to assure the integrity of the vote counting process;
(4) observation by the public of the counting process in the regional offices; and
(5) the disposition of ballots.
(b) The state ballot counting review board established under AS 15.10.180 shall test the counting programs for the tabulation of electronically generated ballots or optically scanned ballots and certify their accuracy in accordance with the regulations adopted under (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections › Article 5. Voting Machines and Tally Systems. › Sec. 15.20.910. Standards for voting machines and vote tally systems.

The director may approve a voting machine or vote tally system for use in an election in the state upon consideration of factors relevant to the administration of state elections, including whether the Federal Election Commission has certified the voting machine or vote tally system to be in compliance with the voting system standards approved by the Federal Election Commission as required by 42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(5) (Help America Vote Act of 2002). The director may only approve a voting machine or vote tally system if the machine or system satisfies the requirements of AS 15.15.032(c).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.010. Provision for primary election.

Candidates for the elective state executive and state and national legislative offices shall be nominated in a primary election by direct vote of the people in the manner prescribed by this chapter. The primary election does not serve to determine the nominee of a political party or political group but serves only to narrow the number of candidates whose names will appear on the ballot at the general election. Except as provided in AS 15.25.100(d), only the four candidates who receive the greatest number of votes for any office shall advance to the general election.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.040. Manner and date of filing declaration.

(a) The declaration is filed by either
(1) the actual physical delivery of the declaration in person or by mail at or before 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, June 1 of the year in which a general election is held for the office; or
(2) reliable electronic transmission of a copy in substance of the statements made in paragraphs (1) - (5) of the declaration as required by AS 15.25.030(a) at or before 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, June 1 of the year in which a general election is held for the office and also the actual physical delivery of the declaration containing paragraphs (1) - (16) as required by AS 15.25.030(a) by mail that is received not more than 15 days after that time.
(b) If the postmark is illegible, a dated receipt from the post office where dispatched shall be acceptable as evidence of mailing. If June 1 is a Sunday or holiday, the deadlines for postmarking and receipt of the declaration shall be extended 24 hours in each instance.
(c) A candidate for a statewide office or a candidate for a district-wide office shall file either with the director or an election supervisor. If the candidate files the declaration with an election supervisor, the election supervisor shall immediately forward the declaration to the director.
(d) If the declaration filed under (a) of this section is not received within seven calendar days, the candidate shall be notified of nonreceipt. The candidate shall have the opportunity to refile the declaration with proof that a previous declaration has been filed in a timely manner and in accordance with law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.042. Eligibility of a candidate.

(a) If the director receives a complaint regarding the eligibility of a candidate for a particular office, the director shall determine eligibility under regulations adopted by the director. The director shall determine the eligibility of the candidate within 30 days of the receipt of the complaint.
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the director shall determine the eligibility of the candidate by a preponderance of the evidence.
(c) If a candidate for the legislature has been registered to vote at any time during the 12 months preceding the filing of the declaration of candidacy in a district other than the district in which the declaration of candidacy has been filed, the director may not determine that a candidate is eligible except under a standard of clear and convincing evidence.
(d) A person may not be a resident of two districts at the same time.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.043. Determination of residency of a candidate.

In determining the residence within a house district of a qualified voter for the purposes of compliance with art. II, sec. 2, Constitution of the State of Alaska, the director shall apply the rules established in AS 15.05.020 together with the following rules:
(1) a person establishes residence within a house district
(A) by actual physical presence at a specific location within the district; and
(B) by maintaining a habitation at the specific location;
(2) a person may maintain a place of residence at a specific location within a district while away from the location for purposes of employment, education, military service, or vacation if the person does not establish residency at another location; and
(3) a qualified voter loses residence by voting in another house district or in another state's elections.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.050. Requirement of filing fee.

(a) At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee to the director. The filing fee for candidates for office of governor, lieutenant governor, United States senator, and United States representative is $100. The filing fee for candidates for office of state senator and state representative is $30.
(b) An indigent person as defined by regulations adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) may file a statement of indigency in the form prescribed by regulation in place of the filing fee required by this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.060. Preparation and distribution of ballots.

The primary election ballots shall be prepared and distributed by the director in the manner prescribed for general election ballots except as specifically provided otherwise for the primary election. The director shall prepare and provide a primary election ballot that contains all of the candidates for elective state executive and state and national legislative offices and all of the ballot titles and propositions required to appear on the ballot at the primary election. The director shall print the ballots on white paper and place the names of all candidates who have properly filed in groups according to offices. The order of the placement of the names for each office shall be as provided for the general election ballot. Blank spaces may not be provided on the ballot for the writing or pasting in of names.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.070. No write-in vote on primary ballot.

A voter may not vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot. Votes cast for a person whose name is not on the ballot may not be counted, but writing in a candidate's name does not invalidate the entire ballot.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.090. General procedure for conduct of primary election.

Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of a general election shall govern the conduct of a primary election, including provisions concerning voter qualification; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and obligations of the director, of other election officials, and of cities and organized boroughs; provision for notification of the election; provisions regarding payment of election expenses; provisions regarding employees being allowed time from work to vote; provisions for the counting, review, and certification of returns; provisions for the determination of tie votes and of recount, contests, and appeal; and provisions for absentee voting.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.100. Placement of candidates on general election ballot.

(a) Except as provided in (b) - (g) of this section, of the names of candidates that appear on the primary election ballot under AS 15.25.010, the director shall place on the general election ballot only the names of the four candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for an office. For purposes of this subsection and (b) of this section, candidates for lieutenant governor and governor are treated as a single paired unit.
(b) If two candidates tie in having the fourth greatest number of votes for an office in the primary election, the director shall determine under (g) of this section which candidate's name shall appear on the general election ballot.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of this section, if a candidate nominated at the primary election dies, withdraws, resigns, becomes disqualified from holding office for which the candidate is nominated, or is certified as being incapacitated in the manner prescribed by this section after the primary election and 64 or more days before the general election, the vacancy shall be filled by the director by replacing the withdrawn candidate with the candidate who received the fifth most votes in the primary election.
(d) If the withdrawn, resigned, deceased, disqualified, or incapacitated candidate was a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor, the replacement candidate is selected by the following process:
(1) if the withdrawn, resigned, deceased, disqualified, or incapacitated candidate was the candidate for governor, that candidate's lieutenant governor running mate becomes the candidate for governor, thereby creating a vacancy for the lieutenant governor candidate;
(2) when any vacancy for the lieutenant governor candidate occurs, the candidate for governor shall select a qualified running mate to be the lieutenant governor candidate and notify the director of that decision.
(e) The director shall place the name of the persons selected through this process as candidates for governor and lieutenant governor on the general election ballot.
(f) For a candidate to be certified as incapacitated under (c) of this section, a panel of three licensed physicians, not more than two of whom may be of the same party, shall provide the director with a sworn statement that the candidate is physically or mentally incapacitated to an extent that would, in the panel's judgment, prevent the candidate from active service during the term of office if elected.
(g) If the director is unable to make a determination under this section because the candidates received an equal number of votes, the determination may be made by lot under AS 15.20.530.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates › Article 1. Primary Elections. › Sec. 15.25.105. Write-in candidates in the general election.

(a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not successful in advancing to the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate. Votes for a write-in candidate may not be counted unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the director stating
(1) the full name of the candidate;
(2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which residency at that address began;
(3) the full mailing address of the candidate;
(4) the political party or political group with which the candidate is registered as affiliated, or whether the candidate would prefer a nonpartisan or undeclared designation;
(5) if the candidate is for the office of state senator or state representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident;
(6) the office that the candidate seeks;
(7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election;
(8) the length of residency in the state and in the house district of the candidate;
(9) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written on the ballot by the voter;
(10) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of the office for which the person is a candidate;
(11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be filled by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office;
(12) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; and
(13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be voted on at the general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for this office under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy.
(b) If a write-in candidate is running for the office of governor, the candidate must file a joint letter of intent together with a candidate for lieutenant governor.
(c) A letter of intent under (a) of this section must be filed not later than five days before the general election.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 1. President. › Sec. 15.30.010. Provision for selection of electors.

Electors of President and Vice President of the United States are selected by election at the general election in presidential election years, in the manner and as determined by the ranked-choice method of tabulating votes described in AS 15.15.350 - 15.15.370.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 1. President. › Sec. 15.30.020. Number and manner of selecting candidates.

Each political party shall select a number of candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States equal to the number of senators and representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress. The candidates for electors shall be selected by the state party convention or in any other manner prescribed by the bylaws of the party. The chairperson and secretary of the state convention or any other party official designated by the party bylaws shall certify a list of the names of candidates for electors to the director on or before September 1 in presidential election years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 1. President. › Sec. 15.30.025. Qualifications for limited political parties.

(a) A limited political party may be organized for the purpose of selecting candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States by filing with the director at least 90 days before a presidential general election a petition signed by qualified voters of the state equaling in number at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for President at the last presidential election. The petition shall state that the signers intend to organize a limited political party, that they intend to select candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States at the next succeeding presidential election, and the name of the limited political party.
(b) A limited political party organized under this section may not assume a name which is so similar to an existing political party as to confuse or mislead the voters at an election. If the director determines that the name of the limited political party set out in a petition is confusing or misleading, the director may refuse to accept the petition for filing.
(c) A limited political party organized under this section ceases to be a limited political party if its presidential candidate fails to receive at least three percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for the office of President at a presidential election.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 1. President. › Sec. 15.30.026. Qualifications for independent candidates for President of the United States; selection of candidate for Vice-President; selection of electors.

(a) A person who desires to be an independent candidate for President of the United States must file with the director not earlier than January 1 of a presidential election year and not later than the 90th day before a presidential general election a petition signed by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots in an election under this chapter for President of the United States at the last presidential general election. The petition must state that the signers desire the named candidate for President of the United States to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate for president at the next succeeding presidential general election.
(b) In order to appear on the ballot, a candidate who has qualified for ballot status under (a) of this section shall certify the following information to the director on or before September 1 of the year of the presidential general election:
(1) the names of the electors for the independent candidate for President of the United States, equal to the number of senators and representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress;
(2) the name of a candidate for Vice-President, selected by the independent candidate; and
(3) the name, Alaska mailing address, and signature of the candidate's state campaign chair, who must be a state resident.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 1. President. › Sec. 15.30.050. Interpretation of votes cast for candidates for President and Vice-President.

In voting for presidential electors, a vote marked for the candidates for President and Vice-President is considered and counted as a vote for the presidential electors of the party or for the presidential electors named under AS 15.30.026, as appropriate.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 1. President. › Sec. 15.30.070. Place and time of meeting.

The electors shall meet at the office of the director or other place designated by the director at 11:00 o'clock in the morning on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election. If Congress fixes a different day for the meeting, the electors shall meet on the day designated by the Act of Congress.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 1. President. › Sec. 15.30.090. Duties of electors.

After any vacancies have been filled, the electors shall proceed to cast their votes for the candidates for the office of President and Vice-President of the party that selected them as candidates for electors, or for the candidates for the office of President and Vice-President under AS 15.30.026 if the electors were named under AS 15.30.026, and shall perform the duties of electors as required by the constitution and laws of the United States. The director shall provide administrative services and the Department of Law shall provide legal services necessary for the electors to perform their duties.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 2. United States Congress. › Sec. 15.30.110. Provisions for election of United States senators.

A United States senator shall be elected at the general election held in the year 1960 and at the general election every sixth year thereafter. A United States senator shall be elected at the general election held in the year 1962 and at the general election every sixth year thereafter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act. › Sec. 15.30.160. Findings and declarations.

The people of the State of Alaska hereby find and declare as follows:
(1) federal officeholders who remain in office for extended periods of time become preoccupied with their own reelection and for that reason devote more effort to campaigning for their office than making legislative decisions for the benefit of the people of Alaska;
(2) federal officeholders have become to closely aligned with the special interest groups who provide contributions and support for their reelection campaigns, give them special favors, and lobby the House of Representatives and Senate for special interest legislation, all of which create corruption or the appearance of corruption of the legislative system;
(3) entrenched incumbency has discouraged qualified citizens from seeking office and has led to a lack of competitiveness and a decline in robust debate on issues of importance to the people of Alaska;
(4) due to the appearance of corruption and the lack of competition for the legislative seats held by the entrenched incumbents, there has been a reduction in voter participation which is counter-productive in a representative democracy;
(5) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in preventing corruption and the appearance of corruption by limiting the number of terms which any Senator or Representative representing the people of this state may serve;
(6) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in preserving the integrity of the ballot by promoting competitive elections and limiting the influence of special interests upon entrenched incumbent legislators;
(7) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in voting for the candidate or candidates of their choice, and in standing for and holding elective office, and in preventing the perpetual monopolization of elective offices by incumbents;
(8) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in extending the equal protection of the laws by ensuring that more of the people of this state have an equal opportunity to stand for and hold elective office.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act. › Sec. 15.30.170. Purpose and intent.

The purpose and intent in enacting AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190 is to:
(1) promote, protect, and defend the compelling interest of the citizens of this state in preventing corruption and the appearance of corruption among the federal legislative representatives of this state by limiting the number of terms in which any Senator or Representative may hold office;
(2) promote, protect, and defend the compelling interest of the citizens of this state in preserving the integrity of the ballot by ensuring, to the greatest extent permitted by law, competitive elections without the corrupting influence of special interests upon entrenched incumbents;
(3) promote, protect and defend the rights of the citizens of this state, guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, to vote for the candidates of their choice, and to stand for and hold elective office, by curtailing the effects of entrenched incumbency and freely permitting write-in candidacies;
(4) promote, protect, and defend the rights of the citizens of this state for equal protection of the laws, guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, by giving more of the citizens of this state the opportunity to stand for and hold elective office;
(5) ensure that when this measure does become operative, it is given the maximum retrospective effect permitted by applicable law in order to prevent the perpetuation of a professional, federal office-seeking and office-holding class.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 30. National Elections › Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act. › Sec. 15.30.190. Severability.

If any provision, subsection, part of the subsection, or clause of AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190 shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void, invalid, or unconstitutional for any reason, the remaining provisions of AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190 shall not be affected, and to this end the provisions of AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190 are severable.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 35. State Elections › Article 3. Judiciary. › Sec. 15.35.053. Approval or rejection of a judge of the court of appeals.

Each judge of the court of appeals shall be subject to approval or rejection at the first general election held more than three years after the judge's appointment. If approved, the judge is thereafter subject to approval or rejection in a like manner every eighth year.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 35. State Elections › Article 3. Judiciary. › Sec. 15.35.080. Determination of judicial district in which to seek approval.

The judge shall seek approval in the judicial district to which the judge was originally appointed, except in case of assignments and transfers with the judge's consent, in which case the judge shall seek approval in the district where the judge has served the major portion of the judge's term. The judge shall designate on the declaration of candidacy the judicial district to which the judge was appointed, except in case of assignments and transfers in which case the judge shall designate the district where the judge has served the major portion of the judge's term.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 35. State Elections › Article 3. Judiciary. › Sec. 15.35.100. Approval or rejection of district judge.

(a) Each district judge shall be subject to approval or rejection at the first general election held more than two years after the judge's appointment under the provisions of AS 22.15.170. If approved, the judge shall thereafter be subject to approval or rejection in a like manner every fourth year.
(b) The district judge shall seek approval in the judicial district in which the judge was originally appointed, or in the district where the judge has served the major portion of the judge's term. The district judge shall designate on the declaration of candidacy the judicial district in which the judge was appointed, or the district where the judge has served the major portion of the judge's term.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 35. State Elections › Article 3. Judiciary. › Sec. 15.35.135. Withdrawal of candidacy; removal of name from general election ballot.

(a) Notice of withdrawal of candidacy for retention for a supreme court justice, judge of the court of appeals, superior court judge, or district court judge must be in writing over the signature of the candidate.
(b) The name of a candidate for retention for supreme court justice, judge of the court of appeals, superior court judge, or district court judge must appear on the general election ballot unless notice under (a) of this section of withdrawal of candidacy is received by the director at least 64 days before the date of the general election.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments › Article 1. United States Congress. › Sec. 15.40.140. Condition of calling special primary election and special election.

When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or United States representative, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special primary election to be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy occurs, to be followed by a special election on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring not less than 60 days after the special primary election. However, in an election year in which a candidate for that office is not regularly elected, if the vacancy occurs on a date that is not less than 60 days, nor more than 90, before the date of
(1) the primary election, the special primary election shall be held on the date of the primary election with the subsequent special election to be held on the date of the general election; or
(2) the general election, the special primary election shall be held on the date of the general election with the subsequent special election to be held on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring not less than 60 days after the special primary and general election.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments › Article 1. United States Congress. › Sec. 15.40.145. Temporary appointment of United States senator. [See revisor's note.]

When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor may, at least five days after the date of the vacancy but within 30 days after the date of the vacancy, appoint a qualified individual to fill the vacancy temporarily until the results of the special election called to fill the vacancy are certified. If a special election is not called for the reasons set out in AS 15.40.140, the individual shall fill the vacancy temporarily until the results of the next general election are certified.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments › Article 1. United States Congress. › Sec. 15.40.165. Term of elected senator.

At the special election, a United States senator shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected shall take office on the date the United States Senate meets, convenes, or reconvenes following the certification of the results of the special election by the director.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments › Article 1. United States Congress. › Sec. 15.40.170. Term of elected representative.

At the special election, a United States representative shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected shall take office on the date the United States house of representatives meets, convenes, or reconvenes following the certification of the results of the special election by the director.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments › Article 1. United States Congress. › Sec. 15.40.190. Requirements of petition for candidates.

Petitions for the nomination of candidates must be executed under oath, state in substance that which is required for a declaration of candidacy under AS 15.25.030, and include the fee required under AS 15.25.050(a).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 15. Elections › Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments › Article 1. United States Congress. › Sec. 15.40.220. General provisions for conduct of the special primary election and special election.

Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the primary election and general election shall govern the conduct of the special primary election and special election of the United States senator or United States representative, including provisions concerning voter qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and obligations of the director, of other election officials, and of municipalities; provision for notification of the election; provision for payment of election expenses; provisions regarding employees being allowed time from work to vote; provisions for the counting, reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for the determination of the votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and provision for absentee voting.