Alaska Administrative Code › Title 6 - Governor's Office › Part 1 - Elections › Chapter 25 - Administration of Elections › Article 1 - General Administration › 6 AAC 25.300 - Selection of names of candidates for ballot placement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The director
				  will establish a method to be used for determining the ballot placement of
				  candidates for the primary, special primary, special, and general elections
				  using the procedures set out in this section.
(b) The order for placement on the ballot
				  will be established by the random drawing of the 26 letters of the alphabet by
				  the director.
(c) One drawing will
				  be held under (b) of this section for both types of race. The results of the
				  drawing for state representative and state senator will be recorded in writing
				  and certified by the director. The certified results will remain on file with
				  the division for 24 months following the election.
(d) For each type of race on a ballot, the
				  names of candidates whose last names start with the same letter will be placed
				  on the ballot according to regular alphabetical order, under that letter. For
				  example, the names of all candidates in a race whose last names begin with the
				  letter "M" will be alphabetized under that letter and will appear on the ballot
				  as "Metzgar, Miller, Munson."
(e)
				  For each type of race, placement on the ballot for candidates sharing the same
				  last name will be determined by those candidates' first name and, if necessary,
				  middle initial. For example, under the "S" placement, "Smith, John A." will
				  appear before "Smith, Walter W." and "Smith, John A." will appear before
				  "Smith, John L."
(f) The director
				  will rotate the order of placement of the names of candidates for governor,
				  lieutenant governor, United States Senator, United States Representative, and
				  state senator on the ballot for each house district. Within each race in House
				  District 1, except for the race for state senator, the director will place the
				  names on the ballot in alphabetical order, from A to Z For each house district
				  that follows, in ascending numerical order through House District 40, the
				  director will rotate the names on the ballot so that the name at the top of
				  each race in the preceding house district drops to the bottom in the following
				  house district. For the race for state senator, in each odd-numbered house
				  district, the director will place the names on the ballot to follow the order
				  in which letters of the alphabet were randomly drawn under (b) of this section.
				  For each even-numbered house district, the director will rotate the names on
				  the ballot so that the name at the top of the race for state senator drops to
				  the bottom.
(g) In the general
				  election, the names of the candidates for United States President will be used
				  to determine the placement for the combined races of United States President
				  and Vice President. The names of the candidates for United States President and
				  Vice President will be placed in alphabetical order on all ballots. The names
				  of the candidates for governor will be used to determine placement for the
				  combined races of governor and lieutenant governor.
Authority:
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						15.15.010
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						15.15.030
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						15.20.900
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						15.25.060
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						15.25.100
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						15.40.140
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						15.40.220