Opinion ID: 1180991
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Heading: Ballots of Voters Purged from Voters' Lists Under AS 15.07.130.

Text: AS 15.07.130 [10] provides for the periodic purging from the voters' lists of the names of voters who have not voted in any statewide election in the previous four years. Under the statute, individuals who have not voted in the previous four years are placed on a purge list and notified. They are given ninety days to respond if they wish to have their names removed from the purge list. If they do respond, their name is taken off the purge list for that year. Until they vote in a statewide election however, their name will continue to appear on subsequent purge lists. If they do not respond, their name is removed from the master list of registered voters. A person whose name is purged from the voters' list may become eligible to vote again by re-registering at least thirty days prior to the election. [11] In the November 7, 1978 election, a number of voters in District F who claimed to have been improperly purged from the voters' list were allowed to cast questioned ballots. These questioned ballots were not counted in the recount following a check of the master voter list with negative results. After reviewing the election records, voter registration materials, and evidence presented by the parties in this case, the special master concluded that these individuals were purged consistent with the statutory norms and the practice of the Division of Elections. We see no reason to disagree with this conclusion.