Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 15. ELECTIONS. |
Chapter 15.10. ELECTION PRECINCTS, ELECTION OFFICIALS, AND REDISTRICTING. |
Article 15.10.01. ELECTION PRECINCTS AND OFFICIALS. |
Section 15.10.090. Notice of precinct boundary or polling place designation and modification.
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The director shall give full public notice if a precinct is established or abolished, if the boundaries of a precinct are designated, abolished, or modified, or if the location of a polling place is changed. Public notice must include
(1) whenever possible, sending written notice of the change to each affected registered voter in the precinct;
(2) providing notice of the change
(A) by publication once in a local newspaper of general circulation in the precinct; or
(B) if there is not a local newspaper of general circulation in the precinct, by posting written notice in three conspicuous places as close to the precinct as possible; at least one posting location must be in the precinct;
(3) posting notice of the change on the Internet website of the division of elections;
(4) providing notification of the change to the appropriate municipal clerks, community councils, tribal groups, Native villages, and village regional corporations established under 43 U.S.C. 1606 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act); and
(5) inclusion in the official election pamphlet.
Authorities
15.58.020
Notes
References
AS 15.58.020 Contents of pamphlet.
History
(Sec. 2.09 ch 83 SLA 1960; am Sec. 26 ch 100 SLA 1980; am Sec. 36 ch 21 SLA 2000; am Sec. 10 ch 2 FSSLA 2005)