Section 15.20.061. Absentee voting in person.

   (a) A qualified voter may apply in person for an absentee ballot to the following election officials at the times specified:
        (1) to an absentee voting official on or after the 15th day before an election up to and including the date of the election;
        (2) to an election supervisor on or after the 15th day before an election up to and including the date of the election;
        (3) to an absentee voting official at an absentee voting station designated under AS 15.20.045(b) on or after the 15th day before an election up to and including the date of the election;
        (4) to an absentee voting official in the precinct in which no volunteers can be located to serve on the election board on or after the 15th day before an election up to and including election day.
   (b) On receipt of an application in person for an absentee ballot and exhibition of proof of identification as required in AS 15.15.225, the absentee voting official or election supervisor shall issue the ballot to the applicant.
   (c) On receipt of an absentee ballot in person, the voter shall proceed to mark the ballot in secret, to place the ballot in the secrecy sleeve, to place the secrecy sleeve in the envelope provided, and to sign the voter's certificate on the envelope in the presence of the election official who shall sign as attesting official and date that signature. The election official shall then accept the ballot.
   (d) The election official may not accept a marked ballot that has been exhibited by an absentee voter with intent to influence other voters. If the absentee voter spoils a ballot, the voter may request and the election official shall provide another ballot up to a maximum of three. Exhibited or spoiled ballots shall be destroyed. The numbers of all ballots destroyed shall be noted on the ballot statement.
   (e) Each election official shall keep a record of the names and signatures of voters who cast absentee ballots before the election official and the dates on which the ballots were cast.

Authorities

15.20.045;15.20.060;15.20.061;15.20.062;15.20.065;15.20.080;15.20.203

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 1 ELECTION REGISTRATION AND VOTING
HB 95 ELECTION REGISTRATION AND VOTING
SB 93 ELECTION REGISTRATION AND VOTING

Implemented As

6 AAC 25.531
6 AAC 25.590

References

6 AAC 25.520
6 AAC 25.590
6 AAC 25.620
6 AAC 25.650
AS 15.20.045 Designation of absentee voting officials and stations.
AS 15.20.060 Application in person or by a representative. [Repealed, Sec. 231 ch 100 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 15.20.061 and
AS 15.20.060 Application in person or by a representative. [Repealed, Sec.
AS 15.20.062 Applications for ballot by personal representative. [Repealed, Sec. 231 ch 100 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 15.20.061 and
AS 15.20.062 Applications for ballot by personal representative. [Repealed,
AS 15.20.065 Applications for ballot by personal representative. [Repealed, Sec. 231 ch 100 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 15.20.061 and
AS 15.20.065 Applications for ballot by personal representative. [Repealed,
AS 15.20.080 Date for application in person. [Repealed, Sec. 231 ch 100 SLA
AS 15.20.203 Procedure for district absentee ballot counting review.

History

(Sec. 86 ch 100 SLA 1980; am Sec. 23 ch 86 SLA 1996; am Sec. 45 ch 21 SLA 2000; am Sec. 47, 48 ch 82 SLA 2000; am Sec. 3 ch 35 SLA 2001)

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