SB 251: "An Act creating the Alaska Youth Voter Corps and relating to that corps; authorizing the members of the corps to be appointed to serve on election boards; relating to qualifications for appointment to election boards; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 251 01 "An Act creating the Alaska Youth Voter Corps and relating to that corps; authorizing 02 the members of the corps to be appointed to serve on election boards; relating to 03 qualifications for appointment to election boards; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 06 to read: 07 FINDINGS. The legislature finds that 08 (1) involvement of young people in the election process will raise awareness 09 of and interest in voting and encourage responsible citizenship; 10 (2) creation of an Alaska Youth Voter Corps provides a meaningful way for 11 young people to be involved in the election process; and 12 (3) service by young people on election boards will help relieve the shortage 13 of election workers in this state and develop election workers for the future. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 15.10 is amended by adding a new section to read:
01 Sec. 15.10.115. Alaska Youth Voter Corps. (a) The Alaska Youth Voter 02 Corps is established in the division of elections. 03 (b) In order to serve as a member of the Alaska Youth Voter Corps, an 04 individual must 05 (1) be a student age 16 or older 06 (A) enrolled in a public or private high school program in this 07 state; or 08 (B) being educated in the student's home by a parent or legal 09 guardian in this state under AS 14.30.010(b)(12); 10 (2) volunteer to serve in the Alaska Youth Voter Corps and be 11 appointed to the Alaska Youth Voter Corps by the director of elections; and 12 (3) if appointed, agree to complete a program of training as determined 13 by the director of elections. 14 (c) An election supervisor may appoint a member of the Alaska Youth Voter 15 Corps to serve on a precinct election board appointed under AS 15.10.120. A corps 16 member who is appointed to serve on an election board under this subsection serves 17 under the supervision of the chairperson for that board. 18 (d) A member of the corps who is appointed under (c) of this section is 19 compensated as provided in AS 15.15.380 only for service on the election board of the 20 precinct. 21 (e) A member of the corps may provide unpaid volunteer services related to 22 education and outreach on state elections as directed by, and under the supervision of, 23 the director of elections. 24 (f) In this section, "corps" means the Alaska Youth Voter Corps. 25 * Sec. 3. AS 15.10.120(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) An election supervisor shall appoint in each precinct within the election 27 supervisor's district an election board composed of at least three qualified voters 28 registered to vote in this state [THAT PRECINCT]. An election supervisor may 29 also appoint no more than two members of the Alaska Youth Voter Corps 30 established in AS 15.10.115 to serve on a precinct election board. 31 * Sec. 4. AS 15.10.120(c) is amended to read:
01 (c) An election supervisor shall appoint one nominee of the political party of 02 which the governor is a member and one nominee of the political party that received 03 the second largest number of votes statewide in the preceding gubernatorial election. 04 The election supervisor shall appoint at least one additional qualified individual 05 registered to vote in this state [THAT PRECINCT]. If a party district committee or 06 state party central committee of the party of which the governor is a member or the 07 party that received the second largest number of votes statewide in the preceding 08 gubernatorial election fails to present the names prescribed by (b) of this section by 09 April 15 of a regular election year or at least 60 days before a special election, the 10 election supervisor may appoint any qualified individual registered to vote in this 11 state [THAT PRECINCT]. 12 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).