00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 210                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to voting machines and vote tally systems; and relating to ballots."                                   
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 15.15.030 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            
04                 (18)  Official ballots must be printed in the United States on paper                                    
05       manufactured in the United States.                                                                                
06    * Sec. 2. AS 15.20.910 is amended to read:                                                                         
07 Sec. 15.20.910. Standards for voting machines and vote tally systems. The                                             
08 director may approve a voting machine or vote tally system for use in an election in                                    
09 the state based on [UPON CONSIDERATION OF] factors relevant to the                                                  
10 administration of state elections, including whether the Federal Election Commission                                    
11 has certified that the voting machine or vote tally system complies [TO BE IN                                   
12 COMPLIANCE] with the voting system standards approved by the Federal Election                                           
13 Commission as required by 42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(5) (Help America Vote Act of 2002).                                        
14 A [THE DIRECTOR MAY ONLY APPROVE A] voting machine or vote tally system                                             
15       must                                                                                                          

01                 (1)  satisfy [IF THE MACHINE OR SYSTEM SATISFIES] the                                               
02       requirements of AS 15.15.032(c); and                                                                          
03 (2)  be manufactured in the United States by a corporation or                                                       
04 entity owned or controlled by citizens of the United States that employs and                                        
05 contracts only with citizens of the United States and does not employ or contract                                   
06 with an individual convicted of a felony under AS 15.56 or a similar state or                                       
07       federal election law.                                                                                       
08    * Sec. 3. AS 15.20.910 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
09            (b)  The director shall maintain a list of each voting machine and vote tally                                
10       system approved under (a) of this section.                                                                        
11 (c)  Before using a voting machine or vote tally system for an election, the                                            
12 director shall, at least 180 days before voting begins, provide public notice that the                                  
13       division intends to use the voting machine or vote tally system for the election.                                 
14 (d)  A resident of this state has standing to apply to the superior court to                                            
15       compel the director to comply with this section.                                                                  
16    * Sec. 5. AS 29.26 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read:                                        
17 Sec. 29.26.080. Voting machines and vote tally systems. (a) A governing                                               
18 body may use a voting machine or vote tally system for a municipal election. The                                        
19 voting machine or vote tally system must be approved by the director of elections                                       
20       under AS 15.20.910.                                                                                               
21 (b)  At least 180 days before voting begins, the governing body shall provide                                           
22 public notice that the municipality intends to use the voting machine or vote tally                                     
23       system for the election.