SCS CSHB 211(FIN): "An Act relating to voter registration and to state election administration; and providing for an effective date."
00SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 211(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to voter registration and to state election administration; and 02 providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 15.07.050 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 15.07.050. MANNER OF REGISTRATION [IN PERSON OR BY 06 MAIL]. Registration may be made 07 (1) in person before a registration official or through a voter registration 08 agency; 09 (2) [, OR MAY BE MADE] by mail; or 10 (3) by facsimile transmission or another method of electronic 11 transmission that the director approves. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 15.07.060(a) is amended to read: 13 (a) Each applicant who requests registration or reregistration shall supply the 14 following information [UNDER OATH]:
01 (1) name and sex; 02 (2) address and other necessary information establishing residence, 03 including the term of residence in the state and in the district, if requested; 04 (3) whether the applicant has previously been registered to vote in 05 another jurisdiction, and, if so, the jurisdiction and the address of the previous 06 registration; 07 (4) a declaration that the registrant will be 18 years of age or older 08 within 90 days of the date or registration; 09 (5) a declaration that the registrant is a citizen of the United States; 10 (6) date of application; 11 (7) signature or mark; 12 (8) any former name under which the applicant was registered to 13 vote in the state; 14 (9) an attestation that the information provided by the applicant 15 in (1) - (8) of this subsection is true; and 16 (10) a certification that the applicant understands that a false 17 statement on the application may make the applicant subject to prosecution for 18 a misdemeanor under this title or AS 11. 19 * Sec. 3. AS 15.07.070(b) is amended to read: 20 (b) To register by mail or by facsimile or other electronic transmission 21 approved by the director under AS 15.07.050, the director, the area election 22 supervisor, or a voter registration agency shall furnish, at no cost to the voter, forms 23 prepared by the director on which the registration information required under 24 AS 15.07.060 shall be inserted by the voter, or by a person on behalf of the voter if 25 the voter is physically incapacitated. The director may require proof of identification 26 of the applicant as required by regulations adopted by the director under AS 44.62 ( 27 [THE] Administrative Procedure Act) [(AS 44.62)]. Upon receipt and approval of the 28 completed registration forms the director or the election supervisor shall forward to the 29 voter an acknowledgment in the form of a registration card, and the voter's name shall 30 immediately be placed on the master register located in the office of the director and 31 on the district register located in the office of the election supervisor. If the
01 registration is denied, the voter shall immediately be informed in writing that 02 registration was denied and the reason for denial. 03 * Sec. 4. AS 15.07.070(c) is amended to read: 04 (c) The names of persons submitting completed registration forms by mail that 05 are postmarked at least 30 days before the next election, or submitting completed 06 registration forms by facsimile or other electronic transmission approved by the 07 director under AS 15.07.050 that are received at least 30 days before the next 08 election, shall be placed on the official registration list for that election. If a 09 registration form received by mail less than 30 days before an election does not have 10 a legible and dated postmark, the name of the person submitting the form shall be 11 placed on the official registration list for that election if the form was signed and dated 12 by the person at least 30 days before the election and if the form is received by the 13 director or election supervisor at least 25 days before the election. The name of a 14 person submitting a completed registration form by mail or by facsimile or other 15 electronic transmission that does not meet the applicable requirements of this 16 subsection may not be placed on the official registration list for that election but shall 17 be placed on the master register after that election. 18 * Sec. 5. AS 15.07.070(f) is amended to read: 19 (f) Incomplete or inaccurate registration forms may not be accepted. A person 20 who submitted an incomplete or inaccurate registration form may register by 21 reexecuting and resubmitting a registration form in person, [OR] by mail, or by 22 facsimile or other electronic transmission approved by the director under 23 AS 15.07.050. The requirements of (c) or (d) of this section apply to a registration 24 form resubmitted under this subsection. 25 * Sec. 6. AS 15.07.070(h) is amended to read: 26 (h) The director shall design the form of the voter's certificate appearing on 27 the [LARGE] envelope that is used for voting a questioned ballot so that all 28 information required for registration by AS 15.07.060(a) may be obtained from a voter 29 who votes a questioned ballot. If the voter voting a questioned ballot has completed 30 all information on the voter registration portion of the questioned ballot voter's 31 certificate, the director shall place the name of the voter on the official registration list.
01 * Sec. 7. AS 15.07 is amended by adding a new section to read: 02 Sec. 15.07.127. PREPARATION OF MASTER REGISTER. The director shall 03 prepare both a statewide list and a list by precinct of the names and addresses of all 04 persons whose names appear on the master register and their political party affiliation. 05 Any person may obtain a copy of the list, or a part of the list, or an electronic format 06 containing both residence and mailing addresses of voters, by applying to the director 07 and paying to the state treasury a fee as determined by the director. 08 * Sec. 8. AS 15.07.130(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) When a registered voter has not indicated in writing a desire to remain 10 registered within the preceding four [TWO] calendar years and has neither [NOT] 11 voted nor appeared to vote in a local, regional school board, primary, special, or 12 general election during the last four [AT LEAST ONCE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE] 13 calendar years, the voter shall be advised by a notice sent by forwardable mail to the 14 voter's last known address that registration will be inactivated unless the voter 15 responds to the notice at least 30 days before the date of the next primary election on 16 a form furnished by the director. The director shall maintain on the master register the 17 name of a voter whose registration is inactivated. The director shall cancel a voter's 18 inactive registration after the second general election that occurs after the registration 19 becomes inactive if the voter does not vote or appear to vote [EITHER A 20 QUESTIONED BALLOT OR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT THAT IS COUNTED 21 UNDER AS 15.15.198(b) AT OR BEFORE THAT ELECTION]. 22 * Sec. 9. AS 15.07.130(c) is amended to read: 23 (c) The director shall obtain from the bureau of vital statistics a certified list 24 of all residents over 18 years of age who have died or who have been presumptively 25 declared dead. Promptly after receipt of each list, but, in any event, at least once 26 each month, the [THE] director shall cancel the registration of all deceased voters. 27 * Sec. 10. AS 15.07.130(d) is amended to read: 28 (d) The notice described in (b) of this section must include a postage prepaid 29 and pre-addressed return card on which the voter may state the voter's current address. 30 The notice must indicate 31 (1) that the voter should return the card not later than 30 days before
01 the next primary election if the voter did not change residence; 02 (2) that the voter may vote only a questioned or absentee ballot if the 03 voter does not return the card at least 30 days before the next primary election; 04 (3) that the voter's registration will be cancelled if the voter does not 05 vote or appear to vote in an election held during the period beginning on the date of 06 the notice and ending on the day after the last day [DATE] of the fourth calendar 07 year [SECOND GENERAL ELECTION] that occurs after the date of notice; and 08 (4) how the voter can continue to be eligible to vote if the voter has 09 changed residence. 10 * Sec. 11. AS 15.07.130 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 11 (e) For purposes of (b) and (d) of this section, a voter "appears to vote" if 12 (1) the voter is present at a polling place or at an absentee voting 13 station at a time when the polling place or absentee voting station is operating, for the 14 purpose of casting a vote; 15 (2) the voter applies to the division to obtain an absentee ballot; or 16 (3) in an election conducted by mail under AS 15.20.800, a voter who 17 has not received a ballot by mail makes a timely request to the division for a ballot. 18 * Sec. 12. AS 15.07.135 is amended to read: 19 Sec. 15.07.135. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF CONVICTED 20 PERSONS. (a) The director shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the names of 21 persons convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude. Promptly after receipt of 22 evidence satisfactory to the director that a person has been convicted of a felony 23 involving moral turpitude, the [THE] director shall cancel the registration of the [A] 24 person [CONVICTED OF A FELONY INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE]. 25 (b) Upon presenting proof that a [THE] person whose registration was 26 canceled under (a) of this section has been [IS] unconditionally discharged from 27 custody, the person may register. The director shall make reasonable efforts to verify 28 the unconditional discharge of persons applying for registration under this subsection 29 [SECTION]. 30 * Sec. 13. AS 15.07.190 is amended to read: 31 Sec. 15.07.190. VIOLATIONS. A person who violates AS 15.07.180
01 [AS 15.07.170 OR 15.07.180] is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is 02 punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than 03 $1,000, or by both. 04 * Sec. 14. AS 15.10.110 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 15.10.110. APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS. The 06 director shall appoint election supervisors, including one in each of the municipalities 07 of Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Nome, to assist in the administration of elections 08 in the election districts designated by the director. The director may appoint as an 09 election supervisor a person who is a qualified voter in the area over which the person 10 has jurisdiction and who meets the applicable requirements of AS 15.10.105(b) 11 [DOES NOT HOLD AN OFFICE IN A POLITICAL PARTY]. An election supervisor 12 is entitled to receive compensation in an amount that is comparable to that received 13 for similar state employment as determined by the director. 14 * Sec. 15. AS 15.15.030(5) is amended to read: 15 (5) The state general election ballot shall be printed on white paper 16 with the names of the candidates and their party designations placed in separate 17 sections under the office designation to which they were nominated. The party 18 affiliation, if any, shall be designated after the name of the candidate. The lieutenant 19 governor and the governor shall be included under the same section. Provision shall 20 be made for voting for write-in and no-party candidates within each section. [THE 21 SQUARES APPEARING ON THE BALLOTS SHALL MEASURE 1/4 INCH ON 22 EACH SIDE.] 23 * Sec. 16. AS 15.15.140(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) If the election board receives an insufficient number of official [PAPER 25 BALLOTS, OFFICIAL PUNCH-CARD] ballots [,] or official election materials, it 26 shall provide and the voters may use unmarked substitute ballots or other election 27 materials to indicate the intent of the voter. 28 * Sec. 17. AS 15.15.198(b) is amended to read: 29 (b) A person whose registration is inactive under AS 15.07.130(b) and who 30 votes a questioned or absentee ballot shall have the ballot counted if 31 (1) the person was registered to vote for either of the two most recent
01 general elections; 02 (2) the person signs [UNDER OATH] a statement to that effect; and 03 (3) the earlier registration is verified by the director. 04 * Sec. 18. AS 15.15.210 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 15.15.210. QUESTIONING OF VOTERS OF SUSPECT 06 QUALIFICATION. Every election judge and election clerk shall question, and every 07 watcher and any other person qualified to vote in the precinct may question a person 08 attempting to vote if the questioner has good reason to suspect that the questioned 09 person is not qualified to vote. All questions regarding a person's qualifications to 10 vote shall be made in writing setting out the reason the person has been questioned. 11 A questioned person before voting shall subscribe to a declaration [AN OATH OR 12 AFFIRMATION] in a form provided by the director attesting to the fact that in each 13 particular the person meets all the qualifications of a voter, is not disqualified, and has 14 not voted at the same election, and certifying that the person understands that a 15 false statement on the declaration may subject the person to prosecution for a 16 misdemeanor under this title or AS 11. The questioned person shall also state the 17 place from which that person came immediately before living in the precinct where 18 offering to vote and the length of time of residence in the former place. After the 19 questioned person has executed the declaration [OATH OR AFFIRMATION], the 20 person may vote. If the questioned person refuses to execute the declaration [OATH 21 OR AFFIRMATION], the person may not vote. 22 * Sec. 19. AS 15.15.215(a) is amended to read: 23 (a) A voter who casts a questioned ballot shall vote the ballot in the same 24 manner as prescribed for other voters. The [AFTER THE ELECTION JUDGE 25 REMOVES THE NUMBERED STUB FROM THE BALLOT, THE] voter shall insert 26 the ballot into a secrecy sleeve, the election judge shall remove the numbered stub 27 from the ballot, and the voter shall [SMALL ENVELOPE AND] put the secrecy 28 sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE] into an [A LARGER] envelope on which the statement 29 the voter previously signed is located. The envelope [THESE LARGER 30 ENVELOPES] shall be sealed and deposited in the ballot box. When the ballot box 31 is opened, the [THESE] envelopes shall be segregated, counted, compared to the
01 voting list, and delivered to the official or body supervising the election. The merits 02 of the question shall be determined by this official or body in accordance with the 03 procedure prescribed for questioned votes in AS 15.20.207. 04 * Sec. 20. AS 15.15.440 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 15.15.440. DATES FOR OPENING AND CLOSING STATE BALLOT 06 COUNTING REVIEW. The state ballot counting review shall begin as soon as 07 practicable after the election is completed and no later than 16 days after an [NO 08 LATER THAN 11 DAYS AFTER THE] election and shall be continued [DAILY] 09 until completed. The director may designate the hours each day during which the state 10 ballot counting review board is to conduct its ballot counting review. The director 11 shall close the review when the director is satisfied that no missing precinct certificate 12 of election would, if received, change the result of the election. If no election 13 certificate has been received from a precinct, the director may secure from the election 14 supervisors and may count a certified copy of the duplicate election certificate of the 15 precinct. If no election materials have been received, but election results have been 16 received by telephone, telegram or radio, the director shall count the election results 17 so received. If the director has reason to believe that a missing precinct certificate, if 18 received, would affect the result of the election, the director shall await the receipt of 19 the certificate until the close of business on the 15th day after the date of election. A 20 certificate not actually delivered to the director by the close of business on the 15th 21 day after the election may not be counted at the state ballot counting review. 22 * Sec. 21. AS 15.20.010 is repealed and reenacted to read: 23 Sec. 15.20.010. PERSONS WHO MAY VOTE ABSENTEE. At any election 24 a qualified voter may vote an absentee ballot for any reason. 25 * Sec. 22. AS 15.20.030 is amended to read: 26 Sec. 15.20.030. PREPARATION OF BALLOTS, ENVELOPES, AND OTHER 27 MATERIAL. The director shall provide ballots for use as absentee ballots in all 28 districts. The director shall provide a secrecy sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE] in which 29 the voter shall initially place the marked ballot, and shall provide an [A LARGER] 30 envelope [,] with the prescribed voter's certificate on it [THE BACK], in which the 31 secrecy sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE] with ballot enclosed shall be placed. The
01 director shall prescribe the form of and prepare the voter's certificate, envelopes, and 02 other material used in absentee voting. The voter's certificate shall include a 03 declaration [AN OATH], for use when required, that the voter is a qualified voter in 04 all respects, a blank for the voter's signature, a certification that the affiant properly 05 executed the marking of the ballot and gave the voter's identity, blanks for the 06 attesting official or witnesses, and a place for recording the date the envelope was 07 sealed and witnessed. 08 * Sec. 23. AS 15.20.061(c) is amended to read: 09 (c) On receipt of an absentee ballot in person, the voter shall proceed to mark 10 the ballot in secret, to place the ballot in the secrecy sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE], 11 to place the secrecy sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE] in the [LARGER] envelope 12 provided, and to sign the voter's certificate on the [BACK OF THE LARGER] 13 envelope in the presence of the election official who shall sign as attesting official and 14 date that signature. The election official shall then accept the ballot. 15 * Sec. 24. AS 15.20.071(e) is amended to read: 16 (e) A candidate for office at that election may not act as a personal 17 representative. A voter's employer, an agent of a voter's employer, or an officer 18 or agent of a voter's union may not act as a personal representative for that 19 voter. 20 * Sec. 25. AS 15.20.081(d) is amended to read: 21 (d) Upon receipt of an absentee ballot by mail, the voter, in the presence of 22 a notary public, commissioned officer of the armed forces including the National 23 Guard, district judge or magistrate, United States postal official, registration official, 24 or other person qualified to administer oaths, may proceed to mark the ballot in secret, 25 to place the ballot in the secrecy sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE], to place the secrecy 26 sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE] in the [LARGER] envelope provided, and to sign the 27 voter's certificate on the [BACK OF THE LARGER] envelope in the presence of an 28 official listed in this subsection who shall sign as attesting official and shall date the 29 signature. If none of the officials listed in this subsection is reasonably accessible, an 30 absentee voter shall sign the voter's certificate in the presence of two persons over the 31 age of 18 years, who shall sign as witnesses and attest to the date on which the voter
01 signed the certificate in their presence, and, in addition, the voter shall provide the 02 certification prescribed in AS 09.63.020. 03 * Sec. 26. AS 15.20.190(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) Thirty days before [PRIOR TO] the date of an election, the election 05 supervisors shall appoint, in the same manner provided for the appointment of election 06 judges prescribed in AS 15.10.150, district absentee ballot counting boards and district 07 questioned ballot counting boards, each composed of at least four members. At least 08 one member of each board must be a member of the same political party of which 09 the governor is a member, and at least one member of each board must be a 10 member of the political party whose candidate for governor received the second 11 largest number of votes in the preceding gubernatorial election [, TWO FROM 12 EACH POLITICAL PARTY]. The district boards shall assist the election supervisors 13 in counting the absentee and questioned ballots and shall receive the same 14 compensation paid election judges under AS 15.15.380. 15 * Sec. 27. AS 15.20.201(b) is amended to read: 16 (b) Counting of absentee ballots that [WHICH] have been reviewed shall 17 begin at 8:00 p.m., local time, on the day of the election at places designated by each 18 election supervisor and shall continue until all absentee ballots reviewed and eligible 19 for counting have been counted. The counting teams shall report the count of absentee 20 ballots to the district absentee ballot counting board. An election supervisor or an 21 election official may not count [REMOVE] absentee ballots [FROM THE SMALL, 22 INNER ENVELOPES] before 8:00 p.m., local time, on the day of the election. 23 Counting of the absentee ballots shall continue at times designated by the election 24 supervisor until all absentee ballots are counted. 25 * Sec. 28. AS 15.20.203(c) is amended to read: 26 (c) Any person present at the district absentee ballot counting review may 27 challenge the name of an absentee voter when read from the voter's certificate on the 28 [BACK OF THE LARGE] envelope if the person has good reason to suspect that the 29 challenged voter is not qualified to vote, is disqualified, or has voted at the same 30 election. The person making the challenge shall specify the basis of the challenge in 31 writing. The district absentee ballot counting board by majority vote may refuse to
01 accept and count the absentee ballot of a person properly challenged on grounds listed 02 in (b) of this section. 03 * Sec. 29. AS 15.20.203(d) is amended to read: 04 (d) [IF AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IS REJECTED, THE ELECTION 05 SUPERVISOR SHALL SEND A COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF THE 06 CHALLENGE TO THE ABSENTEE VOTER.] The election supervisor shall place 07 all rejected absentee ballots in a separate envelope with the statements of challenge. 08 The envelope shall be labeled "rejected absentee ballots" and shall be forwarded to the 09 director with the election certificates and other returns. 10 * Sec. 30. AS 15.20.203(e) is amended to read: 11 (e) If an absentee ballot is not rejected, the [LARGE] envelope shall be opened 12 and the secrecy sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE] containing the absentee ballot shall be 13 placed in a container and mixed with other secrecy sleeves [SMALL ENVELOPES]. 14 * Sec. 31. AS 15.20.203(f) is amended to read: 15 (f) The secrecy sleeves [SMALL ENVELOPES] shall be drawn from the 16 container, the absentee ballots shall be removed from the secrecy sleeves 17 [OPENED], and the absentee ballots counted at the times specified in AS 15.20.201 18 and according to the rules for determining properly marked ballots in AS 15.15.360. 19 * Sec. 32. AS 15.20.203 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 20 (h) The director shall prepare and mail to each absentee voter whose absentee 21 ballot was rejected under this section a summary of the reason that the challenge to 22 the absentee ballot was upheld and the absentee ballot was rejected. 23 (i) The director shall mail the materials described in (h) of this section to the 24 voter not later than 25 (1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state review 26 board for a primary election; 27 (2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general or special 28 election. 29 * Sec. 33. AS 15.20.207(c) is amended to read: 30 (c) Any person present at the district questioned ballot review may challenge 31 the name of a questioned voter when read from the voter's certificate on the [BACK
01 OF THE LARGE] envelope if the person has good reason to suspect that the 02 questioned voter is not qualified to vote, is disqualified, or has voted at the same 03 election. The person making the challenge shall specify the basis of the challenge in 04 writing. The district questioned ballot counting board by majority vote may refuse to 05 accept and count the questioned ballot of a person properly challenged under grounds 06 listed in (b) of this section. 07 * Sec. 34. AS 15.20.207(d) is amended to read: 08 (d) [IF A QUESTIONED BALLOT IS REJECTED, THE ELECTION 09 SUPERVISOR SHALL SEND A COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF THE 10 CHALLENGE TO THE QUESTIONED VOTER.] The election supervisor shall place 11 all rejected questioned ballots in a separate envelope with statements of challenge. 12 The envelope shall be labeled "rejected questioned ballots" and shall be forwarded to 13 the director with the election certificates and other returns. 14 * Sec. 35. AS 15.20.207(e) is amended to read: 15 (e) If a questioned ballot is not rejected, the [LARGE] envelope shall be 16 opened and the secrecy sleeve [SMALL ENVELOPE] containing the questioned ballot 17 shall be placed in a container and mixed with other secrecy sleeves [SMALL 18 ENVELOPES] containing questioned ballots. 19 * Sec. 36. AS 15.20.207(f) is amended to read: 20 (f) The secrecy sleeves [SMALL ENVELOPES] shall be drawn from the 21 container, the questioned ballots shall be removed from the secrecy sleeves 22 [OPENED], and the questioned ballots counted at the times specified in AS 15.20.205 23 and according to the rules for determining properly marked ballots in AS 15.15.360. 24 * Sec. 37. AS 15.20.207(g) is amended to read: 25 (g) Upon completion of the questioned ballot review, the election supervisor 26 shall prepare an election certificate for execution by the district questioned ballot 27 counting board, and shall forward the original certificate and returns to the director as 28 soon as the count is completed but no later than the 11th [NINTH] day following the 29 election. 30 * Sec. 38. AS 15.20.207 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 31 (h) The director shall prepare and mail to each questioned voter whose
01 questioned ballot was rejected under this section a summary of the reason that the 02 challenge to the questioned ballot was upheld and the questioned ballot was rejected. 03 (i) The director shall mail the materials described in (h) of this section to the 04 voter not later than 05 (1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state review 06 board for a primary election; 07 (2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general or special 08 election. 09 (j) In addition to mailing the materials under (i)(1) of this section, for a 10 questioned voter whose questioned primary election ballot was rejected, not later than 11 the deadline set out in (i)(1) of this section, the director shall 12 (1) determine whether, from the information obtained under 13 AS 15.07.070(h), the voter's name may be entered on the voter registration list; 14 (2) if the voter is eligible, register the voter in accordance with the 15 information submitted by the voter under AS 15.07.070(h); and 16 (3) confirm or deny the registration by written notice mailed to the 17 voter. 18 * Sec. 39. AS 15.20.211 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 19 (c) The director shall prepare and mail to each voter whose ballot was subject 20 to partial counting under this section a summary of the reason that the challenge to the 21 ballot was upheld and the ballot was subject to only a partial counting. 22 (d) The director shall mail the materials described in (c) of this section to the 23 voter not later than 24 (1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state review 25 board for a primary election; 26 (2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general or special 27 election. 28 (e) In addition to mailing the materials under (d)(1) of this section, for a 29 questioned voter whose questioned primary election ballot was partially counted, not 30 later than the deadline set out in (d)(1) of this section, the director shall 31 (1) determine whether, from the information obtained under
01 AS 15.07.070(h), the voter's name may be entered on the voter registration list; 02 (2) if the voter is eligible, register the voter in accordance with the 03 information submitted by the voter under AS 15.07.070(h); and 04 (3) confirm or deny the registration by written notice mailed to the 05 voter. 06 * Sec. 40. AS 15.20.590(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) For every area of the state designated by the director for punch-card voting, 08 the director shall appoint a data processing review board that [WHICH] is responsible 09 to the director for the evaluation of all computer phases of the election. The board 10 shall consist of at least three members. A state employee may not serve as a 11 member of the board. At least one member shall be a member of the political party 12 whose candidate for governor received the largest number of statewide votes at the 13 preceding general election, one shall be a member of the party whose candidate 14 received the second largest number of votes, and one shall be registered to vote either 15 as an "independent" or "nonpartisan" or shall have declined to state a party affiliation 16 when registering to vote. At least one of the members must be familiar with the 17 election process, and at least two must have some expertise in computer programming 18 and processing. The election supervisor shall name one of the members who has 19 sufficient familiarity with computer programming and operations as presiding officer 20 of the board. 21 * Sec. 41. AS 15.20.620(c) is amended to read: 22 (c) As a security precaution, after the computer has been tested as prescribed 23 in (b)(2) and (4) of this section, 24 (1) the vote-counting task shall remain isolated from nonrelated 25 processing tasks; 26 (2) [PROCESSING NOT CONCERNED WITH VOTE COUNTING 27 SHALL BE LIMITED TO TASKS WHICH ARE CRITICAL TO THE COMPUTER 28 CENTER AND SHALL BE AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE BY THE MANAGER 29 OF THE COMPUTER CENTER AND THE DIRECTOR; 30 (3)] reasonable computer security controls shall be in effect to assure 31 the integrity of the vote-counting process; and
01 (3) [(4)] access to the computer counting area shall be controlled by the 02 data processing review board until the vote-counting process is terminated. 03 * Sec. 42. AS 15.20.620(f) is amended to read: 04 (f) At any time during the count, party representatives or members of the data 05 processing review board may request a listing of the parameter coding that 06 [PROGRAM SOURCE CODE WHICH] comprises the instructions to be executed by 07 the computer. 08 * Sec. 43. AS 15.20.640(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) Immediately after the polls have closed, the ballot box shall be opened by 10 election board members in full view of all persons present, and all ballots shall be 11 removed [FROM THE BALLOT ENVELOPES]. 12 * Sec. 44. AS 15.20.700(c) is amended to read: 13 (c) The backup documentation for each counting session [BALLOT IMAGE 14 MAGNETIC TAPE WHICH CONTAINS AN EXACT IMAGE OF EACH COUNTED 15 BALLOT] shall be retained in a secure manner by the election supervisor until the 16 director determines that it is no longer needed. 17 * Sec. 45. AS 15.20.740 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 15.20.740. QUESTIONED PUNCH-CARD BALLOTS. The procedure 19 for reviewing and counting questioned punch-card ballots is the same procedure 20 established in AS 15.20.205 and 15.20.207 for hand-marked ballots except that 21 questioned punch-card ballots may be processed by the computer from the third 22 through the 10th [EIGHTH] day following the election. The data processing review 23 board shall supervise the count and shall follow the procedure established in 24 AS 15.20.680 and 15.20.685. 25 * Sec. 46. AS 15.20.800(d) is amended to read: 26 (d) The voter may cast the ballot under AS 15.20.081(d) - (f) 27 [AS 15.20.081(d) - (e)]. 28 * Sec. 47. AS 15.58.060(a) is amended to read: 29 (a) Each general election candidate shall pay to the lieutenant governor at the 30 time of filing material under this chapter the following: 31 (1) President or Vice-President of the United States, United States
01 senator, United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, supreme court 02 justice and court of appeals judge, $300 [$150] each; 03 (2) superior court judge and district court judge, $150 [$75] each; 04 (3) state senator and state representative, $100 [$50] each. 05 * Sec. 48. AS 15.58.060(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The state chair [CHAIRMAN] or executive committee of a political party 07 shall pay to the lieutenant governor at the time of filing material under this chapter 08 $600 [$300] for each page purchased. 09 * Sec. 49. AS 15.05.040 and AS 15.07.170 are repealed. 10 * Sec. 50. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).