CSHB 496(STA): "An Act creating the youth vote ambassador program and relating to that program; authorizing the members of the program to be appointed to serve on election boards; relating to qualifications for appointment to election boards; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 496(STA) 01 "An Act creating the youth vote ambassador program and relating to that program; 02 authorizing the members of the program to be appointed to serve on election boards; 03 relating to qualifications for appointment to election boards; and providing for an 04 effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 15.10 is amended by adding a new section to read: 07 Sec. 15.10.108. Youth vote ambassador program. (a) The youth vote 08 ambassador program is established in the division of elections. 09 (b) In order to serve as a member of the youth vote ambassador program, an 10 individual must 11 (1) be a student age 16 or older 12 (A) enrolled in a public or private high school program in this 13 state; or 14 (B) being educated in the student's home by a parent or legal
01 guardian in this state under AS 14.30.010(b)(12); 02 (2) volunteer to serve in the youth vote ambassador program and be 03 appointed to the youth vote ambassador program by the director of elections; and 04 (3) if appointed, agree to complete a program of training as determined 05 by the director of elections. 06 (c) An election supervisor may appoint a member of the youth vote 07 ambassador program to serve on a precinct election board appointed under 08 AS 15.10.120. A program member who is appointed to serve on an election board 09 under this subsection serves under the supervision of the chairperson for that board. 10 (d) A member of the program who is appointed under (c) of this section is 11 compensated as provided in AS 15.15.380 only for service on the election board of the 12 precinct. 13 (e) A member of the program may provide unpaid volunteer services related to 14 education and outreach on state elections as directed by, and under the supervision of, 15 the director of elections. 16 (f) In this section, "program" means the youth vote ambassador program. 17 * Sec. 2. AS 15.10.120(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) An election supervisor shall appoint in each precinct within the election 19 supervisor's district an election board composed of at least three qualified voters 20 registered to vote in that precinct. If the election supervisor is unable to locate 21 three qualified individuals registered to vote in that precinct who are willing and 22 able to serve on the election board, the election supervisor may appoint any 23 qualified individual registered to vote in the election district in which the precinct 24 is located. If the election supervisor is unable to locate three qualified individuals 25 registered to vote in the precinct or in the district who are willing and able to 26 serve on the election board, the election supervisor may appoint any qualified 27 individual registered to vote in this state. In addition to the three qualified voters 28 registered to vote in the precinct, district, or state, an election supervisor may 29 also appoint not more than two members of the youth vote ambassador program 30 established in AS 15.10.108 to serve on a precinct election board. 31 * Sec. 3. 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 05 ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THAT 06 PRECINCT.] If a party district committee or state party central committee of the 07 party of which the governor is a member or the party that received the second largest 08 number of votes statewide in the preceding gubernatorial election fails to present the 09 names prescribed by (b) of this section by April 15 of a regular election year or at least 10 60 days before a special election, the election supervisor may appoint any qualified 11 individual registered to vote [IN THAT PRECINCT]. 12 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).