CSHB 94(STA): "An Act relating to qualifications of voters, requirements and procedures regarding independent candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, voter registration and voter registration records, voter registration and absentee ballot requests through a power of attorney, voter registration using scanned documents, voter residence, precinct boundary and polling place designation and modification, recognized political parties, voters unaffiliated with a political party, early voting, absentee voting, application for absentee ballots through a power of attorney or by scanned documents, ballot design, ballot counting, voting by mail, voting machines, vote tally systems, qualifications for elected office, initiative, referendum, recall, and definitions in the Alaska Election Code; relating to incorporation elections."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 94(STA) 01 "An Act relating to qualifications of voters, requirements and procedures regarding 02 independent candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, voter 03 registration and voter registration records, voter registration and absentee ballot 04 requests through a power of attorney, voter registration using scanned documents, voter 05 residence, precinct boundary and polling place designation and modification, recognized 06 political parties, voters unaffiliated with a political party, early voting, absentee voting, 07 application for absentee ballots through a power of attorney or by scanned documents, 08 ballot design, ballot counting, voting by mail, voting machines, vote tally systems, 09 qualifications for elected office, initiative, referendum, recall, and definitions in the 10 Alaska Election Code; relating to incorporation elections." 11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 12 * Section 1. AS 13.26.332 is amended to read:
01 Sec. 13.26.332. Statutory form power of attorney. A person who wishes to 02 designate another as attorney-in-fact or agent by a power of attorney may execute a 03 statutory power of attorney set out in substantially the following form: 04 GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY 05 THE POWERS GRANTED FROM THE PRINCIPAL TO THE 06 AGENT OR AGENTS IN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT ARE 07 VERY BROAD. THEY MAY INCLUDE THE POWER TO 08 DISPOSE, SELL, CONVEY, AND ENCUMBER YOUR REAL AND 09 PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND THE POWER TO MAKE YOUR 10 HEALTH CARE DECISIONS. ACCORDINGLY, THE 11 FOLLOWING DOCUMENT SHOULD ONLY BE USED AFTER 12 CAREFUL CONSIDERATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS 13 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT, YOU SHOULD SEEK COMPETENT 14 ADVICE. 15 YOU MAY REVOKE THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AT 16 ANY TIME. 17 Pursuant to AS 13.26.338 - 13.26.353, I, (Name of 18 principal) , of (Address of principal) , do hereby appoint 19 (Name and address of agent or agents) , my attorney(s)-in-fact to 20 act as I have checked below in my name, place, and stead in any way 21 which I myself could do, if I were personally present, with respect to 22 the following matters, as each of them is defined in AS 13.26.344, to 23 the full extent that I am permitted by law to act through an agent: 24 THE AGENT OR AGENTS YOU HAVE APPOINTED WILL 25 HAVE ALL THE POWERS LISTED BELOW UNLESS YOU 26 DRAW A LINE THROUGH A CATEGORY; AND 27 INITIAL THE BOX OPPOSITE THAT CATEGORY 28 (A) real estate transactions ( ) 29 (B) transactions involving tangible personal 30 property, chattels, and goods ( ) 31 (C) bonds, shares, and commodities transactions ( )
01 (D) banking transactions ( ) 02 (E) business operating transactions ( ) 03 (F) insurance transactions ( ) 04 (G) estate transactions ( ) 05 (H) gift transactions ( ) 06 (I) claims and litigation ( ) 07 (J) personal relationships and affairs ( ) 08 (K) benefits from government programs and military service ( ) 09 (L) records, reports, and statements ( ) 10 (M) delegation ( ) 11 (N) voter registration and absentee ballot requests ( ) 12 (O) all other matters, including those specified as follows: ( ) 13 _________________________________________________________ 14 _________________________________________________________ 15 _________________________________________________________ 16 IF YOU HAVE APPOINTED MORE THAN ONE AGENT, 17 CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 18 ( ) Each agent may exercise the powers conferred separately, without 19 the consent of any other agent. 20 ( ) All agents shall exercise the powers conferred jointly, with the 21 consent of all other agents. 22 TO INDICATE WHEN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL 23 BECOME EFFECTIVE, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 24 ( ) This document shall become effective upon the date of my 25 signature. 26 ( ) This document shall become effective upon the date of my 27 disability and shall not otherwise be affected by my disability. 28 IF YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS DOCUMENT 29 SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF YOUR 30 SIGNATURE, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 31 ( ) This document shall not be affected by my subsequent disability.
01 ( ) This document shall be revoked by my subsequent disability. 02 IF YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS DOCUMENT 03 SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE OF YOUR 04 SIGNATURE AND WANT TO LIMIT THE TERM OF THIS 05 DOCUMENT, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: 06 This document shall only continue in effect for ________ ( ) 07 years from the date of my signature. 08 NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF THE POWERS 09 GRANTED IN THIS DOCUMENT 10 You may revoke one or more of the powers granted in this 11 document. Unless otherwise provided in this document, you may 12 revoke a specific power granted in this power of attorney by 13 completing a special power of attorney that includes the specific power 14 in this document that you want to revoke. Unless otherwise provided in 15 this document, you may revoke all the powers granted in this power of 16 attorney by completing a subsequent power of attorney. 17 NOTICE TO THIRD PARTIES 18 A third party who relies on the reasonable representations of an 19 attorney-in-fact as to a matter relating to a power granted by a properly 20 executed statutory power of attorney does not incur any liability to the 21 principal or to the principal's heirs, assigns, or estate as a result of 22 permitting the attorney-in-fact to exercise the authority granted by the 23 power of attorney. A third party who fails to honor a properly executed 24 statutory form power of attorney may be liable to the principal, the 25 attorney-in-fact, the principal's heirs, assigns, or estate for a civil 26 penalty, plus damages, costs, and fees associated with the failure to 27 comply with the statutory form power of attorney. If the power of 28 attorney is one which becomes effective upon the disability of the 29 principal, the disability of the principal is established by an affidavit, as 30 required by law. 31 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name
01 this ____ day of __________, ____. 02 _________________________________ 03 Signature of Principal 04 Acknowledged before me at ____________________________ 05 ________________________ on ______________________________. 06 Signature of Officer or Notary 07 * Sec. 2. AS 13.26.344 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (p) In a statutory form power of attorney, the language conferring general 09 authority with regard to voter registration and absentee ballot requests shall be 10 construed to mean that the principal authorizes the agent to register the principal to 11 vote or request an absentee ballot for the principal. 12 * Sec. 3. AS 15.05.020 is amended to read: 13 Sec. 15.05.020. Rules for determining residence of voter. For the purpose 14 of determining residence for voting, the place of residence is governed by the 15 following rules: 16 (1) A person may not be considered to have gained a residence solely 17 by reason of presence nor may a person lose it solely by reason of absence while in the 18 civil or military service of this state or of the United States or of absence because of 19 marriage to a person engaged in the civil or military service of this state or the United 20 States, while a student at an institution of learning, while in an institution or asylum at 21 public expense, while confined in public prison, while engaged in the navigation of 22 waters of this state or the United States or of the high seas, while residing upon an 23 Indian or military reservation, or while residing in the Alaska Pioneers' Home or the 24 Alaska Veterans' Home. 25 (2) The residence of a person is that place in which the person's 26 habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever absent, the person has the intention to 27 return. If a person resides in one place, but does business in another, the former is the 28 person's place of residence. Temporary work sites [CONSTRUCTION CAMPS] do 29 not constitute a dwelling place. 30 (3) A change of residence is made only by the act of removal joined 31 with the intent to remain in another place. There can only be one residence.
01 (4) A person does not lose residence if the person leaves home and 02 goes to another country, state, or place in this state for temporary purposes only and 03 with the intent of returning. 04 (5) A person does not gain residence in any place to which the person 05 comes without the present intention to establish a permanent dwelling at that place. 06 (6) A person loses residence in this state if the person votes in another 07 state's election, either in person or by absentee ballot, and will not be eligible to vote 08 in this state until again qualifying under AS 15.05.010. 09 (7) The term of residence is computed by including the day on which 10 the person's residence begins and excluding the day of election. 11 (8) The address of a voter as it appears on the [AN] official voter 12 registration record [CARD] is presumptive evidence of the person's voting residence. 13 This presumption is negated only if the voter notifies the director in writing of a 14 change of voting residence. 15 * Sec. 4. AS 15.07.050 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 15.07.050. Manner of registration. Registration may be made 17 (1) in person before a registration official or through a voter 18 registration agency; 19 (2) by another individual on behalf of the voter if the voter has 20 executed a written general power of attorney or a written special power of 21 attorney authorizing that other individual to register the voter; 22 (3) by mail; or 23 (4) [(3)] by facsimile transmission, scanning, or another method of 24 electronic transmission that the director approves. 25 * Sec. 5. AS 15.07.060(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) Each applicant who requests registration or reregistration shall supply the 27 following information: 28 (1) the applicant's name and sex; 29 (2) if issued, the applicant's State of Alaska driver's license number or 30 State of Alaska identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's 31 social security number;
01 (3) the applicant's date of birth; 02 (4) the applicant's Alaska residence address [AND OTHER 03 NECESSARY INFORMATION ESTABLISHING RESIDENCE, INCLUDING THE 04 TERM OF RESIDENCE IN THE STATE AND IN THE DISTRICT, IF 05 REQUESTED]; 06 (5) a statement of whether the applicant has previously been 07 registered to vote in another jurisdiction, and, if so, the jurisdiction and the address of 08 the previous registration; 09 (6) a declaration that the applicant [REGISTRANT] will be 18 years 10 of age or older within 90 days after [OF] the date of registration; 11 (7) a declaration that the applicant [REGISTRANT] is a citizen of the 12 United States; 13 (8) the date of application; 14 (9) the applicant's signature or mark; 15 (10) any former name under which the applicant was registered to vote 16 in the state; 17 (11) an oath [ATTESTATION] that the information provided by the 18 applicant in (1) - (10) of this subsection is true; and 19 (12) a certification that the applicant understands that a false statement 20 on the application may make the applicant subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor 21 under this title or AS 11. 22 * Sec. 6. AS 15.07.070(b) is amended to read: 23 (b) To register by mail or by facsimile, scanning, or other electronic 24 transmission approved by the director under AS 15.07.050, the director, the area 25 election supervisor, or a voter registration agency shall furnish, at no cost to the voter, 26 forms prepared by the director on which the registration information required under 27 AS 15.07.060 shall be inserted by the voter, by a person on behalf of the voter if 28 that person is designated to act on behalf of the voter in a power of attorney, or 29 by a person on behalf of the voter if the voter is physically incapacitated. The director 30 may require proof of identification of the applicant as required by regulations adopted 31 by the director under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). Upon receipt and
01 approval of the completed registration forms, the director or the election supervisor 02 shall forward to the voter an acknowledgment, and the voter's name shall immediately 03 be placed on the master register. If the registration is denied, the voter shall 04 immediately be informed in writing that registration was denied and the reason for 05 denial. When identifying information has been provided by the voter as required by 06 this chapter, the election supervisor shall forward to the voter a registration card. 07 * Sec. 7. AS 15.07 is amended by adding a new section to read: 08 Sec. 15.07.075. Voters unaffiliated with a political party. The director shall 09 consider a voter to be a voter registered as 10 (1) "nonpartisan" and without a preference for a political party if the 11 voter registers as nonpartisan on a voter registration form; 12 (2) "undeclared" if the voter 13 (A) registers as undeclared on a voter registration form; 14 (B) fails to declare an affiliation with a political group or 15 political party on a voter registration form; or 16 (C) declares an affiliation with an entity other than a political 17 party or political group on a voter registration form; or 18 (3) "other" if the voter declares on a voter registration form an 19 affiliation with a political group. 20 * Sec. 8. AS 15.07.127 is amended to read: 21 Sec. 15.07.127. Preparation of master register. The director shall prepare 22 both a statewide list and a list by precinct of the names and addresses of all persons 23 whose names appear on the master register and their political party affiliation. 24 Subject to the limitations of 15.07.195, any [ANY] person may obtain a copy of the 25 list, or a part of the list, or an electronic format containing both residence and mailing 26 addresses of voters, by applying to the director and paying to the state treasury a fee as 27 determined by the director. 28 * Sec. 9. AS 15.10.090 is repealed and reenacted to read: 29 Sec. 15.10.090. Notice of precinct boundary or polling place designation 30 and modification. The director shall give full public notice if a precinct is established 31 or abolished, if the boundaries of a precinct are designated, abolished, or modified, or
01 if the location of a polling place is changed. Public notice must include 02 (1) whenever possible, sending written notice of the change to each 03 affected registered voter in the precinct; 04 (2) providing notice of the change 05 (A) by publication once in a local newspaper of general 06 circulation in the precinct; or 07 (B) if there is not a local newspaper of general circulation in 08 the precinct, by posting written notice in three conspicuous places as close to 09 the precinct as possible; at least one posting location must be in the precinct; 10 (3) posting notice of the change on the Internet website of the division 11 of elections; 12 (4) providing notification of the change to the appropriate municipal 13 clerks, community councils, tribal groups, Native villages, and village regional 14 corporations established under 43 U.S.C. 1606 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement 15 Act); and 16 (5) inclusion in the official election pamphlet. 17 * Sec. 10. AS 15.15.030(6) is repealed and reenacted to read: 18 (6) The names of the candidates for each office shall be set out in the 19 same order on ballots printed for use in each house district. The director shall 20 randomly determine the order of the names of the candidates for state representative 21 for each house district. The director shall rotate the order of placement of the names 22 of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, United States senator, United States 23 representative, and state senator on the ballot for each house district. 24 * Sec. 11. AS 15.15.030(7) is amended to read: 25 (7) The general election ballot shall be designed with the names of 26 candidates of each political party, and of any independent candidates qualified 27 under AS 15.30.026, for the office of President and Vice-President of the United 28 States placed in the same section on the ballot rather than the names of electors of 29 President and Vice-President. 30 * Sec. 12. AS 15.15.350(a) is amended to read: 31 (a) The director may adopt regulations prescribing the manner in which the
01 precinct ballot count is accomplished so as to ensure [ASSURE] accuracy in the count 02 and to expedite the process. The election board shall account for all ballots by 03 completing a ballot statement containing (1) the number of official ballots received; 04 (2) the number of official ballots voted; (3) the number of official ballots spoiled; (4) 05 the number of official ballots unused and either destroyed or returned for 06 destruction to the elections supervisor or the election supervisor's designee. The 07 board shall count the number of questioned ballots and [SHALL] compare that 08 number to the number of questioned voters in the register. Discrepancies shall be 09 noted and the numbers included in the certificate prescribed by AS 15.15.370. The 10 election board, in hand-count precincts, shall count the ballots in a manner that allows 11 watchers to see the ballots when opened and read. A person handling the ballot after it 12 has been taken from the ballot box and before it is placed in the envelope for mailing 13 may not have a marking device in hand or remove a ballot from the immediate vicinity 14 of the polls. 15 * Sec. 13. AS 15.20.064 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 16 (d) The director shall designate locations for early voting by January 1 of an 17 election year. 18 * Sec. 14. AS 15.20.066(b) is amended to read: 19 (b) An absentee ballot that is completed and returned by the voter by 20 electronic transmission must 21 (1) contain the following statement: "I understand that, by using 22 electronic transmission to return my marked ballot, I am voluntarily waiving a portion 23 of my right to a secret ballot to the extent necessary to process my ballot, but expect 24 that my vote will be held as confidential as possible, [.] " followed by the voter's 25 signature and date of signature; and 26 (2) be accompanied by a statement executed under oath as to the 27 voter's identity; the statement under oath must be witnessed by 28 (A) a commissioned or noncommissioned officer of the armed 29 forces of the United States; 30 (B) an official authorized by federal law or the law of the state 31 in which the absentee ballot is cast to administer an oath; or
01 (C) an individual [TWO UNITED STATES CITIZENS] who 02 is [ARE] 18 years of age or older. 03 * Sec. 15. AS 15.20.081(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) A qualified voter may apply by mail or by facsimile, scanning, or other 05 electronic transmission to the director for an absentee ballot. Another individual 06 may apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of a qualified voter if that individual 07 is designated to act on behalf of the voter in a written general power of attorney 08 or a written special power of attorney that authorizes the other individual to 09 apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of the voter. The application must include 10 the address or, if the application requests delivery of an absentee ballot by electronic 11 transmission, the telephone electronic transmission number, to which the absentee 12 ballot is to be returned, the applicant's full Alaska residence address, and the 13 applicant's signature. However, a person residing outside the United States and 14 applying to vote absentee in federal elections in accordance with AS 15.05.011 need 15 not include an Alaska residence address in the application. 16 * Sec. 16. AS 15.20.081(d) is amended to read: 17 (d) Upon receipt of an absentee ballot by mail, the voter, in the presence of a 18 notary public, commissioned officer of the armed forces including the National Guard, 19 district judge or magistrate, United States postal official, registration official, or other 20 person qualified to administer oaths, may proceed to mark the ballot in secret, to place 21 the ballot in the secrecy sleeve, to place the secrecy sleeve in the envelope provided, 22 and to sign the voter's certificate on the envelope in the presence of an official listed in 23 this subsection who shall sign as attesting official and shall date the signature. If none 24 of the officials listed in this subsection is reasonably accessible, an absentee voter 25 shall sign the voter's certificate in the presence of an individual who is [TWO 26 PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF] 18 years of age or older, who shall sign as a 27 witness [WITNESSES] and attest to the date on which the voter signed the certificate 28 in the individual's [THEIR] presence, and, in addition, the voter shall provide the 29 certification prescribed in AS 09.63.020. 30 * Sec. 17. AS 15.20.081(h) is amended to read: 31 (h) Except as provided in AS 15.20.480, an absentee ballot returned by mail
01 from outside the United States or from an overseas voter qualifying under 02 AS 15.05.011 [A MILITARY APO OR FPO ADDRESS] that has been marked and 03 mailed not later than election day may not be counted unless the ballot is received by 04 the election supervisor not later than the close of business on the 15th day following 05 the election. 06 * Sec. 18. AS 15.20.800(b) is amended to read. 07 (b) If the director conducts an election under (a) of this section by mail, the 08 director shall send a ballot for each election described in (a) of this section to each 09 person whose name appears on the official registration list prepared under 10 AS 15.07.125 for that election. The director shall send ballots by first class, 11 nonforwardable mail. The ballot shall be sent to the address stated on the official 12 registration list unless 13 (1) the voter has notified the director or an election supervisor of a 14 different address to which the ballot should be sent; or 15 (2) address on the official registration list has been identified as 16 being an undeliverable address [. THE DIRECTOR SHALL SEND BALLOTS BY 17 FIRST CLASS, NONFORWARDABLE MAIL]. 18 * Sec. 19. AS 15.20 is amended by adding a new section to article 5 to read: 19 Sec. 15.20.910. Standards for voting machines and vote tally systems. The 20 director may approve a voting machine or vote tally system for use in an election in 21 the state upon consideration of factors relevant to the administration of state elections, 22 including whether the Federal Election Commission has certified the voting machine 23 or vote tally system to be in compliance with the voting system standards approved by 24 the Federal Election Commission as required by 42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(5) (Help America 25 Vote Act of 2002). The director may only approve a voting machine or vote tally 26 system if the machine or system satisfies the requirements of AS 15.15.032(c). 27 * Sec. 20. AS 15.25.030(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) A member of a political party who seeks to become a candidate of the 29 party in the primary election shall execute and file a declaration of candidacy. The 30 declaration shall be executed under oath before an officer authorized to take 31 acknowledgments and must state in substance
01 (1) the full name of the candidate; 02 (2) the full mailing address of the candidate; 03 (3) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 04 representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 05 (4) the office for which the candidate seeks nomination; 06 (5) the name of the political party of which the person is a candidate 07 for nomination; 08 (6) the full residence address of the candidate, and the date on which 09 residency at that address began; 10 (7) the date of the primary election at which the candidate seeks 11 nomination; 12 (8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the 13 candidate; 14 (9) that the candidate will meet the specific citizenship requirements of 15 the office for which the person is a candidate; 16 (10) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; 17 (11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 18 office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 19 representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first 20 scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the 21 election; if the candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will 22 be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of 23 the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of 24 governor or lieutenant governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of 25 age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be 26 filled by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will 27 be at least 30 years of age on the date of certification of the results of the special 28 election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is 29 sworn into office; 30 (12) that the candidate requests that the candidate's name be placed on 31 the primary election ballot;
01 (13) that the required fee accompanies the declaration; 02 (14) that the person is not a candidate for any other office to be voted 03 on at the primary or general election and that the person is not a candidate for this 04 office under any other declaration of candidacy or nominating petition; 05 (15) the manner in which the candidate wishes the candidate's name to 06 appear on the ballot; and 07 (16) that the candidate is registered to vote as a member of the political 08 party whose nomination is being sought. 09 * Sec. 21. AS 15.25.105(a) is amended to read: 10 (a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not 11 successful in advancing to the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the 12 general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate. Votes for a write-in 13 candidate may not be counted unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the 14 director stating 15 (1) the full name of the candidate; 16 (2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which 17 residency at that address began; 18 (3) the full mailing address of the candidate; 19 (4) the name of the political party or political group of which the 20 candidate is a member, if any; 21 (5) if the candidate is for the office of state senator or state 22 representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 23 (6) the office that the candidate seeks; 24 (7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; 25 (8) the length of residency in the state and in the house district of the 26 candidate; 27 (9) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written 28 on the ballot by the voter; 29 (10) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 30 the office for which the person is a candidate; 31 (11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the
01 office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 02 representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first 03 scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the 04 election; if the candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will 05 be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of 06 the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of 07 governor or lieutenant governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of 08 age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be 09 filled by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will 10 be at least 30 years of age on the date of certification of the results of the special 11 election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn 12 into office; 13 (12) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; and 14 (13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be 15 voted on at the general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for this office 16 under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy. 17 * Sec. 22. AS 15.25.180(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) The petition must state in substance 19 (1) the full name of the candidate; 20 (2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which 21 residency at that address began; 22 (3) the full mailing address of the candidate; 23 (4) the name of the political group, if any, supporting the candidate; 24 (5) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 25 representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 26 (6) the office for which the candidate is nominated; 27 (7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; 28 (8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the 29 candidate; 30 (9) that the subscribers are qualified voters of the state or house or 31 senate district in which the candidate resides;
01 (10) that the subscribers request that the candidate's name be placed on 02 the general election ballot; 03 (11) that the proposed candidate accepts the nomination and will serve 04 if elected, with the statement signed by the proposed candidate; 05 (12) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to appear on 06 the ballot; 07 (13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be 08 voted on at the primary or general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for 09 this office under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy; 10 (14) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 11 the office for which the person is a candidate; 12 (15) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 13 office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 14 representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first 15 scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the 16 election; if the candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will 17 be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of 18 the legislature convened after the election; and if the candidacy is for the office of 19 governor or lieutenant governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of 20 age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be 21 filled by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will 22 be at least 30 years of age on the date of certification of the results of the special 23 election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn 24 into office; 25 (16) that the candidate is a qualified voter; and 26 (17) if the candidacy is for the office of the governor, the name of the 27 candidate for lieutenant governor running jointly with the candidate for governor. 28 * Sec. 23. AS 15.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 29 Sec. 15.30.026. Qualifications for independent candidates for President of 30 the United States; selection of candidate for Vice-President; selection of electors. 31 (a) A person who desires to be an independent candidate for President of the United
01 States must file with the director not earlier than January 1 of a presidential election 02 year and not later than the 90th day before a presidential general election a petition 03 signed by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the 04 number of voters who cast ballots in an election under this chapter for President of the 05 United States at the last presidential general election. The petition must state that the 06 signers desire the named candidate for President of the United States to appear on the 07 ballot as an independent candidate for president at the next succeeding presidential 08 general election. 09 (b) In order to appear on the ballot, a candidate who has qualified for ballot 10 status under (a) of this section shall certify the following information to the director on 11 or before September 1 of the year of the presidential general election: 12 (1) the names of the electors for the independent candidate for 13 President of the United States, equal to the number of senators and representatives to 14 which the state is entitled in Congress; 15 (2) the name of a candidate for Vice-President, selected by the 16 independent candidate; and 17 (3) the name, Alaska mailing address, and signature of the candidate's 18 state campaign chair, who must be an Alaska resident. 19 * Sec. 24. AS 15.30.050 is amended to read: 20 Sec. 15.30.050. Interpretation of votes cast for candidates for President 21 and Vice-President [VICE PRESIDENT]. In voting for presidential electors, a vote 22 marked for the candidates for President and Vice-President [VICE PRESIDENT] is 23 considered and counted as a vote for the presidential electors of the party or for the 24 presidential electors named under AS 15.30.026, as appropriate. 25 * Sec. 25. AS 15.30.090 is amended to read: 26 Sec. 15.30.090. Duties of electors. After any vacancies have been filled, the 27 electors shall proceed to cast their votes for the candidates for the office of President 28 and Vice-President [VICE PRESIDENT] of the party that [WHICH] selected them as 29 candidates for electors, or for the candidates for the office of President and Vice- 30 President under AS 15.30.026 if the electors were named under AS 15.30.026, and 31 shall perform the duties of electors as required by the constitution and laws of the
01 United States. The director shall provide administrative services and the Department 02 of Law shall provide legal services necessary for the electors to perform their duties. 03 * Sec. 26. AS 15.45.030 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 15.45.030. Form of application. The application must [SHALL] 05 include the 06 (1) [THE] proposed bill, [TO BE INITIATED,] 07 (2) printed name, signature, address, and date of birth of not less 08 than 100 qualified voters who will serve as sponsors; each signature page must 09 include a statement that the sponsors are qualified voters who signed the application 10 with the proposed bill attached; and [,] 11 (3) [THE] designation of an initiative committee consisting of three of 12 the sponsors who subscribed to the application and [SHALL] represent all sponsors 13 and subscribers in matters relating to the initiative; the designation must include the 14 name, mailing address, and signature of each committee member [, AND (4) 15 THE SIGNATURES AND ADDRESSES OF NOT LESS THAN 100 QUALIFIED 16 VOTERS]. 17 * Sec. 27. AS 15.45.060 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 15.45.060. Designation of sponsors. The qualified voters who subscribe 19 to the application in support of the proposed bill are designated as sponsors. The 20 initiative committee may designate additional sponsors by giving written notice to the 21 lieutenant governor of the names, [AND] addresses, and dates of birth of those so 22 designated. 23 * Sec. 28. AS 15.45.090 is repealed and reenacted to read: 24 Sec. 15.45.090. Preparation of petition. (a) The lieutenant governor shall 25 prepare a sufficient number of sequentially numbered petitions to allow full circulation 26 throughout the state. Each petition must contain 27 (1) a copy of the proposed bill if the number of words included in both 28 the formal and substantive provisions of the bill is 500 or less; 29 (2) an impartial summary of the subject matter of the bill; 30 (3) the statement of warning prescribed in AS 15.45.100; 31 (4) sufficient space for the printed name, date of birth, signature, and
01 address of each person signing the petition; 02 (5) sufficient space at the bottom of each signature page for the 03 information required by AS 15.45.130(8); and 04 (6) other specifications prescribed by the lieutenant governor to ensure 05 proper handling and control. 06 (b) Upon request of the initiative committee, the lieutenant governor shall 07 report to the committee the number of persons who voted in the preceding general 08 election. 09 * Sec. 29. AS 15.45 is amended by adding a new section to read: 10 Sec. 15.45.105. Qualifications of circulator. To circulate a petition booklet, 11 a person shall be 12 (1) a citizen of the United States; 13 (2) 18 years of age or older; and 14 (3) a resident of the state as determined under AS 15.05.020. 15 * Sec. 30. AS 15.45.120 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 15.45.120. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. 17 Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by printing the voter's name, date 18 of birth, and address, and by signing the voter's name [AND ADDRESS]. A person 19 who has signed the initiative petition may withdraw the person's name only by giving 20 written notice to the lieutenant governor before the date the petition is filed. 21 * Sec. 31. AS 15.45.130 is repealed and reenacted to read: 22 Sec. 15.45.130. Certification of circulator. Before being filed, each petition 23 shall be certified by an affidavit by the person who personally circulated the petition. 24 In determining the sufficiency of the petition, the lieutenant governor may not count 25 subscriptions on petitions not properly certified at the time of filing or corrected before 26 the subscriptions are counted. The affidavit must state in substance that 27 (1) the person signing the affidavit meets the residency, age, and 28 citizenship qualifications for circulating a petition under AS 15.45.105; 29 (2) the person is the only circulator of that petition; 30 (3) the signatures were made in the circulator's actual presence; 31 (4) to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are the
01 signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; 02 (5) the signatures are of persons who were qualified voters on the date 03 of signature; 04 (6) the circulator has not entered into an agreement with a person or 05 organization in violation of AS 15.45.110(c); 06 (7) the circulator has not violated AS 15.45.110(d) with respect to that 07 petition; and 08 (8) if the circulator has received payment or agreed to receive payment 09 for the collection of signatures on the petition, the circulator, before circulating the 10 petition, prominently placed in the space provided under AS 15.45.090(a)(5) the name 11 of each person or organization that has paid or agreed to pay the circulator for 12 collection of signatures on the petition. 13 * Sec. 32. AS 15.45.200 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 15.45.200. Display of proposed law. The director shall provide each 15 election board with at least five [10] copies of the proposed law being initiated, and 16 the election board shall display at least one copy [THREE COPIES] of the proposed 17 law in a conspicuous place in the room where the election is held. 18 * Sec. 33. AS 15.45.270 is amended to read: 19 Sec. 15.45.270. Form of application. The application must [SHALL] 20 include 21 (1) the act to be referred; 22 (2) a statement of approval or rejection; 23 (3) the printed name, signature, address, and date of birth of not 24 less than 100 qualified voters who will serve as sponsors; each signature page 25 must include a statement that the sponsors are qualified voters who signed the 26 application with the act to be referred and the statement of approval or rejection 27 [PROPOSED BILL] attached; and 28 (4) [(3)] the designation of a referendum committee consisting of three 29 of the sponsors who subscribed to the application and [SHALL] represent all 30 sponsors and subscribers in matters relating to the referendum; the designation must 31 include the name, mailing address, and signature of each committee member
01 [AND 02 (4) THE SIGNATURES AND ADDRESSES OF NOT FEWER 03 THAN 100 QUALIFIED VOTERS]. 04 * Sec. 34. AS 15.45.290 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 15.45.290. Designation of sponsors. The qualified voters who subscribe 06 to the application in support of the referendum are designated as sponsors. The 07 referendum committee may designate additional sponsors by giving notice to the 08 lieutenant governor of the names, [AND] addresses, and dates of birth of those so 09 designated. 10 * Sec. 35. AS 15.45.320 is repealed and reenacted to read: 11 Sec. 15.45.320. Preparation of petition. (a) The lieutenant governor shall 12 prepare a sufficient number of sequentially numbered petitions to allow full circulation 13 throughout the state. Each petition must contain 14 (1) a copy of the act to be referred if the number of words included in 15 both the formal and substantive provisions of the act is 500 or less; 16 (2) the statement of approval or rejection; 17 (3) an impartial summary of the subject matter of the act; 18 (4) the statement of warning prescribed in AS 15.45.330; 19 (5) sufficient space for the printed name, date of birth, signature, and 20 address of each person signing the petition; 21 (6) sufficient space at the bottom of each signature page for the 22 information required by AS 15.45.360(8); and 23 (7) other specifications prescribed by the lieutenant governor to ensure 24 proper handling and control. 25 (b) Upon request of the referendum committee, the lieutenant governor shall 26 report to the committee the number of persons who voted in the preceding general 27 election. 28 * Sec. 36. AS 15.45 is amended by adding a new section to read: 29 Sec. 15.45.335. Qualifications of circulator. To circulate a petition booklet, 30 a person shall be 31 (1) a citizen of the United States;
01 (2) 18 years of age or older; and 02 (3) a resident of the state as determined under AS 15.05.020. 03 * Sec. 37. AS 15.45.340 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 04 (b) A circulator may not receive payment or agree to receive payment that is 05 greater than $1 a signature, and a person or an organization may not pay or agree to 06 pay an amount that is greater than $1 a signature, for the collection of signatures on a 07 petition. 08 (c) A person or organization may not knowingly pay, offer to pay, or cause to 09 be paid money or other valuable thing to a person to sign or refrain from signing a 10 petition. 11 (d) A person or organization that violates (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a 12 class B misdemeanor. 13 (e) In this section, 14 (1) "organization" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900; 15 (2) "other valuable thing" has the meaning given in AS 15.56.030; 16 (3) "person" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900. 17 * Sec. 38. AS 15.45.350 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 15.45.350. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. 19 Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by printing the voter's name, date 20 of birth, and address, and by signing the voter's name [AND ADDRESS]. A person 21 who has signed the referendum petition may withdraw the person's name only by 22 giving written notice to the lieutenant governor before the date the petition is filed. 23 * Sec. 39. AS 15.45.360 is repealed and reenacted to read: 24 Sec. 15.45.360. Certification of circulator. Before being filed, each petition 25 shall be certified by an affidavit by the person who personally circulated the petition. 26 In determining the sufficiency of the petition, the lieutenant governor may not count 27 subscriptions on petitions not properly certified at the time of filing or corrected before 28 the subscriptions are counted. The affidavit must state in substance that 29 (1) the person signing the affidavit meets the residency, age, and 30 citizenship qualifications for circulating a petition under AS 15.45.335; 31 (2) the person is the only circulator of that petition;
01 (3) the signatures were made in the circulator's actual presence; 02 (4) to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are the 03 signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; 04 (5) the signatures are of persons who were qualified voters on the date 05 of signature; 06 (6) the circulator has not entered into an agreement with a person or 07 organization in violation of AS 15.45.340(b); 08 (7) the circulator has not violated AS 15.45.340(c) with respect to that 09 petition; and 10 (8) if the circulator has received payment or agreed to receive payment 11 for the collection of signatures on the petition, the circulator, before circulating of the 12 petition, prominently placed in the space provided under AS 15.45.320(a)(6) the name 13 of each person or organization that has paid or agreed to pay the circulator for 14 collection of signatures on the petition. 15 * Sec. 40. AS 15.45.430 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 15.45.430. Display of act being referred. The director shall provide 17 each election board with at least five [10] copies of the act being referred, and the 18 election board shall display at least one copy [THREE COPIES] of the act in a 19 conspicuous place in the room where the election is held. 20 * Sec. 41. AS 15.45.500 is amended to read: 21 Sec. 15.45.500. Form of application. The application must include 22 (1) the name and office of the person to be recalled; 23 (2) the grounds for recall described in particular in not more than 200 24 words; 25 (3) the printed name, signature, address, and date of birth of 26 qualified voters equal in number to 10 percent of those who voted in the 27 preceding general election in the state or in the senate or house district of the 28 official sought to be recalled; each signature page must include a statement that the 29 [SPONSORS ARE] qualified voters 30 (A) will serve as sponsors; and 31 (B) [WHO] signed the application with the name and office of
01 the person to be recalled and the statement of grounds for recall attached; 02 and 03 (4) the designation of a recall committee consisting of three of the 04 qualified voters [SPONSORS] who subscribed to the application and shall 05 represent all sponsors and subscribers in matters relating to the recall; the designation 06 must include the name, mailing address, and signature of each committee 07 member 08 [(5) THE SIGNATURES OF AT LEAST 100 QUALIFIED VOTERS 09 WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE APPLICATION AS SPONSORS FOR PURPOSES OF 10 CIRCULATION; AND 11 (6) THE SIGNATURES AND ADDRESSES OF QUALIFIED 12 VOTERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO 10 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN 13 THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION IN THE STATE OR IN THE SENATE 14 OR HOUSE DISTRICT OF THE OFFICIAL SOUGHT TO BE RECALLED]. 15 * Sec. 42. AS 15.45 is amended by adding a new section to read: 16 Sec. 15.45.515. Designation of sponsors. The qualified voters who subscribe 17 to the application in support of the recall are designated as sponsors. The recall 18 committee may designate additional sponsors by giving notice to the lieutenant 19 governor of the names, addresses, and dates of birth of those so designated. 20 * Sec. 43. AS 15.45.560 is repealed and reenacted to read: 21 Sec. 15.45.560. Preparation of petition. (a) The director shall prepare a 22 sufficient number of sequentially numbered petitions to allow full circulation 23 throughout the state. Each petition must contain 24 (1) the name and office of the person to be recalled; 25 (2) the statement of the grounds for recall included in the application; 26 (3) the statement of warning required in AS 15.45.570; 27 (4) sufficient space for the printed name, date of birth, signature, and 28 address of each person signing the petition; 29 (5) sufficient space at the bottom of each signature page for the 30 information required by AS 15.45.600(8); and 31 (6) other specifications prescribed by the director to ensure proper
01 handling and control. 02 (b) Upon request of the recall committee, the lieutenant governor shall report 03 to the committee the number of persons who voted in the preceding general election, 04 in the state or in the district of the official sought to be recalled by the recall 05 committee. 06 * Sec. 44. AS 15.45.570 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 15.45.570. Statement of warning. Each petition must [AND 08 DUPLICATE COPY SHALL] include a statement of warning that a person who signs 09 a name other than the person's own to the petition, or who knowingly signs more than 10 once for the same proposition at one election, or who signs the petition while 11 knowingly not a qualified voter, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 12 * Sec. 45. AS 15.45 is amended by adding a new section to read: 13 Sec. 15.45.575. Qualifications of circulator. To circulate a petition booklet, 14 a person shall be 15 (1) a citizen of the United States; 16 (2) 18 years of age or older; and 17 (3) a resident of the state as determined under AS 15.05.020. 18 * Sec. 46. AS 15.45.580 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 19 (b) A circulator may not receive payment or agree to receive payment that is 20 greater than $1 a signature, and a person or an organization may not pay or agree to 21 pay an amount that is greater than $1 a signature, for the collection of signatures on a 22 petition. 23 (c) A person or organization may not knowingly pay, offer to pay, or cause to 24 be paid money or other valuable thing to a person to sign or refrain from signing a 25 petition. 26 (d) A person or organization that violates (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a 27 class B misdemeanor. 28 (e) In this section, 29 (1) "organization" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900; 30 (2) "other valuable thing" has the meaning given in AS 15.56.030; 31 (3) "person" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
01 * Sec. 47. AS 15.45.590 is amended to read: 02 Sec. 15.45.590. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. 03 Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by printing the voter's name, date 04 of birth, and address, and by signing the voter's name [AND ADDRESS]. A person 05 who has signed the petition may withdraw the person's name only by giving written 06 notice to the director before the date the petition is filed. 07 * Sec. 48. AS 15.45.600 is repealed and reenacted to read: 08 Sec. 15.45.600. Certification of circulator. Before being filed, each petition 09 shall be certified by an affidavit by the person who personally circulated the petition. 10 In determining the sufficiency of the petition, the lieutenant governor may not count 11 subscriptions on petitions not properly certified at the time of filing or corrected before 12 the subscriptions are counted. The affidavit must state in substance that 13 (1) the person signing the affidavit meets the residency, age, and 14 citizenship qualifications for circulating a petition under AS 15.45.575; 15 (2) the person is the only circulator of that petition; 16 (3) the signatures were made in the circulator's actual presence; 17 (4) to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are the 18 signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; 19 (5) the signatures are of persons who were qualified voters on the date 20 of signature; 21 (6) the circulator has not entered into an agreement with a person or 22 organization in violation of AS 15.45.580(b); 23 (7) the circulator has not violated AS 15.45.580(c) with respect to that 24 petition; and 25 (8) if the circulator has received payment or agreed to receive payment 26 for the collection of signatures on the petition, the circulator, before circulating of the 27 petition, prominently placed in the space provided under AS 15.45.560(a)(5) the name 28 of each person or organization that has paid or agreed to pay the circulator for 29 collection of signatures on the petition. 30 * Sec. 49. AS 15.45.680 is amended to read: 31 Sec. 15.45.680. Display of grounds [BASES] for and against recall. The
01 director shall provide each election board in the state or in the senate or house district 02 of the person subject to recall with at least five [10] copies of the statement of the 03 grounds for recall included in the application and at least five [10] copies of the 04 statement of not more than 200 words made by the official subject to recall in 05 justification of the official's conduct in office. The person subject to recall may 06 provide the director with the statement within 10 days after the date the director gave 07 notification that the petition was properly filed. The election board shall post at least 08 one copy [THREE COPIES] of the statements for and against recall in a [THREE] 09 conspicuous place [PLACES] in the polling place. 10 * Sec. 50. AS 15.58.020 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 15.58.020. Contents of pamphlet. Each election pamphlet must contain 12 (1) photographs and campaign statements submitted by eligible 13 candidates for elective office in the region; 14 (2) information and recommendations filed under AS 15.58.050 on 15 judicial officers subject to a retention election in the region; 16 (3) a map of the house district or districts of the region; 17 (4) sample ballots for house districts of the region; 18 (5) an absentee ballot application; 19 (6) for each ballot proposition submitted to the voters by initiative or 20 referendum petition or by the legislature, 21 (A) the full text of the proposition specifying constitutional or 22 statutory provisions proposed to be affected; 23 (B) the ballot title and the summary of the proposition prepared 24 by the director or by the lieutenant governor; 25 (C) a neutral summary of the proposition prepared by the 26 Legislative Affairs Agency; 27 (D) statements submitted that advocate voter approval or 28 rejection of the proposition not to exceed 500 words; 29 (7) for each bond question, a statement of the scope of each project as 30 it appears in the bond authorization; 31 (8) a maximum of two pages of material submitted by each political
01 party; 02 (9) additional information on voting procedures that the lieutenant 03 governor considers necessary; 04 (10) for the question whether a constitutional convention shall be 05 called, 06 (A) a full statement of the question placed on the ballot; 07 (B) statements not to exceed 500 words that advocate voter 08 approval or rejection of the question; 09 (11) under AS 37.13.170, the Alaska permanent fund annual income 10 statement and balance sheet for the two fiscal years preceding the publication of the 11 election pamphlet; 12 (12) under AS 15.10.090, notice of 13 (A) the establishment or abolition of a precinct; 14 (B) the designation, abolition, or modification of precinct 15 boundaries; and 16 (C) a change in the location of a polling place. 17 * Sec. 51. AS 15.60 is amended by adding a new section to read: 18 Sec. 15.60.008. Recognized political party status. (a) A political group that 19 the director has not recognized as a political party may obtain recognized political 20 party status if, on or before May 31 of the election year for which the political group 21 seeks recognition, the political group 22 (1) files an application with the director; 23 (2) submits bylaws to the director and the United States Department of 24 Justice as required of political parties in AS 15.25.014; and 25 (3) meets the definition of a political party in AS 15.60.010. 26 (b) The director shall verify that each political group seeking recognized 27 political party status under (a) of this section and each recognized political party meets 28 the definition of a political party in AS 15.60.010. 29 (c) The director shall perform a verification described in (b) of this section at 30 least once a month after the date of certification of the preceding general election, 31 except that the director may suspend the monthly verifications on and after June 1 and
01 before November 30 of a general election year. For purposes of (b) of this section, the 02 director shall verify that the voters who have submitted registration forms to the 03 division of elections are qualified under AS 15.05.010 and have declared affiliation 04 with the political group or recognized political party for which the verification is 05 performed. 06 (d) Within 10 days after a verification under (c) of this section, the director 07 shall provide to a political group seeking recognized political party status under (a) of 08 this section written notification when the political group has obtained recognized 09 political party status. 10 (e) The director may not withdraw recognized political party status from a 11 political group that no longer meets the definition of political party except following 12 the verification immediately after a general election at which a governor was elected. 13 The director shall notify the political group in writing of the withdrawal of 14 recognition. 15 * Sec. 52. AS 15.60.010(23) is amended to read: 16 (23) "political party" means an organized group of voters that 17 represents a political program and that 18 (A) [THAT] nominated a candidate for governor who received 19 at least three percent of the total votes cast for governor at the preceding 20 general election at which a governor was elected [OR HAS REGISTERED 21 VOTERS IN THE STATE EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST THREE 22 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR GOVERNOR AT THE 23 PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION]; 24 (B) [IF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR WAS NOT ON THE 25 BALLOT AT THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION BUT THE OFFICE 26 OF UNITED STATES SENATOR WAS ON THAT BALLOT, THAT] 27 nominated a candidate for United States senator who received at least three 28 percent of the total votes cast for United States senator at the preceding 29 general election or at the most recent general election at which a governor 30 was elected; [THAT GENERAL ELECTION OR HAS REGISTERED 31 VOTERS IN THE STATE EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST THREE
01 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR UNITED STATES 02 SENATOR AT THAT GENERAL ELECTION; OR] 03 (C) [IF NEITHER THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR NOR THE 04 OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR WAS ON THE BALLOT AT 05 THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION, THAT] nominated a candidate 06 for United States representative who received at least three percent of the total 07 votes cast for United States representative at the preceding general election 08 or at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected; 09 [THAT GENERAL ELECTION] or 10 (D) has registered voters in the state equal in number to at least 11 two [THREE] percent of the total number of voters registered in the state on 12 March 31 of the most recent election year [VOTES CAST FOR UNITED 13 STATES REPRESENTATIVE AT THAT GENERAL ELECTION]; 14 * Sec. 53. AS 15.60.010 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 15 (40) "reregistration" means the submission of a registration form by a 16 voter whose registration was inactivated on the master register maintained under 17 AS 15.07 and the director's reactivation of that registration in accordance with that 18 chapter; in this paragraph, "a voter whose registration was inactivated" does not 19 include a voter whose registration was inactivated under AS 15.07.130 and whose 20 ballot may be counted under AS 15.15.198. 21 * Sec. 54. AS 29.05.110(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) A qualified voter who is registered to vote [HAS BEEN A RESIDENT 23 OF THE AREA] within the proposed municipality at least [FOR] 30 days before the 24 date of the election order may vote. 25 * Sec. 55. AS 29.05.110(c) is amended to read: 26 (c) Areawide borough powers included in an incorporation petition are 27 considered to be part of the incorporation question. In an election for the 28 incorporation of a second class borough, each nonareawide power to be exercised is 29 placed separately on the ballot. Adoption of a nonareawide power requires a majority 30 of the votes cast on the question, and the vote is limited to the qualified voters who 31 are registered to vote [RESIDING] in the proposed borough but outside all cities in
01 the proposed borough. 02 * Sec. 56. AS 29.05.110 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 03 (f) In this section, "qualified voter" has the meaning given in AS 15.60.010. 04 * Sec. 57. AS 15.10.020(b) and AS 15.20.048 are repealed. 05 * Sec. 58. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 06 read: 07 APPLICABILITY. The changes made by secs. 26 - 49 of this Act apply to an 08 application for an initiative, referendum, or recall filed with the lieutenant governor on or 09 after the effective date of this Act. 10 * Sec. 59. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 11 read: 12 TRANSITION. An initiative, referendum, or recall for which an application was filed 13 with the lieutenant governor before the effective date of this Act is subject to the provisions of 14 AS 15.45 as they existed on the day before the effective date of this Act.