CSHB 94(JUD): "An Act relating to qualifications of voters, requirements and procedures regarding independent candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, voter registration, voter residence, precinct boundary and polling place designation and modification, political parties, voters unaffiliated with a political party, early voting, absentee voting, 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; and relating to incorporation elections."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 94(JUD) 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, voter residence, precinct boundary and polling place designation and 04 modification, political parties, voters unaffiliated with a political party, early voting, 05 absentee voting, ballot design, ballot counting, voting by mail, voting machines, vote 06 tally systems, qualifications for elected office, initiative, referendum, recall, and 07 definitions in the Alaska Election Code; and relating to incorporation elections." 08 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 09 * Section 1. AS 13.26.332 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 13.26.332. Statutory form power of attorney. A person who wishes to 11 designate another as attorney-in-fact or agent by a power of attorney may execute a 12 statutory power of attorney set out in substantially the following form: 13 GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
01 THE POWERS GRANTED FROM THE PRINCIPAL TO THE 02 AGENT OR AGENTS IN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT ARE 03 VERY BROAD. THEY MAY INCLUDE THE POWER TO 04 DISPOSE, SELL, CONVEY, AND ENCUMBER YOUR REAL AND 05 PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND THE POWER TO MAKE YOUR 06 HEALTH CARE DECISIONS. ACCORDINGLY, THE 07 FOLLOWING DOCUMENT SHOULD ONLY BE USED AFTER 08 CAREFUL CONSIDERATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS 09 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT, YOU SHOULD SEEK COMPETENT 10 ADVICE. 11 YOU MAY REVOKE THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AT 12 ANY TIME. 13 Pursuant to AS 13.26.338 - 13.26.353, I, (Name of 14 principal) , of (Address of principal) , do hereby appoint 15 (Name and address of agent or agents) , my attorney(s)-in-fact to 16 act as I have checked below in my name, place, and stead in any way 17 which I myself could do, if I were personally present, with respect to 18 the following matters, as each of them is defined in AS 13.26.344, to 19 the full extent that I am permitted by law to act through an agent: 20 THE AGENT OR AGENTS YOU HAVE APPOINTED WILL 21 HAVE ALL THE POWERS LISTED BELOW UNLESS YOU 22 DRAW A LINE THROUGH A CATEGORY; AND 23 INITIAL THE BOX OPPOSITE THAT CATEGORY 24 (A) real estate transactions ( ) 25 (B) transactions involving tangible personal 26 property, chattels, and goods ( ) 27 (C) bonds, shares, and commodities transactions ( ) 28 (D) banking transactions ( ) 29 (E) business operating transactions ( ) 30 (F) insurance transactions ( ) 31 (G) estate transactions ( )
01 (H) gift transactions ( ) 02 (I) claims and litigation ( ) 03 (J) personal relationships and affairs ( ) 04 (K) benefits from government programs and military service ( ) 05 (L) records, reports, and statements ( ) 06 (M) delegation ( ) 07 (N) voter registration and absentee ballot requests ( ) 08 (O) all other matters, including those specified as follows: ( ) 09 _________________________________________________________ 10 _________________________________________________________ 11 _________________________________________________________ 12 IF YOU HAVE APPOINTED MORE THAN ONE AGENT, 13 CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 14 ( ) Each agent may exercise the powers conferred separately, without 15 the consent of any other agent. 16 ( ) All agents shall exercise the powers conferred jointly, with the 17 consent of all other agents. 18 TO INDICATE WHEN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL 19 BECOME EFFECTIVE, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 20 ( ) This document shall become effective upon the date of my 21 signature. 22 ( ) This document shall become effective upon the date of my 23 disability and shall not otherwise be affected by my disability. 24 IF YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS DOCUMENT 25 SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF YOUR 26 SIGNATURE, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 27 ( ) This document shall not be affected by my subsequent disability. 28 ( ) This document shall be revoked by my subsequent disability. 29 IF YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS DOCUMENT 30 SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE OF YOUR 31 SIGNATURE AND WANT TO LIMIT THE TERM OF THIS
01 DOCUMENT, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: 02 This document shall only continue in effect for ________ ( ) 03 years from the date of my signature. 04 NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF THE POWERS 05 GRANTED IN THIS DOCUMENT 06 You may revoke one or more of the powers granted in this 07 document. Unless otherwise provided in this document, you may 08 revoke a specific power granted in this power of attorney by 09 completing a special power of attorney that includes the specific power 10 in this document that you want to revoke. Unless otherwise provided in 11 this document, you may revoke all the powers granted in this power of 12 attorney by completing a subsequent power of attorney. 13 NOTICE TO THIRD PARTIES 14 A third party who relies on the reasonable representations of an 15 attorney-in-fact as to a matter relating to a power granted by a properly 16 executed statutory power of attorney does not incur any liability to the 17 principal or to the principal's heirs, assigns, or estate as a result of 18 permitting the attorney-in-fact to exercise the authority granted by the 19 power of attorney. A third party who fails to honor a properly executed 20 statutory form power of attorney may be liable to the principal, the 21 attorney-in-fact, the principal's heirs, assigns, or estate for a civil 22 penalty, plus damages, costs, and fees associated with the failure to 23 comply with the statutory form power of attorney. If the power of 24 attorney is one which becomes effective upon the disability of the 25 principal, the disability of the principal is established by an affidavit, as 26 required by law. 27 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name 28 this ____ day of __________, ____. 29 _________________________________ 30 Signature of Principal 31 Acknowledged before me at ____________________________
01 ________________________ on ______________________________. 02 Signature of Officer or Notary 03 * Sec. 2. AS 13.26.344 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 04 (p) In a statutory form power of attorney, the language conferring general 05 authority with regard to voter registration and absentee ballot requests shall be 06 construed to mean that the principal authorizes the agent to register the principal to 07 vote or request an absentee ballot for the principal. 08 * Sec. 3. AS 15.05.020 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 15.05.020. Rules for determining residence of voter. For the purpose 10 of determining residence for voting, the place of residence is governed by the 11 following rules: 12 (1) A person may not be considered to have gained a residence solely 13 by reason of presence nor may a person lose it solely by reason of absence while in the 14 civil or military service of this state or of the United States or of absence because of 15 marriage to a person engaged in the civil or military service of this state or the United 16 States, while a student at an institution of learning, while in an institution or asylum at 17 public expense, while confined in public prison, while engaged in the navigation of 18 waters of this state or the United States or of the high seas, while residing upon an 19 Indian or military reservation, or while residing in the Alaska Pioneers' Home or the 20 Alaska Veterans' Home. 21 (2) The residence of a person is that place in which the person's 22 habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever absent, the person has the intention to 23 return. If a person resides in one place, but does business in another, the former is the 24 person's place of residence. Temporary work sites [CONSTRUCTION CAMPS] do 25 not constitute a dwelling place. 26 (3) A change of residence is made only by the act of removal joined 27 with the intent to remain in another place. There can only be one residence. 28 (4) A person does not lose residence if the person leaves home and 29 goes to another country, state, or place in this state for temporary purposes only and 30 with the intent of returning. 31 (5) A person does not gain residence in any place to which the person
01 comes without the present intention to establish a permanent dwelling at that place. 02 (6) A person loses residence in this state if the person votes in another 03 state's election, either in person or by absentee ballot, and will not be eligible to vote 04 in this state until again qualifying under AS 15.05.010. 05 (7) The term of residence is computed by including the day on which 06 the person's residence begins and excluding the day of election. 07 (8) The address of a voter as it appears on the [AN] official voter 08 registration record [CARD] is presumptive evidence of the person's voting residence. 09 This presumption is negated only if the voter notifies the director in writing of a 10 change of voting residence. 11 * Sec. 4. AS 15.07.050 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 15.07.050. Manner of registration. Registration may be made 13 (1) in person before a registration official or through a voter 14 registration agency; 15 (2) by another individual on behalf of the voter if the voter has 16 executed a written general power of attorney or a written special power of 17 attorney authorizing that other individual to register the voter; 18 (3) by mail; or 19 (4) [(3)] by facsimile transmission, scanning, or another method of 20 electronic transmission that the director approves. 21 * Sec. 5. AS 15.07.060(a) is amended to read: 22 (a) Each applicant who requests registration or reregistration shall supply the 23 following information: 24 (1) the applicant's name and sex; 25 (2) if issued, the applicant's State of Alaska driver's license number or 26 State of Alaska identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's 27 social security number; 28 (3) the applicant's date of birth; 29 (4) the applicant's Alaska residence address [AND OTHER 30 NECESSARY INFORMATION ESTABLISHING RESIDENCE, INCLUDING THE 31 TERM OF RESIDENCE IN THE STATE AND IN THE DISTRICT, IF
01 REQUESTED]; 02 (5) a statement of whether the applicant has previously been 03 registered to vote in another jurisdiction, and, if so, the jurisdiction and the address of 04 the previous registration; 05 (6) a declaration that the applicant [REGISTRANT] will be 18 years 06 of age or older within 90 days after [OF] the date of registration; 07 (7) a declaration that the applicant [REGISTRANT] is a citizen of the 08 United States; 09 (8) the date of application; 10 (9) the applicant's signature or mark; 11 (10) any former name under which the applicant was registered to vote 12 in the state; 13 (11) an oath [ATTESTATION] that the information provided by the 14 applicant in (1) - (10) of this subsection is true; and 15 (12) a certification that the applicant understands that a false statement 16 on the application may make the applicant subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor 17 under this title or AS 11. 18 * Sec. 6. AS 15.07.070(b) is amended to read: 19 (b) To register by mail or by facsimile, scanning, or other electronic 20 transmission approved by the director under AS 15.07.050, the director, the area 21 election supervisor, or a voter registration agency shall furnish, at no cost to the voter, 22 forms prepared by the director on which the registration information required under 23 AS 15.07.060 shall be inserted by the voter, by a person on behalf of the voter if 24 that person is designated to act on behalf of the voter in a power of attorney, or 25 by a person on behalf of the voter if the voter is physically incapacitated. The director 26 may require proof of identification of the applicant as required by regulations adopted 27 by the director under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). Upon receipt and 28 approval of the completed registration forms, the director or the election supervisor 29 shall forward to the voter an acknowledgment, and the voter's name shall immediately 30 be placed on the master register. If the registration is denied, the voter shall 31 immediately be informed in writing that registration was denied and the reason for
01 denial. When identifying information has been provided by the voter as required by 02 this chapter, the election supervisor shall forward to the voter a registration card. 03 * Sec. 7. AS 15.07 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 15.07.075. Voters unaffiliated with a political party. The director shall 05 consider a voter to be a voter registered as 06 (1) "nonpartisan" and without a preference for a political party if the 07 voter registers as nonpartisan on a voter registration form; 08 (2) "undeclared" if the voter 09 (A) registers as undeclared on a voter registration form; 10 (B) fails to declare an affiliation with a political group or 11 political party on a voter registration form; or 12 (C) declares an affiliation with an entity other than a political 13 party or political group on a voter registration form; or 14 (3) "other" if the voter declares on a voter registration form an 15 affiliation with a political group. 16 * Sec. 8. AS 15.07.127 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 15.07.127. Preparation of master register. The director shall prepare 18 both a statewide list and a list by precinct of the names and addresses of all persons 19 whose names appear on the master register and their political party affiliation. 20 Subject to the limitations of 15.07.195, any [ANY] person may obtain a copy of the 21 list, or a part of the list, or an electronic format containing both residence and mailing 22 addresses of voters, by applying to the director and paying to the state treasury a fee as 23 determined by the director. 24 * Sec. 9. AS 15.10.090 is repealed and reenacted to read: 25 Sec. 15.10.090. Notice of precinct boundary or polling place designation 26 and modification. The director shall give full public notice if a precinct is established 27 or abolished, if the boundaries of a precinct are designated, abolished, or modified, or 28 if the location of a polling place is changed. Public notice must include 29 (1) whenever possible, sending written notice of the change to each 30 affected registered voter in the precinct; 31 (2) providing notice of the change
01 (A) by publication once in a local newspaper of general 02 circulation in the precinct; or 03 (B) if there is not a local newspaper of general circulation in 04 the precinct, by posting written notice in three conspicuous places as close to 05 the precinct as possible; at least one posting location must be in the precinct; 06 (3) posting notice of the change on the Internet website of the division 07 of elections; 08 (4) providing notification of the change to the appropriate municipal 09 clerks, community councils, tribal groups, Native villages, and village regional 10 corporations established under 43 U.S.C. 1606 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement 11 Act); and 12 (5) inclusion in the official election pamphlet. 13 * Sec. 10. AS 15.15.030(6) is repealed and reenacted to read: 14 (6) The names of the candidates for each office shall be set out in the 15 same order on ballots printed for use in each house district. The director shall 16 randomly determine the order of the names of the candidates for state representative 17 for each house district. The director shall rotate the order of placement of the names 18 of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, United States senator, United States 19 representative, and state senator on the ballot for each house district. 20 * Sec. 11. AS 15.15.030(7) is amended to read: 21 (7) The general election ballot shall be designed with the names of 22 candidates of each political party, and of any independent candidates qualified 23 under AS 15.30.026, for the office of President and Vice-President of the United 24 States placed in the same section on the ballot rather than the names of electors of 25 President and Vice-President. 26 * Sec. 12. AS 15.15.350(a) is amended to read: 27 (a) The director may adopt regulations prescribing the manner in which the 28 precinct ballot count is accomplished so as to ensure [ASSURE] accuracy in the count 29 and to expedite the process. The election board shall account for all ballots by 30 completing a ballot statement containing (1) the number of official ballots received; 31 (2) the number of official ballots voted; (3) the number of official ballots spoiled; (4)
01 the number of official ballots unused and either destroyed or returned for 02 destruction to the elections supervisor or the election supervisor's designee. The 03 board shall count the number of questioned ballots and [SHALL] compare that 04 number to the number of questioned voters in the register. Discrepancies shall be 05 noted and the numbers included in the certificate prescribed by AS 15.15.370. The 06 election board, in hand-count precincts, shall count the ballots in a manner that allows 07 watchers to see the ballots when opened and read. A person handling the ballot after it 08 has been taken from the ballot box and before it is placed in the envelope for mailing 09 may not have a marking device in hand or remove a ballot from the immediate vicinity 10 of the polls. 11 * Sec. 13. AS 15.15.430 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 15.15.430. Scope of the review of ballot counting. (a) The review of 13 ballot counting by the director shall include only [A REVIEW OF] 14 (1) a review of the precinct registers, tallies, and ballots cast; [AND] 15 (2) a review of absentee and questioned ballots as prescribed by law; 16 and 17 (3) unless the ballot for the election district contains nothing but 18 uncontested offices, a hand count of ballots from one randomly selected precinct 19 in each election district that accounts for at least five percent of the ballots cast in 20 that district. 21 (b) If, following the ballot review set out in (a) of this section, the director 22 finds an unexplained discrepancy in the ballot count in any precinct, the director may 23 count the ballots from that precinct. If there is a discrepancy of more than one 24 percent between the results of the hand count under (a)(3) of this section and the 25 count certified by the election board, the director shall conduct a hand count of 26 the ballots from that district. The director shall certify in writing to the state ballot 27 counting review board and publish on the division's Internet website any changes 28 resulting from a [THE] count performed under this subsection. 29 * Sec. 14. AS 15.20.030 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 15.20.030. Preparation of ballots, envelopes, and other material. The 31 director shall provide ballots for use as absentee ballots in all districts. The director
01 shall provide a secrecy sleeve in which the voter shall initially place the marked ballot, 02 and shall provide an envelope with the prescribed voter's certificate on it, in which the 03 secrecy sleeve with ballot enclosed shall be placed. The director shall prescribe the 04 form of and prepare the voter's certificate, envelopes, and other material used in 05 absentee voting. The voter's certificate shall include a declaration, for use when 06 required, that the voter is a qualified voter in all respects, a blank for the voter's 07 signature, a certification that the affiant properly executed the marking of the ballot 08 and gave the voter's identity, blanks for the attesting official or witness 09 [WITNESSES], and a place for recording the date the envelope was sealed and 10 witnessed. The envelope with the voter's certificate must include a notice that 11 false statements made by the voter or by the attesting official or witness on the 12 certificate are punishable by law. 13 * Sec. 15. AS 15.20.064 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14 (d) The director shall designate locations for early voting by January 1 of an 15 election year. 16 * Sec. 16. AS 15.20.066(b) is amended to read: 17 (b) An absentee ballot that is completed and returned by the voter by 18 electronic transmission must 19 (1) contain the following statement: "I understand that, by using 20 electronic transmission to return my marked ballot, I am voluntarily waiving a portion 21 of my right to a secret ballot to the extent necessary to process my ballot, but expect 22 that my vote will be held as confidential as possible, [.] " followed by the voter's 23 signature and date of signature; and 24 (2) be accompanied by a statement executed under oath as to the 25 voter's identity; the statement under oath must be witnessed by 26 (A) a commissioned or noncommissioned officer of the armed 27 forces of the United States; 28 (B) an official authorized by federal law or the law of the state 29 in which the absentee ballot is cast to administer an oath; or 30 (C) an individual [TWO UNITED STATES CITIZENS] who 31 is [ARE] 18 years of age or older.
01 * Sec. 17. AS 15.20.081(a) is amended to read: 02 (a) A qualified voter may apply by mail or by facsimile, scanning, or other 03 electronic transmission to the director for an absentee ballot. Another individual 04 may apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of a qualified voter if that individual 05 is designated to act on behalf of the voter in a written general power of attorney 06 or a written special power of attorney that authorizes the other individual to 07 apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of the voter. The application must include 08 the address or, if the application requests delivery of an absentee ballot by electronic 09 transmission, the telephone electronic transmission number, to which the absentee 10 ballot is to be returned, the applicant's full Alaska residence address, and the 11 applicant's signature. However, a person residing outside the United States and 12 applying to vote absentee in federal elections in accordance with AS 15.05.011 need 13 not include an Alaska residence address in the application. 14 * Sec. 18. AS 15.20.081(d) is amended to read: 15 (d) Upon receipt of an absentee ballot by mail, the voter, in the presence of a 16 notary public, commissioned officer of the armed forces including the National Guard, 17 district judge or magistrate, United States postal official, registration official, or other 18 person qualified to administer oaths, may proceed to mark the ballot in secret, to place 19 the ballot in the secrecy sleeve, to place the secrecy sleeve in the envelope provided, 20 and to sign the voter's certificate on the envelope in the presence of an official listed in 21 this subsection who shall sign as attesting official and shall date the signature. If none 22 of the officials listed in this subsection is reasonably accessible, an absentee voter 23 shall sign the voter's certificate in the presence of an individual who is [TWO 24 PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF] 18 years of age or older, who shall sign as a 25 witness [WITNESSES] and attest to the date on which the voter signed the certificate 26 in the individual's [THEIR] presence, and, in addition, the voter shall certify, as 27 prescribed in AS 09.63.020, under penalty of perjury, that the statements in the 28 voter's certification are true [PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATION PRESCRIBED IN 29 AS 09.63.020]. 30 * Sec. 19. 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. 20. AS 15.20.450 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 15.20.450. Requirement of deposit. The application must include a 08 deposit in cash, by certified check, or by bond with a surety approved by the director. 09 The amount of the deposit is $1,000 [$300] for each precinct, $2,000 [$750] for each 10 house district, and $15,000 [$10,000] for the entire state. If the recount includes an 11 office for which candidates received a tie vote, or the difference between the number 12 of votes cast was 20 or less or was less than .5 percent of the total number of votes 13 cast for the two candidates for the contested office, or a question or proposition for 14 which there was a tie vote on the issue, or the difference between the number of votes 15 cast in favor of or opposed to the issue was 20 or less or was less than .5 percent of the 16 total votes cast in favor of or opposed to the issue, the application need not include a 17 deposit, and the state shall bear the cost of the recount. If, on the recount, a candidate 18 other than the candidate who received the original election certificate is declared 19 elected, or if the vote on recount is determined to be four percent or more in excess of 20 the vote reported by the state review for the candidate applying for the recount or in 21 favor of or opposed to the question or proposition as stated in the application, the 22 entire deposit shall be refunded. If the entire deposit is not refunded, the director shall 23 refund any money remaining after the cost of the recount has been paid from the 24 deposit. 25 * Sec. 21. AS 15.20.800(b) is amended to read. 26 (b) If the director conducts an election under (a) of this section by mail, the 27 director shall send a ballot for each election described in (a) of this section to each 28 person whose name appears on the official registration list prepared under 29 AS 15.07.125 for that election. The director shall send ballots by first class, 30 nonforwardable mail. The ballot shall be sent to the address stated on the official 31 registration list unless
01 (1) the voter has notified the director or an election supervisor of a 02 different address to which the ballot should be sent; or 03 (2) address on the official registration list has been identified as 04 being an undeliverable address [. THE DIRECTOR SHALL SEND BALLOTS BY 05 FIRST CLASS, NONFORWARDABLE MAIL]. 06 * Sec. 22. AS 15.20 is amended by adding a new section to article 5 to read: 07 Sec. 15.20.910. Standards for voting machines and vote tally systems. The 08 director may approve a voting machine or vote tally system for use in an election in 09 the state upon consideration of factors relevant to the administration of state elections, 10 including whether the Federal Election Commission has certified the voting machine 11 or vote tally system to be in compliance with the voting system standards approved by 12 the Federal Election Commission as required by 42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(5) (Help America 13 Vote Act of 2002). The director may only approve a voting machine or vote tally 14 system if the machine or system satisfies the requirements of AS 15.15.032(c). 15 * Sec. 23. AS 15.25.030(a) is amended to read: 16 (a) A member of a political party who seeks to become a candidate of the 17 party in the primary election shall execute and file a declaration of candidacy. The 18 declaration shall be executed under oath before an officer authorized to take 19 acknowledgments and must state in substance 20 (1) the full name of the candidate; 21 (2) the full mailing address of the candidate; 22 (3) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 23 representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 24 (4) the office for which the candidate seeks nomination; 25 (5) the name of the political party of which the person is a candidate 26 for nomination; 27 (6) the full residence address of the candidate, and the date on which 28 residency at that address began; 29 (7) the date of the primary election at which the candidate seeks 30 nomination; 31 (8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the
01 candidate; 02 (9) that the candidate will meet the specific citizenship requirements of 03 the office for which the person is a candidate; 04 (10) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; 05 (11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 06 office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 07 representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first 08 scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the 09 election; if the candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will 10 be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of 11 the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of 12 governor or lieutenant governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of 13 age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be 14 filled by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will 15 be at least 30 years of age on the date of certification of the results of the special 16 election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is 17 sworn into office; 18 (12) that the candidate requests that the candidate's name be placed on 19 the primary election ballot; 20 (13) that the required fee accompanies the declaration; 21 (14) that the person is not a candidate for any other office to be voted 22 on at the primary or general election and that the person is not a candidate for this 23 office under any other declaration of candidacy or nominating petition; 24 (15) the manner in which the candidate wishes the candidate's name to 25 appear on the ballot; and 26 (16) that the candidate is registered to vote as a member of the political 27 party whose nomination is being sought. 28 * Sec. 24. AS 15.25.105(a) is amended to read: 29 (a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not 30 successful in advancing to the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the 31 general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate. Votes for a write-in
01 candidate may not be counted unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the 02 director stating 03 (1) the full name of the candidate; 04 (2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which 05 residency at that address began; 06 (3) the full mailing address of the candidate; 07 (4) the name of the political party or political group of which the 08 candidate is a member, if any; 09 (5) if the candidate is for the office of state senator or state 10 representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 11 (6) the office that the candidate seeks; 12 (7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; 13 (8) the length of residency in the state and in the house district of the 14 candidate; 15 (9) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written 16 on the ballot by the voter; 17 (10) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 18 the office for which the person is a candidate; 19 (11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 20 office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 21 representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first 22 scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the 23 election; if the candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will 24 be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of 25 the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of 26 governor or lieutenant governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of 27 age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be 28 filled by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will 29 be at least 30 years of age on the date of certification of the results of the special 30 election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn 31 into office;
01 (12) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; and 02 (13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be 03 voted on at the general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for this office 04 under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy. 05 * Sec. 25. AS 15.25.180(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) The petition must state in substance 07 (1) the full name of the candidate; 08 (2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which 09 residency at that address began; 10 (3) the full mailing address of the candidate; 11 (4) the name of the political group, if any, supporting the candidate; 12 (5) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 13 representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 14 (6) the office for which the candidate is nominated; 15 (7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; 16 (8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the 17 candidate; 18 (9) that the subscribers are qualified voters of the state or house or 19 senate district in which the candidate resides; 20 (10) that the subscribers request that the candidate's name be placed on 21 the general election ballot; 22 (11) that the proposed candidate accepts the nomination and will serve 23 if elected, with the statement signed by the proposed candidate; 24 (12) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to appear on 25 the ballot; 26 (13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be 27 voted on at the primary or general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for 28 this office under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy; 29 (14) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 30 the office for which the person is a candidate; 31 (15) 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; and 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 (16) that the candidate is a qualified voter; and 14 (17) if the candidacy is for the office of the governor, the name of the 15 candidate for lieutenant governor running jointly with the candidate for governor. 16 * Sec. 26. AS 15.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 17 Sec. 15.30.026. Qualifications for independent candidates for President of 18 the United States; selection of candidate for Vice-President; selection of electors. 19 (a) A person who desires to be an independent candidate for President of the United 20 States must file with the director not earlier than January 1 of a presidential election 21 year and not later than the 90th day before a presidential general election a petition 22 signed by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the 23 number of voters who cast ballots in an election under this chapter for President of the 24 United States at the last presidential general election. The petition must state that the 25 signers desire the named candidate for President of the United States to appear on the 26 ballot as an independent candidate for president at the next succeeding presidential 27 general election. 28 (b) In order to appear on the ballot, a candidate who has qualified for ballot 29 status under (a) of this section shall certify the following information to the director on 30 or before September 1 of the year of the presidential general election: 31 (1) the names of the electors for the independent candidate for
01 President of the United States, equal to the number of senators and representatives to 02 which the state is entitled in Congress; 03 (2) the name of a candidate for Vice-President, selected by the 04 independent candidate; and 05 (3) the name, Alaska mailing address, and signature of the candidate's 06 state campaign chair, who must be an Alaska resident. 07 * Sec. 27. AS 15.30.050 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 15.30.050. Interpretation of votes cast for candidates for President 09 and Vice-President [VICE PRESIDENT]. In voting for presidential electors, a vote 10 marked for the candidates for President and Vice-President [VICE PRESIDENT] is 11 considered and counted as a vote for the presidential electors of the party or for the 12 presidential electors named under AS 15.30.026, as appropriate. 13 * Sec. 28. AS 15.30.090 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 15.30.090. Duties of electors. After any vacancies have been filled, the 15 electors shall proceed to cast their votes for the candidates for the office of President 16 and Vice-President [VICE PRESIDENT] of the party that [WHICH] selected them as 17 candidates for electors, or for the candidates for the office of President and Vice- 18 President under AS 15.30.026 if the electors were named under AS 15.30.026, and 19 shall perform the duties of electors as required by the constitution and laws of the 20 United States. The director shall provide administrative services and the Department 21 of Law shall provide legal services necessary for the electors to perform their duties. 22 * Sec. 29. AS 15.45.030 is amended to read: 23 Sec. 15.45.030. Form of application. The application must [SHALL] 24 include the 25 (1) [THE] proposed bill [TO BE INITIATED], 26 (2) printed name, the signature, the address, and a numerical 27 identifier of not fewer than 100 qualified voters who will serve as sponsors; each 28 signature page must include a statement that the sponsors are qualified voters who 29 signed the application with the proposed bill attached; and [,] 30 (3) [THE] designation of an initiative committee consisting of three of 31 the sponsors who subscribed to the application and [SHALL] represent all sponsors
01 and subscribers in matters relating to the initiative; the designation must include the 02 name, mailing address, and signature of each committee member [, AND (4) 03 THE SIGNATURES AND ADDRESSES OF NOT LESS THAN 100 QUALIFIED 04 VOTERS]. 05 * Sec. 30. AS 15.45.060 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 15.45.060. Designation of sponsors. The qualified voters who subscribe 07 to the application in support of the proposed bill are designated as sponsors. The 08 initiative committee may designate additional sponsors by giving written notice to the 09 lieutenant governor of the names, [AND] addresses, and numerical identifiers of 10 those so designated. 11 * Sec. 31. AS 15.45.090 is repealed and reenacted to read: 12 Sec. 15.45.090. Preparation of petition. (a) If the application is certified, 13 the lieutenant governor shall prepare a sufficient number of sequentially numbered 14 petitions to allow full circulation throughout the state. Each petition must contain 15 (1) a copy of the proposed bill if the number of words included in both 16 the formal and substantive provisions of the bill is 500 or less; 17 (2) an impartial summary of the subject matter of the bill; 18 (3) a statement of minimum costs to the state associated with 19 certification of the initiative application and review of the initiative petition, excluding 20 legal costs to the state and the costs to the state of any challenge to the validity of the 21 petition; 22 (4) an estimate of the cost to the state of implementing the proposed 23 law; 24 (5) the statement of warning prescribed in AS 15.45.100; 25 (6) sufficient space for the printed name, a numerical identifier, the 26 signature, the date of signature, and the address of each person signing the petition; 27 (7) sufficient space at the bottom of each signature page for the 28 information required by AS 15.45.130(8); and 29 (8) other specifications prescribed by the lieutenant governor to ensure 30 proper handling and control. 31 (b) Upon request of the initiative committee, the lieutenant governor shall
01 report to the committee the number of persons who voted in the preceding general 02 election. 03 * Sec. 32. AS 15.45 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 15.45.105. Qualifications of circulator. To circulate a petition booklet, 05 a person shall be 06 (1) a citizen of the United States; 07 (2) 18 years of age or older; and 08 (3) a resident of the state as determined under AS 15.05.020. 09 * Sec. 33. AS 15.45.120 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 15.45.120. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. 11 Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by printing the voter's name, a 12 numerical identifier, and an address, by signing the voter's name, and by dating 13 the signature [AND ADDRESS]. A person who has signed the initiative petition 14 may withdraw the person's name only by giving written notice to the lieutenant 15 governor before the date the petition is filed. 16 * Sec. 34. AS 15.45.130 is repealed and reenacted to read: 17 Sec. 15.45.130. Certification of circulator. Before being filed, each petition 18 shall be certified by an affidavit by the person who personally circulated the petition. 19 In determining the sufficiency of the petition, the lieutenant governor may not count 20 subscriptions on petitions not properly certified at the time of filing or corrected before 21 the subscriptions are counted. The affidavit must state in substance 22 (1) that the person signing the affidavit meets the residency, age, and 23 citizenship qualifications for circulating a petition under AS 15.45.105; 24 (2) that the person is the only circulator of that petition; 25 (3) that the signatures were made in the circulator's actual presence; 26 (4) that to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are the 27 signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; 28 (5) that, to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are of 29 persons who were qualified voters on the date of signature; 30 (6) that the circulator has not entered into an agreement with a person 31 or organization in violation of AS 15.45.110(c);
01 (7) that the circulator has not violated AS 15.45.110(d) with respect to 02 that petition; and 03 (8) whether the circulator has received payment or agreed to receive 04 payment for the collection of signatures on the petition, and, if so, the name of each 05 person or organization that has paid or agreed to pay the circulator for collection of 06 signatures on the petition. 07 * Sec. 35. AS 15.45.200 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 15.45.200. Display of proposed law. The director shall provide each 09 election board with at least five [10] copies of the proposed law being initiated, and 10 the election board shall display at least one copy [THREE COPIES] of the proposed 11 law in a conspicuous place in the room where the election is held. 12 * Sec. 36. AS 15.45.270 is amended to read: 13 Sec. 15.45.270. Form of application. The application must [SHALL] 14 include 15 (1) the act to be referred; 16 (2) a statement of approval or rejection; 17 (3) the printed name, the signature, the address, and a numerical 18 identifier of not fewer than 100 qualified voters who will serve as sponsors; each 19 signature page must include a statement that the sponsors are qualified voters who 20 signed the application with the act to be referred and the statement of approval or 21 rejection [PROPOSED BILL] attached; and 22 (4) [(3)] the designation of a referendum committee consisting of three 23 of the sponsors who subscribed to the application and [SHALL] represent all 24 sponsors and subscribers in matters relating to the referendum; the designation must 25 include the name, mailing address, and signature of each committee member 26 [AND 27 (4) THE SIGNATURES AND ADDRESSES OF NOT FEWER 28 THAN 100 QUALIFIED VOTERS]. 29 * Sec. 37. AS 15.45.290 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 15.45.290. Designation of sponsors. The qualified voters who subscribe 31 to the application in support of the referendum are designated as sponsors. The
01 referendum committee may designate additional sponsors by giving notice to the 02 lieutenant governor of the names, [AND] addresses, and numerical identifiers of 03 those so designated. 04 * Sec. 38. AS 15.45.320 is repealed and reenacted to read: 05 Sec. 15.45.320. Preparation of petition. (a) The lieutenant governor shall 06 prepare a sufficient number of sequentially numbered petitions to allow full circulation 07 throughout the state. Each petition must contain 08 (1) a copy of the act to be referred if the number of words included in 09 both the formal and substantive provisions of the act is 500 or less; 10 (2) the statement of approval or rejection; 11 (3) a statement of minimum costs to the state associated with 12 certification of the referendum application and review of the referendum petition, 13 excluding legal costs to the state and the costs to the state of any challenge to the 14 validity of the petition; 15 (4) an estimate of the cost to the state of voter approval or rejection of 16 the act; 17 (5) an impartial summary of the subject matter of the act; 18 (6) the statement of warning prescribed in AS 15.45.330; 19 (7) sufficient space for the printed name, a numerical identifier, the 20 signature, the date of signature, and the address of each person signing the petition; 21 (8) sufficient space at the bottom of each signature page for the 22 information required by AS 15.45.360(8); and 23 (9) 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. 39. 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. 40. 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. 41. 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, a 20 numerical identifier, and an address, by signing the voter's name, and by dating 21 the signature [AND ADDRESS]. A person who has signed the referendum petition 22 may withdraw the person's name only by giving written notice to the lieutenant 23 governor before the date the petition is filed. 24 * Sec. 42. AS 15.45.360 is repealed and reenacted to read: 25 Sec. 15.45.360. Certification of circulator. Before being filed, each petition 26 shall be certified by an affidavit by the person who personally circulated the petition. 27 In determining the sufficiency of the petition, the lieutenant governor may not count 28 subscriptions on petitions not properly certified at the time of filing or corrected before 29 the subscriptions are counted. The affidavit must state in substance 30 (1) that the person signing the affidavit meets the residency, age, and 31 citizenship qualifications for circulating a petition under AS 15.45.335;
01 (2) that the person is the only circulator of that petition; 02 (3) that the signatures were made in the circulator's actual presence; 03 (4) that to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are the 04 signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; 05 (5) that, to the best of the circulators knowledge, the signatures are of 06 persons who were qualified voters on the date of signature; 07 (6) that the circulator has not entered into an agreement with a person 08 or organization in violation of AS 15.45.340(b); 09 (7) that the circulator has not violated AS 15.45.340(c) with respect to 10 that petition; and 11 (8) whether the circulator has received payment or agreed to receive 12 payment for the collection of signatures on the petition, and, if so, the name of each 13 person or organization that has paid or agreed to pay the circulator for collection of 14 signatures on the petition. 15 * Sec. 43. 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. 44. 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, the signature, the address, and a numerical 26 identifier of qualified voters equal in number to 10 percent of those who voted in 27 the preceding general election in the state or in the senate or house district of the 28 official sought to be recalled, 100 of whom will serve as sponsors; each signature 29 page must include a statement that the [SPONSORS ARE] qualified voters [WHO] 30 signed the application with the name and office of the person to be recalled and the 31 statement of grounds for recall attached; and
01 (4) the designation of a recall committee consisting of three of the 02 qualified voters [SPONSORS] who subscribed to the application and shall 03 represent all sponsors and subscribers in matters relating to the recall; the designation 04 must include the name, mailing address, and signature of each committee 05 member 06 [(5) THE SIGNATURES OF AT LEAST 100 QUALIFIED VOTERS 07 WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE APPLICATION AS SPONSORS FOR PURPOSES OF 08 CIRCULATION; AND 09 (6) THE SIGNATURES AND ADDRESSES OF QUALIFIED 10 VOTERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO 10 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN 11 THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION IN THE STATE OR IN THE SENATE 12 OR HOUSE DISTRICT OF THE OFFICIAL SOUGHT TO BE RECALLED]. 13 * Sec. 45. AS 15.45 is amended by adding a new section to read: 14 Sec. 15.45.515. Designation of sponsors. The qualified voters who subscribe 15 to the application in support of the recall are designated as sponsors. The recall 16 committee may designate additional sponsors by giving notice to the lieutenant 17 governor of the names, addresses, and numerical identifiers of those so designated. 18 * Sec. 46. AS 15.45.560 is repealed and reenacted to read: 19 Sec. 15.45.560. Preparation of petition. (a) The director shall prepare a 20 sufficient number of sequentially numbered petitions to allow full circulation 21 throughout the state or throughout the senate or house district of the official sought to 22 be recalled. Each petition must contain 23 (1) the name and office of the person to be recalled; 24 (2) the statement of the grounds for recall included in the application; 25 (3) a statement of minimum costs to the state associated with 26 certification of the recall application, review of the recall petition, and conduct of a 27 special election, excluding legal costs to the state and the costs to the state of any 28 challenge to the validity of the petition; 29 (4) an estimate of the cost to the state of recalling the official; 30 (5) the statement of warning required in AS 15.45.570; 31 (6) sufficient space for the printed name, a numerical identifier, the
01 signature, the date of signature, and the address of each person signing the petition; 02 (7) sufficient space at the bottom of each signature page for the 03 information required by AS 15.45.600(8); and 04 (8) other specifications prescribed by the director to ensure proper 05 handling and control. 06 (b) Upon request of the recall committee, the lieutenant governor shall report 07 to the committee the number of persons who voted in the preceding general election, 08 in the state or in the district of the official sought to be recalled by the recall 09 committee. 10 * Sec. 47. AS 15.45.570 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 15.45.570. Statement of warning. Each petition must [AND 12 DUPLICATE COPY SHALL] include a statement of warning that a person who signs 13 a name other than the person's own to the petition, or who knowingly signs more than 14 once for the same proposition at one election, or who signs the petition while 15 knowingly not a qualified voter, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 16 * Sec. 48. AS 15.45 is amended by adding a new section to read: 17 Sec. 15.45.575. Qualifications of circulator. To circulate a petition booklet, 18 a person shall be 19 (1) a citizen of the United States; 20 (2) 18 years of age or older; and 21 (3) a resident of the state as determined under AS 15.05.020. 22 * Sec. 49. AS 15.45.580 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 23 (b) A circulator may not receive payment or agree to receive payment that is 24 greater than $1 a signature, and a person or an organization may not pay or agree to 25 pay an amount that is greater than $1 a signature, for the collection of signatures on a 26 petition. 27 (c) A person or organization may not knowingly pay, offer to pay, or cause to 28 be paid money or other valuable thing to a person to sign or refrain from signing a 29 petition. 30 (d) A person or organization that violates (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a 31 class B misdemeanor.
01 (e) In this section, 02 (1) "organization" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900; 03 (2) "other valuable thing" has the meaning given in AS 15.56.030; 04 (3) "person" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900. 05 * Sec. 50. AS 15.45.590 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 15.45.590. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. 07 Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by printing the voter's name, a 08 numerical identifier, and an address, by signing the voter's name, and by dating 09 the signature [AND ADDRESS]. A person who has signed the petition may 10 withdraw the person's name only by giving written notice to the director before the 11 date the petition is filed. 12 * Sec. 51. AS 15.45.600 is repealed and reenacted to read: 13 Sec. 15.45.600. Certification of circulator. Before being filed, each petition 14 shall be certified by an affidavit by the person who personally circulated the petition. 15 In determining the sufficiency of the petition, the lieutenant governor may not count 16 subscriptions on petitions not properly certified at the time of filing or corrected before 17 the subscriptions are counted. The affidavit must state in substance 18 (1) that the person signing the affidavit meets the residency, age, and 19 citizenship qualifications for circulating a petition under AS 15.45.575; 20 (2) that the person is the only circulator of that petition; 21 (3) that the signatures were made in the circulator's actual presence; 22 (4) that to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are the 23 signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; 24 (5) that, to the best of the circulator's knowledge, the signatures are of 25 persons who were qualified voters on the date of signature; 26 (6) that the circulator has not entered into an agreement with a person 27 or organization in violation of AS 15.45.580(b); 28 (7) that the circulator has not violated AS 15.45.580(c) with respect to 29 that petition; and 30 (8) whether the circulator has received payment or agreed to receive 31 payment for the collection of signatures on the petition, and, if so, the name of each
01 person or organization that has paid or agreed to pay the circulator for collection of 02 signatures on the petition. 03 * Sec. 52. AS 15.45.680 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 15.45.680. Display of grounds [BASES] for and against recall. The 05 director shall provide each election board in the state or in the senate or house district 06 of the person subject to recall with at least five [10] copies of the statement of the 07 grounds for recall included in the application and at least five [10] copies of the 08 statement of not more than 200 words made by the official subject to recall in 09 justification of the official's conduct in office. The person subject to recall may 10 provide the director with the statement within 10 days after the date the director gave 11 notification that the petition was properly filed. The election board shall post at least 12 one copy [THREE COPIES] of the statements for and against recall in a [THREE] 13 conspicuous place [PLACES] in the polling place. 14 * Sec. 53. AS 15.58.020 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 15.58.020. Contents of pamphlet. Each election pamphlet must contain 16 (1) photographs and campaign statements submitted by eligible 17 candidates for elective office in the region; 18 (2) information and recommendations filed under AS 15.58.050 on 19 judicial officers subject to a retention election in the region; 20 (3) a map of the house district or districts of the region; 21 (4) sample ballots for house districts of the region; 22 (5) an absentee ballot application; 23 (6) for each ballot proposition submitted to the voters by initiative or 24 referendum petition or by the legislature, 25 (A) the full text of the proposition specifying constitutional or 26 statutory provisions proposed to be affected; 27 (B) the ballot title and the summary of the proposition prepared 28 by the director or by the lieutenant governor; 29 (C) a statement of the costs to the state of implementing the law 30 proposed in an initiative, or of voter approval or rejection of the act that is the 31 subject of a referendum;
01 (D) a neutral summary of the proposition prepared by the 02 Legislative Affairs Agency; 03 (E) statements submitted that advocate voter approval or 04 rejection of the proposition not to exceed 500 words; 05 (7) for each bond question, a statement of the scope of each project as 06 it appears in the bond authorization; 07 (8) a maximum of two pages of material submitted by each political 08 party; 09 (9) additional information on voting procedures that the lieutenant 10 governor considers necessary; 11 (10) for the question whether a constitutional convention shall be 12 called, 13 (A) a full statement of the question placed on the ballot; 14 (B) statements not to exceed 500 words that advocate voter 15 approval or rejection of the question; 16 (11) under AS 37.13.170, the Alaska permanent fund annual income 17 statement and balance sheet for the two fiscal years preceding the publication of the 18 election pamphlet; 19 (12) under AS 15.10.090, notice of 20 (A) the establishment or abolition of a precinct; 21 (B) the designation, abolition, or modification of precinct 22 boundaries; and 23 (C) a change in the location of a polling place. 24 * Sec. 54. AS 15.60 is amended by adding a new section to read: 25 Sec. 15.60.008. Recognized political party status. (a) A political group that 26 the director has not recognized as a political party may obtain recognized political 27 party status if, on or before May 31 of the election year for which the political group 28 seeks recognition, the political group 29 (1) files an application with the director; 30 (2) submits bylaws to the director and the United States Department of 31 Justice as required of political parties in AS 15.25.014; and
01 (3) meets the definition of a political party in AS 15.60.010. 02 (b) The director shall verify that each political group seeking recognized 03 political party status under (a) of this section and each recognized political party meets 04 the definition of a political party in AS 15.60.010. 05 (c) The director shall perform a verification described in (b) of this section at 06 least once a month after the date of certification of the preceding general election, 07 except that the director may suspend the monthly verifications on and after June 1 and 08 before November 30 of a general election year. For purposes of (b) of this section, the 09 director shall verify that the voters who have submitted registration forms to the 10 division of elections are qualified under AS 15.05.010 and have declared affiliation 11 with the political group or recognized political party for which the verification is 12 performed. 13 (d) Within 10 days after a verification under (c) of this section, the director 14 shall provide to a political group seeking recognized political party status under (a) of 15 this section written notification when the political group has obtained recognized 16 political party status. 17 (e) The director may not withdraw recognized political party status from a 18 political group that no longer qualifies as a political party until after the first 19 verification after a general election. The director shall notify the political group in 20 writing of the withdrawal of recognition. 21 * Sec. 55. AS 15.60.010(23) is amended to read: 22 (23) "political party" means an organized group of voters that 23 represents a political program and that 24 (A) [THAT] nominated a candidate for governor who received 25 at least two [THREE] percent of the total votes cast for governor at the 26 preceding general election [OR HAS REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE 27 STATE EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT LEAST THREE PERCENT OF THE 28 TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR GOVERNOR AT THE PRECEDING 29 GENERAL ELECTION]; or 30 (B) [IF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR WAS NOT ON THE 31 BALLOT AT THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION BUT THE OFFICE
01 OF UNITED STATES SENATOR WAS ON THAT BALLOT, THAT] 02 nominated a candidate for United States senator who received at least two 03 [THREE] percent of the total votes cast for United States senator at the 04 preceding general election or at the most recent general election at which 05 a governor was elected; [THAT GENERAL ELECTION OR HAS 06 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE STATE EQUAL IN NUMBER TO AT 07 LEAST THREE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR UNITED 08 STATES SENATOR AT THAT GENERAL ELECTION;] or 09 (C) [IF NEITHER THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR NOR THE 10 OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR WAS ON THE BALLOT AT 11 THE PRECEDING GENERAL ELECTION, THAT] nominated a candidate 12 for United States representative who received at least two [THREE] percent of 13 the total votes cast for United States representative at the preceding general 14 election or at the most recent general election at which a governor was 15 elected; [THAT GENERAL ELECTION] or 16 (D) has registered voters in the state equal in number to at least 17 two [THREE] percent of the total number of voters registered in the state in 18 the month that the director performs verification of party status as set out 19 in AS 15.60.008(c) [VOTES CAST FOR UNITED STATES 20 REPRESENTATIVE AT THAT GENERAL ELECTION]; 21 * Sec. 56. AS 15.60.010 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 22 (40) "numerical identifier" means a voter's date of birth, the last four 23 digits of a voter's social security number, a voter's Alaska driver's license number, or a 24 voter's Alaska identification card number or voter identification number; 25 (41) "reregistration" means the submission of a registration form by a 26 voter whose registration was inactivated on the master register maintained under 27 AS 15.07 and the director's reactivation of that registration in accordance with that 28 chapter; in this paragraph, "a voter whose registration was inactivated" does not 29 include a voter whose registration was inactivated under AS 15.07.130 and whose 30 ballot may be counted under AS 15.15.198. 31 * Sec. 57. AS 29.05.110(b) is amended to read:
01 (b) A qualified voter who is registered to vote [HAS BEEN A RESIDENT 02 OF THE AREA] within the proposed municipality at least [FOR] 30 days before the 03 date of the election order may vote. 04 * Sec. 58. AS 29.05.110(c) is amended to read: 05 (c) Areawide borough powers included in an incorporation petition are 06 considered to be part of the incorporation question. In an election for the 07 incorporation of a second class borough, each nonareawide power to be exercised is 08 placed separately on the ballot. Adoption of a nonareawide power requires a majority 09 of the votes cast on the question, and the vote is limited to the qualified voters who 10 are registered to vote [RESIDING] in the proposed borough but outside all cities in 11 the proposed borough. 12 * Sec. 59. AS 29.05.110 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (f) In this section, "qualified voter" has the meaning given in AS 15.60.010. 14 * Sec. 60. AS 15.10.020(b) and AS 15.20.048 are repealed. 15 * Sec. 61. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 16 read: 17 APPLICABILITY. The changes made by secs. 29 - 52 of this Act apply to an 18 application for an initiative, referendum, or recall filed with the lieutenant governor on or 19 after the effective date of this Act. 20 * Sec. 62. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 21 read: 22 TRANSITION. An initiative, referendum, or recall for which an application was filed 23 with the lieutenant governor before the effective date of this Act is subject to the provisions of 24 AS 15.45 as they existed on the day before the effective date of this Act.