CSSB 36(STA): "An Act relating to applications requesting the delivery of absentee ballots."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 36(STA) 01 "An Act relating to applications requesting the delivery of absentee ballots." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 15.20.081(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) An application requesting delivery of an absentee ballot to the applicant by 05 mail must be either hand-delivered or mailed directly to the division of elections 06 by the applicant or by a person that is acting at the applicant's direction and that 07 is not a political group or political party. The application must be received by the 08 division of elections not less than 10 [SEVEN] days before the election for which the 09 absentee ballot is sought. A political group or political party may not encourage 10 or assist in a violation of this subsection. An application for an absentee ballot for a 11 state election from a qualified voter requesting delivery of an absentee ballot to the 12 applicant by electronic transmission must be received by the division of elections not 13 later than 5:00 p.m. Alaska time on the day before the election for which the absentee 14 ballot is sought. An absentee ballot application submitted by mail under this section 15 must permit the person to register to vote under AS 15.07.070 and to request an
01 absentee ballot for each state election held within that calendar year for which the 02 voter is eligible to vote. An absentee ballot application submitted by electronic 03 transmission under this section may not include a provision that permits a person to 04 register to vote under AS 15.07.070. 05 * Sec. 2. AS 15.20.081 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 06 (j) The director shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative 07 Procedure Act) specifying the information required to be included on an absentee 08 ballot application submitted by mail or hand-delivered. The regulations must require 09 that an application requesting delivery of an absentee ballot 10 (1) contain only that information required under regulations adopted 11 by the director; 12 (2) conceal the personal information of the individual requesting 13 delivery of an absentee ballot while the application is in the custody of the United 14 States Postal Service or other person delivering the application to the division; and 15 (3) if not prepared by the division, be approved by the director before 16 distribution to the public. 17 * Sec. 3. AS 15.56.030(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with voting in the 19 first degree if the person 20 (1) uses, threatens to use, or causes to be used force, coercion, 21 violence, or restraint, or inflicts, threatens to inflict, or causes to be inflicted damage, 22 harm, or loss, upon or against another person to induce or compel that person to vote 23 or refrain from voting in an election; 24 (2) knowingly pays, offers to pay, or causes to be paid money or other 25 valuable thing to a person to vote or refrain from voting in an election; [OR] 26 (3) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept money or other valuable thing 27 with the intent to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate at an election or for an 28 election proposition or question; or 29 (4) is a political group or political party, encourages or assists in a 30 violation of AS 15.20.081(b), and has been previously convicted for unlawful 31 interference with voting in the second degree under AS 15.56.035(a)(5).
01 * Sec. 4. AS 15.56.035(a) is amended to read: 02 (a) A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with voting in the 03 second degree if the person 04 (1) has an official ballot in possession outside of the voting room 05 unless the person is an election official or other person authorized by law or local 06 ordinance, or by the director or chief municipal elections official in a local election; 07 (2) makes, or knowingly has in possession, a counterfeit of an official 08 election ballot; 09 (3) knowingly solicits or encourages, directly or indirectly, a registered 10 voter who is no longer qualified to vote under AS 15.05.010, to vote in an election; 11 [OR] 12 (4) as a registration official 13 (A) knowingly refuses to register a person who is entitled to 14 register under AS 15.07.030; or 15 (B) accepts a fee from an applicant applying for registration; or 16 (5) is a political group or political party and encourages or assists 17 in a violation of AS 15.20.081(b).