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2026-03-23 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1927 SB 64 The following was before the House in second reading: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 64(FIN) am H "An Act relating to elections; relating to voters; relating to voting; relating to voter registration; relating to election administration; relating to campaign contributions; relating to write-in candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States; relating to the crimes of unlawful interference with voting in the first degree, unlawful interference with an election, and election official misconduct; relating to voter registration on permanent fund dividend applications; relating to the duties of the commissioner of revenue; and providing for an effective date." Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Allard: Page 15, following line 2: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 20. AS 15.20.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a government official or election official may not solicit, take, or otherwise accept from a person any contribution, donation, service, or anything else of value for purposes of conducting state or local elections in the state. All costs and expenses relating to elections shall be paid for with public funds." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1928 Page 22, line 5: Delete "sec. 29" Insert "sec. 30" Page 22, line 6: Delete "sec. 30" Insert "sec. 31" Page 22, lines 6 - 7: Delete "sec. 31" Insert "sec. 32" Page 22, line 7: Delete "secs. 29 - 31" Insert "secs. 30 - 32" Page 22, lines 9 - 10: Delete "12 - 24, and 28 - 37" Insert "12 - 25, and 29 - 38" Page 22, line 12: Delete "12 - 24, and 28 - 37" Insert "12 - 25, and 29 - 38" Page 22, line 26: Delete "sec. 26" Insert "sec. 27" Page 22, line 27: Delete "sec. 27" Insert "sec. 28" Page 22, line 28: Delete "sec. 27" Insert "sec. 28" Page 22, line 29: Delete "sec. 26" Insert "sec. 27" 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1929 Page 22, line 31: Delete "Sections 25 - 27 and 38" Insert "Sections 26 - 28 and 39" Page 23, line 1: Delete "secs. 39 and 40" Insert "secs. 40 and 41" Representative Allard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Second Reading Amendment No. 6 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Prax, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance Excused: Carrick And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted. Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representatives G. Nelson and Allard: Page 15, line 13, following "tribe": Insert ". An absentee ballot may not be delivered to the division through a drop box. An election authority may not establish or use a drop box for the purpose of collecting absentee ballots" Page 15, line 25, following "election": Insert ". An absentee ballot may not be delivered through a 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1930 drop box. An election authority may not establish or use a drop box for the purpose of collecting absentee ballots" Page 16, line 4, following "received.": Insert "An absentee ballot may not be delivered to the division through a drop box. An election authority may not establish or use a drop box for the purpose of collecting absentee ballots." Representative G. Nelson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. Representative Schrage objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Second Reading Amendment No. 7 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, G.Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, D.Nelson, Prax, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance Excused: Carrick Moore changed from "NAY" to "YEA" And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted. Amendment No. 8 was offered by Representative Elam: Page 14, line 23: Delete "a postage-paid return [AN]" Insert "an" Representative Elam moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 8 be adopted. 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1931 Representative Schrage objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Second Reading Amendment No. 8 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Schwanke, Story, Stutes, Vance Excused: Carrick And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted. Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representatives D. Nelson and Allard: Page 21, following line 20: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 34. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. A municipal election may not be conducted outside of the Alaska state elections schedule; the schedule is as follows: (1) primary elections will be held on the third Tuesday in August on even-numbered years; (2) general elections will be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on a two- or four-year cycle." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 22, lines 9 - 10: Delete "12 - 24, and 28 - 37" Insert "12 - 25, and 28 - 38" 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1932 Page 22, line 12: Delete "12 - 24, and 28 - 37" Insert "12 - 25, and 28 - 38" Page 22, line 31: Delete "38" Insert "39" Page 23, line 1: Delete "secs. 39 and 40" Insert "secs. 40 and 41" Representative G. Nelson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 be adopted. Representative Schrage objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representative Bynum: Page 1, lines 1-10 of the amendment: Delete all material and insert: “*Sec. 34. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. In alignment with the State- conducted primary and general elections, regular municipal elections will be conducted on either: (1) The third Tuesday in August; or (2) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 9 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 9 was adopted. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 9 as amended be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1933 HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Second Reading Amendment No. 9 as amended YEAS: 18 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance Excused: Carrick And so, Amendment No. 9 as amended was not adopted. Amendment No. 10 was offered by Representative Allard: Page 16, lines 25 - 29: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 7, following "ballot;": Insert "and" Page 17, lines 8 - 9: Delete "; and (5) provide the information necessary to cure a rejected ballot" Page 17, lines 13 - 15: Delete all material. Page 17, line 16: Delete "(B)" Page 17, line 20, through page 18, line 22: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1934 Page 22, line 5: Delete "sec. 29" Insert "sec. 27" Page 22, line 6: Delete "sec. 30" Insert "sec. 28" Page 22, lines 6 - 7: Delete "sec. 31" Insert "sec. 29" Page 22, line 7: Delete "secs. 29 - 31" Insert "secs. 27 - 29" Page 22, lines 9 - 10: Delete "28 - 37" Insert "26 - 35" Page 22, line 12: Delete "28 - 37" Insert "26 - 35" Page 22, lines 24 - 29: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 22, line 31: Delete "Sections 25 - 27 and 38 of this Act take" Insert "Section 25 of this Act takes" Page 23, line 1: Delete "secs. 39 and 40" Insert "secs. 36 and 37" Representative Allard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 10 be adopted. 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1935 Representative Schrage objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Second Reading Amendment No. 10 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Costello, Elam, Johnson, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Bynum, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, D.Nelson, Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Vance Excused: Carrick And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted. Amendment No. 11 was offered by Representatives St. Clair and Allard: Page 1, line 11, following "a": Insert "valid" Page 1, line 12: Following "license,": Insert "valid" Delete "current and" Insert "or [CURRENT AND]" Page 1, lines 12 - 13: Delete "identification, birth certificate, passport, or" Insert "[IDENTIFICATION, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT, OR]" Page 2, lines 1 - 2: Delete "LICENSE]. A registration official who knows the identity of the applicant may waive the identification requirement" 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1936 Insert "LICENSE. A REGISTRATION OFFICIAL WHO KNOWS THE IDENTITY OF THE APPLICANT MAY WAIVE THE IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT]" Page 2, line 11: Following "a": Insert "valid" Following "license,": Insert "valid" Delete "current and" Insert "or [CURRENT AND]" Page 2, line 12: Delete "identification, birth certificate, passport, or" Insert "[IDENTIFICATION, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT, OR]" Page 12, line 16: Delete "an official voter registration card," Insert "a valid [an official voter registration card,]" Following "license,": Insert "valid" Delete "current and" Insert "or [CURRENT AND]" Delete "identification, birth certificate, passport, or" Insert "[IDENTIFICATION, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT, OR]" Page 15, line 11: Following the second occurrence of "a": Insert "valid" Following "license,": Insert "valid" Delete "current and" Insert "or [CURRENT AND]" Page 15, line 12: Delete "identification, birth certificate, passport, or" Insert "[IDENTIFICATION, BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT, OR]" 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1937 Representative St. Clair moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 11 be adopted. Representative Schrage objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 11 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Second Reading Amendment No. 11 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Nays: Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance Excused: Carrick And so, Amendment No. 11 was not adopted. Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H was read the third time. Representative Stutes, citing Section 122.2 of Mason's Manual, rose to points of order regarding impugning motives of members. The Speaker cautioned members to refrain from impugning the motives of members. Representative Stutes, citing Section 101.1 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order regarding the germaneness of debate. The Speaker cautioned members to proceed in order. 2026-03-23 House Journal Page 1938 The question being: "Shall HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 23 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance Nays: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Excused: Carrick And so, HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H passed the House. Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H Third Reading Effective Date YEAS: 27 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bynum, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, Prax, Schrage, St. Clair, Story, Stutes, Vance Nays: Allard, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, G.Nelson, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood Excused: Carrick And so, the effective date clause was adopted. HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.