Legislature(2025 - 2026)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
03/20/2025 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
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| SB64 | |
| SB120 | |
| SB107 | |
| SJR13 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 120 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 107 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 25 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SJR 13 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 64 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 64-ELECTIONS
3:42:14 PM
CHAIR KAWASAKI announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 64
"An Act relating to elections; relating to voters; relating to
voting; relating to voter preregistration for minors at least 16
years of age; relating to voter registration; relating to the
Alaska Public Offices Commission; relating to synthetic media in
electioneering communications; relating to campaign signs;
relating to public official financial disclosures; relating to
the crime of unlawful interference with voting in the first
degree; and providing for an effective date."
3:42:31 PM
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited a motion.
3:42:39 PM
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON moved to adopt the committee substitute
(CS) for SB 64, work order 34-LS0153\T, as the working document.
3:42:53 PM
CHAIR KAWASAKI objected for purposes of discussion.
3:43:09 PM
DAVID DUNSMORE, Staff, Senator Bill Wielechowski, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, presented the summary of changes
for SB 64:
[Original punctuation provided.]
Summary of Changes Draft CS Version H to Draft CS
Version T
The following provisions were removed from the bill:
• All provisions related to allowing voters to
register to vote within 30 days of an election.
• Section 6 and Section 35 subsection (n) related
to printing materials in other languages.
3:43:40 PM
MR. DUNSMORE continued with the summary of changes:
The following provisions were added to the bill:
• Section 14 clarifying that for contributions made
to influence the results of ballot measures or
questions that the entity making the contribution
is considered the true source of the
contribution.
• Section 29 setting the deadline for all absentee
ballots to be received at 10 days following the
election. Under current law, ballots being
returned from outside the United States may be
received up to 15 days after the election.
• Section 43 adds the provisions of the original
bill related to synthetic media which were
removed in the previously adopted working
document.
The following changes were made to existing provisions
in the bill:
• In Section 10, language is added clarifying that
the process for a voter to cancel their
registration must require the voter to verify
their identity.
• In Section 19, language is added clarifying that
precincts that hand count results only need to
count the first-choice rankings.
• In Section 32, the date for absentee ballot
review to begin is changed from 10 days to 12
days before the election.
3:45:33 PM
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said the process has been collaborative,
involving many meetings with stakeholders, legislators from both
parties, and the administration. SB 64 isn't final yet and will
likely see more changes but progress has been made toward a
better product and building broad consensus.
3:46:25 PM
CHAIR KAWASAKI removed his objection. He found no further
objection and CSSB 64 was adopted as the working document.
3:46:39 PM
CHAIR KAWASAKI held SB 64 in committee.