Alaska Administrative Code
Title 6 - Governor's Office
Part 1 - Elections
Chapter 25 - Administration of Elections
Article 3 - Absentee and Questioned Voting
6 AAC 25.505 - Application for absentee by-mail ballot
Universal Citation: 6 AK Admin Code 25.505
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) A person may supply an application for an absentee by-mail ballot if the application is prepared by the division, or, if it is not prepared by the division, approved by the director before distribution to the public.
(b) If the application for an absentee by-mail ballot is not prepared by the division, the application must be submitted to the director no later than 30 days before election day, and must include
(1) space for
(A) the applicant to request for which
election the applicant would like an absentee by-mail ballot;
(B) the applicant's full name and
gender;
(C) the applicant's State
of Alaska driver's license number or State of Alaska identification card
number, the applicant's voter identification number, the last four digits of
the applicant's social security number, or an indication that the applicant
does not have these forms of identification:
(D) the applicant's date of birth;
(E) the applicant's residence
address;
(F) the applicant to
indicate if the applicant wishes to keep the applicant's residence address
confidential;
(G) the applicant's
permanent mailing address;
(H) the
address to which the applicant wants the absentee by-mail ballot mailed, if
that address is different from the applicant's permanent mailing
address;
(I) the applicant to
declare that the applicant will be 18 years of age or older within 90 days
after the date of registration;
(J)
the applicant to declare that the applicant is a citizen of the United
States;
(K) the applicant to date
the application;
(L) the
applicant's signature or mark;
(M)
the applicant to designate a political party or group affiliation;
(N) the applicant to state if
(i) the applicant is a member of one of the
uniformed services on active duty;
(ii) the applicant is a member of the
merchant marine;
(iii) the
applicant is a spouse or dependent of an individual described in (i) or (ii) of
this subparagraph who, by reason of the active duty or service of the member,
is absent from the place of residence where the spouse or dependent is
otherwise qualified to vote; and
(iv) for applicants described in (i), (ii) or
(iii) of this subparagraph, the ballot is to be sent by mail, online delivery,
or facsimile, and space for the applicant to provide the mailing address,
electronic mail address, or facsimile number to which the ballot should be
sent;
(O) the applicant
to state if the applicant is an absent overseas voter qualifying under
AS
15.05.011;
(P) the applicant to indicate if the
applicant expects to be living, working, or traveling outside the United States
or expects to be in a remote area of the state at the time of the election;
and
(Q) the applicant to provide
any former name under which the applicant was registered to vote in the
state;
(2) a voter
certificate and attestation that is the same as the certificate and attestation
set out in the application as prepared by the division;
(3) a warning that a false statement on the
application may make the applicant subject to conviction of a felony or
misdemeanor under
AS
15.56.040 or
15.56.050;
and
(4) a statement that the
application must be received by the division at least 10 days before election
day;
(5) a return address that is
the same address the division provides for mailing absentee ballot applications
to the division: and
(6) a
prominent statement identifying the name of the organization that is providing
the application along with a contact telephone number.
(c) Repealed 2/24/2022.
(d) Repealed 5/11/2012.
Authority:AS 15.15.010
AS 15.20.081
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