Alaska Administrative Code
Title 6 - Governor's Office
Part 1 - Elections
Chapter 25 - Administration of Elections
Article 3 - Absentee and Questioned Voting
6 AAC 25.680 - Absentee voting by electronic transmission
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) An application for an absentee ballot that requests the ballot be delivered by electronic transmission will be accepted if received by the division no earlier than 15 days, and no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, the day before a state election as defined in AS 15.20.225, except that an absent uniformed services voter or an overseas voter may apply at any time. The application must include the voter's name, the Alaska residence address of the voter, other than an overseas voter qualifying under AS 15.05.011, the method for receiving the ballot by electronic transmission, the information necessary for the voter to receive the ballot by electronic transmission, the voter's signature, a telephone number where the voter can be contacted, and a form of identification. The form of identification provided must be the voter's
(b) An application for an absentee ballot received by electronic transmission that indicates that the absentee ballot will be returned by mail will be accepted by the division subject to the provisions of AS 15.20.081(b).
(c) An application for an absentee ballot received by electronic transmission will be treated in the same manner as an application for an absentee ballot received by mail, except that a notation will be made on the absentee ballot application log when an application is received by electronic transmission.
(d) If an absentee ballot is sent to a voter by electronic transmission, the ballot will include
(e) The instructions sent to the voter under (d)(2) of this section will include a description of the procedures that a voter returning the ballot must follow if the voter wishes to ensure that the voted ballot is not seen by a division employee. The instructions will also inform the voter that if the voter does not follow these instructions, the ballot will be counted, unless it is sent in violation of (i) of this section or is otherwise ineligible. The instructions will also inform the voter that the voter assumes the risk that faulty electronic transmission may occur. The division will not accept multiple transmissions of a voted ballot or any other voting material submitted by the voter. The earliest date and timed version of a voted ballot or any other voting material received by the division will be accepted. All other versions of a voted ballot or any other voting material will be rejected.
(f) When a completed absentee ballot is received by electronic transmission, the division will note the date of receipt on the absentee ballot accountability log and, if the ballot is received on election day, the time of receipt will be recorded on the voter identification portion of the transmittal. The division will then
(g) An absentee ballot that is returned by electronic transmission must be received by the division not later than 8:00 p.m., Alaska time, on election day in order to be counted. All absentee ballots returned by electronic transmission will be processed under 6 AAC 25.065.
(h) When the division receives in the mail a completed absentee ballot that was sent to a voter by electronic transmission, the division will
(i) An absentee ballot that was sent to a voter by electronic transmission and was returned by mail will not be counted if the envelope in which the ballot is returned contains the ballot of more than one voter.
(j) Repealed 5/11/2012.
As of Register 171 (October 2004) the substance of former 6 AAC 25.680(j)(1) and (2) appear in 6 AAC 25.990.
Authority:AS 15.15.010
AS 15.20.066
AS 15.20.081
AS 15.20.082
AS 15.20.225