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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4(JUD) 
 
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA 
 
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION 
 
BY THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 
 
Offered:  1/18/24 
Referred:  Finance  
 
Sponsor(s):  REPRESENTATIVES VANCE, Rauscher, McCabe, Tomaszewski 
A BILL 
 
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED 
 
"An Act relating to elections." 1 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 
   * Section 1. AS 15.10.120(c) is amended to read: 3 
(c)  An election supervisor shall appoint one nominee of the political party of 
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which the governor is a member [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH THE LARGEST 5 
NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF THE PRECEDING 6 
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION] and one nominee of the political party that 7 
received [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH] the second largest number of votes 8 
statewide in [REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the preceding 9 
gubernatorial election. If [HOWEVER, THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR MAY 10 
APPOINT A QUALIFIED PERSON REGISTERED AS A MEMBER OF A THIRD 11 
POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP OR AS A NONPARTISAN OR 12 
UNDECLARED VOTER IF] a party district committee or state party central 13 
committee of the party of which the governor is a member [OR GROUP WITH 14 
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[OR GROUP WITH] the second largest number of votes statewide in [REGISTERED 1 
VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the preceding gubernatorial election fails to present the 2 
names prescribed by (b) of this section by April 15 of a regular election year or at least 3 
60 days before a special [PRIMARY] election, the election supervisor may appoint 4 
any qualified individual registered to vote.  5 
   * Sec. 2. AS 15.10.170 is amended to read: 6 
Sec. 15.10.170. Appointment and privileges of watchers. (a) The precinct 7 
party committee, where an organized precinct committee exists, or the party district 8 
committee where no organized precinct committee exists, or the state party 9 
chairperson where neither a precinct nor a party district committee exists, may appoint 10 
one or more persons as watchers in each precinct and counting center for any election. 11 
Each candidate not representing a political party may appoint one or more watchers 12 
for each precinct or counting center in the candidate's respective district or the state for 13 
any election. Any organization or organized group that sponsors or opposes an 14 
initiative, referendum, or recall may have one or more persons as watchers at the polls 15 
and counting centers after first obtaining authorization from the director. A state party 16 
chairperson, a precinct party committee, a party district committee, or a candidate not 17 
representing a political party or organization or organized group may not have 18 
more than one watcher on duty at a time in any precinct or counting center. A watcher 19 
must be a United States citizen. The watcher may be present at a position inside the 20 
place of voting or counting that affords a full view of all action of the election officials 21 
taken from the time the polls are opened until the ballots are finally counted and the 22 
results certified by the election board or the data processing review board. The 23 
election board or the data processing review board may require each watcher to 24 
present written proof showing appointment by the precinct party committee, the party 25 
district committee, the organization or organized group, or the candidate the watcher 26 
represents that is signed by the chairperson of the precinct party committee, the 27 
party district committee, the state party chairperson, the organization or 28 
organized group, or the candidate representing no party.  29 
(b)  In addition to the watchers appointed under (a) of this section, in a primary 30 
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AS 15.40.140, or special runoff election under AS 15.40.143, each candidate may 1 
appoint one watcher in each precinct and counting center.  2 
   * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.020(b) is amended to read: 3 
(b) The governor shall appoint two members of each of the two political 4 
parties whose candidate for governor received the highest number of votes in [OR 5 
POLITICAL GROUPS WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF REGISTERED 6 
VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the most recent preceding general election at which a 7 
governor was elected. The two appointees from each of these two parties [OR 8 
GROUPS] shall be chosen from a list of four names to be submitted by the central 9 
committee of each party [OR GROUP].  10 
   * Sec. 4. AS 15.13.020(d) is amended to read: 11 
(d)  Members of the commission serve staggered terms of five years, or until a 12 
successor is appointed and qualifies. The terms of no two members who are members 13 
of the same political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] may expire in consecutive 14 
years. A member may not serve more than one term. However, a person appointed to 15 
fill the unexpired term of a predecessor may be appointed to a successive full five-year 16 
term.  17 
   * Sec. 5. AS 15.13.040(j) is amended to read: 18 
(j)  Except as provided in (l) of this section, each nongroup entity shall make a 19 
full report in accordance with AS 15.13.110 upon a form prescribed by the 20 
commission and certified by the nongroup entity's treasurer, listing  21 
(1)  the name and address of each officer and director of the nongroup 22 
entity;  23 
(2) the aggregate amount of all contributions made to the nongroup 24 
entity for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election;  25 
(3)  for all contributions described in (2) of this subsection, the name, 26 
address, date, and amount contributed by each contributor, and for all contributions 27 
described in (2) of this subsection in excess of $250 in the aggregate during a calendar 28 
year, the principal occupation and employer of the contributor [, AND FOR ALL 29 
CONTRIBUTIONS DESCRIBED IN (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION IN EXCESS OF 30 
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SOURCE OF SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS AND ALL INTERMEDIARIES, IF ANY, 1 
WHO TRANSFERRED SUCH FUNDS, AND A CERTIFICATION FROM THE 2 
TREASURER THAT THE REPORT DISCLOSES ALL OF THE INFORMATION 3 
REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH]; and  4 
(4) the date and amount of all contributions made by the nongroup 5 
entity, and, except as provided for certain independent expenditures in 6 
AS 15.13.135(a), all expenditures made, incurred, or authorized by the nongroup 7 
entity, for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election; a nongroup entity 8 
shall report contributions made to a different nongroup entity for the purpose of 9 
influencing the outcome of an election and expenditures made on behalf of a different 10 
nongroup entity for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election as soon as 11 
the total contributions and expenditures to that nongroup entity for the purpose of 12 
influencing the outcome of an election reach $500 in a year and for all subsequent 13 
contributions and expenditures to that nongroup entity in a year whenever the total 14 
contributions and expenditures to that nongroup entity for the purpose of influencing 15 
the outcome of an election that have not been reported under this paragraph reach 16 
$500.  17 
   * Sec. 6. AS 15.13.074(b) is amended to read: 18 
(b) A person or group may not make a contribution anonymously, using a 19 
fictitious name, or using the name of another. [INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS, 20 
NONGROUP ENTITIES, OR GROUPS SUBJECT TO AS 15.13.040(r) MAY NOT 21 
CONTRIBUTE OR ACCEPT $2,000 OR MORE OF DARK MONEY AS THAT 22 
TERM IS DEFINED IN AS 15.13.400(5), AND MAY NOT MAKE A 23 
CONTRIBUTION WHILE ACTING AS AN INTERMEDIARY WITHOUT 24 
DISCLOSING THE TRUE SOURCE OF THE CONTRIBUTION AS DEFINED IN 25 
AS 15.13.400(19).]  26 
   * Sec. 7. AS 15.13.074(c) is amended to read: 27 
(c)  A person or group may not make a contribution  28 
(1)  to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission the 29 
document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses 30 
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before the date that is 18 months before the general election;  1 
(2)  to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission the 2 
document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses 3 
as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for an office that is to be filled at a special election or 4 
municipal election before the date that is 18 months before the date of the regular 5 
municipal election or that is before the date of the proclamation of the special election 6 
at which the candidate or individual seeks election to public office; or  7 
(3)  to any candidate later than the 45th day  8 
(A)  after the date of the primary [OR SPECIAL PRIMARY] 9 
election if the candidate was on the ballot and was not nominated [CHOSEN 10 
TO APPEAR ON THE GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT] at 11 
the primary [OR SPECIAL PRIMARY] election; or  12 
(B) after the date of the general [OR SPECIAL] election, or 13 
after the date of a municipal or municipal runoff election.  14 
   * Sec. 8. AS 15.13.090(c) is amended to read: 15 
(c) To satisfy the requirements of (a)(1) of this section and, if applicable, 16 
(a)(2)(C) of this section, a communication that includes a print or video component 17 
must have the following statement or statements placed in the communication so as to 18 
be easily discernible [, AND, IN A BROADCAST, CABLE, SATELLITE, 19 
INTERNET OR OTHER DIGITAL COMMUNICATION, THE STATEMENT 20 
MUST REMAIN ONSCREEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE 21 
COMMUNICATION]; the second statement is not required if the person paying for 22 
the communication has no contributors or is a political party:  23 
This communication was paid for by (person's name and city and state of 24 
principal place of business). The top contributors of (person's name) are (the 25 
name and city and state of residence or principal place of business, as 26 
applicable, of the largest contributors to the person under 27 
AS 15.13.090(a)(2)(C)).  28 
   * Sec. 9. AS 15.13.110(f) is amended to read: 29 
(f)  During the year in which the election is scheduled, each of the following 30 
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this section:  1 
(1)  a person who, under the regulations adopted by the commission to 2 
implement AS 15.13.100, indicates an intention to become a candidate for elective 3 
state executive or legislative office;  4 
(2)  a person who has filed a nominating petition under 5 
AS 15.25.141 - 15.25.201 to become a candidate at the general election for elective 6 
state executive or legislative office; 7 
(3)  a person who campaigns as a write-in candidate for elective state 8 
executive or legislative office at the general election; and  9 
(4) [(3)] a group or nongroup entity that receives contributions or 10 
makes expenditures on behalf of or in opposition to a person described in (1) - (3) [(1) 11 
OR (2)] of this subsection, except as provided for certain independent expenditures by 12 
nongroup entities in AS 15.13.135(a).  13 
   * Sec. 10. AS 15.13.110(j) is amended to read: 14 
(j) Before the primary election, a candidate seeking nomination by petition 15 
under AS 15.25.141 - 15.25.201 [AS 15.25.140 - 15.25.200] for the office of 16 
governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative shall file the 17 
reports under (a)(1) and (2) of this section.  18 
   * Sec. 11. AS 15.13.390(a) is amended to read: 19 
(a)  A person who  20 
[(1)]  fails to register when required by AS 15.13.050(a) or who fails to 21 
file a properly completed and certified report within the time required by 22 
AS 15.13.040, 15.13.060(b) - (d), 15.13.110(a)(1), (3), or (4), (e), or (f) is subject to a 23 
civil penalty of not more than $50 a day for each day the delinquency continues as 24 
determined by the commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court. A 25 
person who fails to file a properly completed and certified report within the time 26 
required by AS 15.13.110(a)(2) or 15.13.110(b) is subject to a civil penalty of not 27 
more than $500 a day for each day the delinquency continues as determined by the 28 
commission subject to right of appeal to the superior court. A person who [;  29 
(2) WHETHER AS A CONTRIBUTOR OR INTERMEDIARY, 30 
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AS 15.13.040(r) IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN 1 
$1,000 A DAY FOR EACH DAY THE DELINQUENCY CONTINUES AS 2 
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION SUBJECT TO RIGHT OF APPEAL TO 3 
THE SUPERIOR COURT;  4 
(3) WHETHER AS A CONTRIBUTOR OR INTERMEDIARY, 5 
MISREPORTS OR FAILS TO DISCLOSE THE TRUE SOURCE OF A 6 
CONTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF AS 15.13.040(r) OR 15.13.074(b) IS 7 
SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF 8 
THE CONTRIBUTION THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE MISREPORTING OR 9 
FAILURE TO DISCLOSE; UPON A SHOWING THAT THE VIOLATION WAS 10 
INTENTIONAL, A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE 11 
AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION MAY BE IMPOSED; 12 
THESE PENALTIES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION ARE SUBJECT 13 
TO RIGHT OF APPEAL TO THE SUPERIOR COURT;  14 
(4)]  violates a provision of this chapter, except a provision requiring 15 
registration or filing of a report within a time required as otherwise specified in 16 
this section, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50 a day for each day the 17 
violation continues as determined by the commission, subject to right of appeal to the 18 
superior court. An [; AND  19 
(5) IS ASSESSED A CIVIL PENALTY MAY SUBMIT TO THE 20 
COMMISSION AN] affidavit stating facts in mitigation may be submitted to the 21 
commission by a person against whom a civil penalty is assessed. However [; 22 
HOWEVER], the imposition of the penalties prescribed in this section or in 23 
AS 15.13.380 does not excuse that person from registering or filing reports required 24 
by this chapter.  25 
   * Sec. 12. AS 15.13.400(4) is amended to read: 26 
(4)  "contribution"  27 
(A)  means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, 28 
loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which 29 
charge is ordinarily made, and includes the payment by a person other than a 30 
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another person, that is rendered to the candidate or political party, and that is 1 
made for the purpose of  2 
(i) influencing the nomination or election of a 3 
candidate;  4 
(ii)  influencing a ballot proposition or question; or  5 
(iii) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 6 
application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020;  7 
(B)  does not include  8 
(i) services provided without compensation by 9 
individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a 10 
political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question;  11 
(ii)  ordinary hospitality in a home;  12 
(iii)  two or fewer mass mailings before each election by 13 
each political party describing the party's slate of candidates for 14 
[MEMBERS OF THE PARTY RUNNING AS CANDIDATES FOR 15 
PUBLIC OFFICE IN THAT] election, which may include photographs, 16 
biographies, and information about the party's candidates;  17 
(iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not 18 
mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed 19 
primarily to benefit the candidate;  20 
(v)  any communication in the form of a newsletter from 21 
a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication 22 
expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a 23 
newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private 24 
benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee;  25 
(vi) a fundraising list provided without compensation 26 
by one candidate or political party to a candidate or political party; or  27 
(vii)  an opportunity to participate in a candidate forum 28 
provided to a candidate without compensation to the candidate by 29 
another person and for which a candidate is not ordinarily charged;  30 
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(5)  The names of the candidates and their party designations shall be 1 
placed in separate sections on the state general election ballot under the office 2 
designation to which they were nominated. The [IF A CANDIDATE IS 3 
REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL 4 
GROUP, THE] party affiliation, if any, shall [MAY] be designated after the name of 5 
the candidate [, UPON REQUEST OF THE CANDIDATE. IF A CANDIDATE HAS 6 
REQUESTED DESIGNATION AS NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED, THAT 7 
DESIGNATION SHALL BE PLACED AFTER THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE. 8 
IF A CANDIDATE IS NOT REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL 9 
PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP AND HAS NOT REQUESTED TO BE 10 
DESIGNATED AS NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED, THE CANDIDATE 11 
SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS UNDECLARED]. The lieutenant governor and the 12 
governor shall be included under the same section. Provision shall be made for voting 13 
for write-in and no-party candidates within each section. Paper ballots for the state 14 
general election shall be printed on white paper.  15 
   * Sec. 14. AS 15.15.360(a) is amended to read: 16 
(a)  The election board shall count ballots according to the following rules:  17 
(1)  A voter may mark a ballot only by filling in, making "X" marks, 18 
diagonal, horizontal, or vertical marks, solid marks, stars, circles, asterisks, checks, or 19 
plus signs that are clearly spaced in the oval opposite the name of the candidate, 20 
proposition, or question that the voter desires to designate. [IN A GENERAL 21 
ELECTION, A VOTER MAY MARK A BALLOT THAT REQUIRES THE VOTER 22 
TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF RANKED PREFERENCE BY THE 23 
USE OF NUMERALS THAT ARE CLEARLY SPACED IN ONE OF THE OVALS 24 
OPPOSITE THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE THAT THE VOTER DESIRES TO 25 
DESIGNATE.]  26 
(2)  A failure to properly mark a ballot as to one or more candidates 27 
does not itself invalidate the entire ballot.  28 
(3)  If a voter marks fewer names than there are persons to be 29 
elected to the office, a vote shall be counted for each candidate properly marked. 30 
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the office, the votes for candidates for that office may not be counted.  1 
(5) [(4)]  The mark specified in (1) of this subsection shall be counted 2 
only if it is substantially inside the oval provided, or touching the oval so as to indicate 3 
clearly that the voter intended the particular oval to be designated.  4 
(6) [(5)]  Improper marks on the ballot may not be counted and do not 5 
invalidate marks for candidates properly made.  6 
(7) [(6)]  An erasure or correction invalidates only that section of the 7 
ballot in which it appears.  8 
(8) [(7)] A vote marked for the candidate for President or Vice-9 
President of the United States is considered and counted as a vote for the election of 10 
the presidential electors.  11 
[(9)  REPEALED 12 
(10)  REPEALED 13 
(11)  REPEALED 14 
(12)  REPEALED] 15 
   * Sec. 15. AS 15.15.370 is amended to read: 16 
Sec. 15.15.370. Completion of ballot count; certificate. When the count of 17 
ballots is completed, and in no event later than the day after the election, the election 18 
board shall make a certificate in duplicate of the results. The certificate includes the 19 
number of votes cast for each candidate, [INCLUDING, FOR A CANDIDATE IN A 20 
GENERAL ELECTION, THE NUMBER OF VOTES AT EACH ROUND OF THE 21 
RANKED-CHOICE TABULATION PROCESS UNDER AS 15.15.350, THE 22 
NUMBER OF VOTES] for and against each proposition, yes or no on each question, 23 
and any additional information prescribed by the director. The election board shall, 24 
immediately upon completion of the certificate or as soon thereafter as the local mail 25 
service permits, send in one sealed package to the director one copy of the certificate 26 
and the register. In addition, all ballots properly cast shall be mailed to the director in a 27 
separate, sealed package. Both packages, in addition to an address on the outside, shall 28 
clearly indicate the precinct from which they come. Each board shall, immediately 29 
upon completion of the certification and as soon thereafter as the local mail service 30 
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director may authorize election boards in precincts in those areas of the state where 1 
distance and weather make mail communication unreliable to forward their election 2 
results by telephone or radio. The director may authorize the unofficial totaling of 3 
votes on a regional basis by election supervisors, tallying the votes as indicated on 4 
duplicate certificates. To ensure adequate protection, the director shall prescribe the 5 
manner in which the ballots, registers, and all other election records and materials are 6 
thereafter preserved, transferred, and destroyed.  7 
   * Sec. 16. AS 15.15.450 is amended to read: 8 
Sec. 15.15.450. Certification of state ballot counting review. Upon 9 
completion of the state ballot counting review, the director shall certify the person 10 
receiving the largest number of votes for the office for which that person was a 11 
candidate as elected to that office [NOMINATED OR ELECTED, AS 12 
APPLICABLE,] and shall certify the approval of a justice or judge not rejected by a 13 
majority of the voters voting on the question. The director shall issue to the elected 14 
candidates and approved justices and judges a certificate of their election or approval. 15 
The director shall also certify the results of a proposition and other question except 16 
that the lieutenant governor shall certify the results of an initiative, referendum, or 17 
constitutional amendment.  18 
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(a)  A qualified voter may apply in person, by mail, or by facsimile, scanning, 20 
or other electronic transmission to the director for an absentee ballot under this 21 
section. Another individual may apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of a qualified 22 
voter if that individual is designated to act on behalf of the voter in a written general 23 
power of attorney or a written special power of attorney that authorizes the other 24 
individual to apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of the voter. The application must 25 
include the address or, if the application requests delivery of an absentee ballot by 26 
electronic transmission, the telephone electronic transmission number, to which the 27 
absentee ballot is to be returned, the applicant's full Alaska residence address, and the 28 
applicant's signature. However, a person residing outside the United States and 29 
applying to vote absentee in federal elections in accordance with AS 15.05.011 need 30 
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voter an absentee ballot application form with a political party or group affiliation 1 
indicated only if the voter is already registered as affiliated with the political party or 2 
group indicated. Only the voter or the individual designated by the voter in a 3 
written power of attorney under this subsection may mark the voter's choice of 4 
primary ballot on an application. A person supplying an absentee ballot 5 
application form may not design or mark the application in a manner that 6 
suggests choice of one ballot over another, except that ballot choices may be listed 7 
on an application as authorized by the division. The application must be made on a 8 
form prescribed or approved by the director. The voter or registration official shall 9 
submit the application directly to the division of elections. For purposes of this 10 
subsection, "directly to the division of elections" means that an application may not be 11 
submitted to any intermediary that could control or delay the submission of the 12 
application to the division or gather data on the applicant from the application form. 13 
However, nothing in this subsection is intended to prohibit a voter from giving a 14 
completed absentee ballot application to a friend, relative, or associate for transfer to 15 
the United States Postal Service or a private commercial delivery service for delivery 16 
to the division.  17 
   * Sec. 18. AS 15.20.081(h) is amended to read: 18 
(h)  Except as provided in AS 15.20.480, an absentee ballot returned by mail 19 
from outside the United States or from an overseas voter qualifying under 20 
AS 15.05.011 that has been marked and mailed not later than election day may not be 21 
counted unless the ballot is received by the election supervisor not later than the close 22 
of business on the  23 
(1) 10th day following a primary election or special [PRIMARY] 24 
election under AS 15.40.140; or  25 
(2)  15th day following a general election, special runoff election, or 26 
special election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this 27 
subsection.  28 
   * Sec. 19. AS 15.20.190(a) is amended to read: 29 
(a)  Thirty days before the date of an election, the election supervisors shall 30 
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prescribed in AS 15.10, district absentee ballot counting boards and district questioned 1 
ballot counting boards, each composed of at least four members. At least one member 2 
of each board must be a member of the same political party of which the governor is 3 
a member [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF 4 
REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF THE PRECEDING 5 
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION], and at least one member of each board must be a 6 
member of the political party whose candidate for governor received the second 7 
largest number of votes in [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH THE SECOND 8 
LARGEST NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the 9 
preceding gubernatorial election. The district boards shall assist the election 10 
supervisors in counting the absentee and questioned ballots and shall receive the same 11 
compensation paid election officials under AS 15.15.380.  12 
   * Sec. 20. AS 15.20.203(i) is amended to read: 13 
(i)  The director shall mail the materials described in (h) of this section to the 14 
voter not later than  15 
(1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state 16 
review board for a primary election or for a special [PRIMARY] election under 17 
AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special runoff election;  18 
(2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general election, 19 
special runoff election, or special election other than a special [PRIMARY] election 20 
described in (1) of this subsection.  21 
   * Sec. 21. AS 15.20.203(j) is amended to read: 22 
(j) The director shall make available through a free access system to each 23 
absentee voter a system to check to see whether the voter's ballot was counted and, if 24 
not counted, the reason why the ballot was not counted. The director shall make this 25 
information available through the free access system not less than  26 
(1)  10 days after certification of the results of a primary election, or a 27 
special [PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special 28 
runoff election; and  29 
(2) 30 days after certification of the results of a general or special 30 
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   * Sec. 22. AS 15.20.207(i) is amended to read: 1 
(i)  The director shall mail the materials described in (h) of this section to the 2 
voter not later than  3 
(1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state 4 
review board for a primary election, or for a special [PRIMARY] election under 5 
AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special runoff election;  6 
(2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general or special 7 
election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection.  8 
   * Sec. 23. AS 15.20.207(k) is amended to read: 9 
(k) The director shall make available through a free access system to each 10 
voter voting a questioned ballot a system to check to see whether the voter's ballot was 11 
counted and, if not counted, the reason why the ballot was not counted. The director 12 
shall make this information available through the free access system not less than  13 
(1)  10 days after certification of the results of a primary election, or a 14 
special [PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special 15 
runoff election; and  16 
(2) 30 days after certification of the results of a general or special 17 
election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection.  18 
   * Sec. 24. AS 15.20.211(d) is amended to read: 19 
(d)  The director shall mail the materials described in (c) of this section to the 20 
voter not later than  21 
(1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state 22 
review board for a primary election, or for a special [PRIMARY] election under 23 
AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special runoff election;  24 
(2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general or special 25 
election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection.  26 
   * Sec. 25. AS 15.20.211(f) is amended to read: 27 
(f) The director shall make available through a free access system to each 28 
voter whose ballot was subject to partial counting under this section a system to check 29 
to see whether the voter's ballot was partially counted and, if not counted, the reason 30 
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through the free access system not less than  1 
(1)  10 days after certification of the results of a primary election, or a 2 
special [PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special 3 
runoff election; and  4 
(2)  30 days after the certification of the results of a general or special 5 
election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection.  6 
   * Sec. 26. AS 15.25.010 is amended to read: 7 
Sec. 15.25.010. Provision for primary election. Candidates for the elective 8 
state executive and state and national legislative offices shall be nominated in a 9 
primary election by direct vote of the people in the manner prescribed by this chapter. 10 
Unless two or more political parties have jointly requested a combined primary 11 
election ballot, the director shall prepare and provide a primary election ballot 12 
for each political party. The director shall prepare and provide a combined 13 
primary election ballot for two or more parties that have jointly requested a 14 
combined primary election ballot. A voter registered as affiliated with a political 15 
party may vote that party's ballot, or, a combined primary election ballot if the 16 
party's candidates are listed on the combined primary election ballot. A voter 17 
registered as nonpartisan or undeclared rather than as affiliated with a 18 
particular political party may vote the political party ballot or combined primary 19 
election ballot of the voter's choice unless prohibited from doing so under 20 
AS 15.25.015. A voter registered as affiliated with a political party may not vote 21 
the ballot of a different political party or a combined primary election ballot that 22 
only includes candidates of political parties other than the party the voter is 23 
registered as affiliated with unless permitted to do so under AS 15.25.015 [THE 24 
PRIMARY ELECTION DOES NOT SERVE TO DETERMINE THE NOMINEE OF 25 
A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP BUT SERVES ONLY TO 26 
NARROW THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHOSE NAMES WILL APPEAR 27 
ON THE BALLOT AT THE GENERAL ELECTION. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN 28 
AS 15.25.100(d), ONLY THE FOUR CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE THE 29 
GREATEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR ANY OFFICE SHALL ADVANCE TO 30 
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   * Sec. 27. AS 15.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 1 
Sec. 15.25.015. Participation in primary election selection of a political 2 
party's candidates. (a) Not later than 5:00 p.m., Alaska time, on September 1 of the 3 
calendar year before the calendar year in which a primary election is to be held, a 4 
political party shall submit a notice in writing to the director stating whether the party 5 
bylaws expand or limit who may participate in the primary election for selection of the 6 
party's candidates for elective state executive and state and national legislative offices 7 
and whether the party requests a combined primary election ballot. If the party 8 
requests a combined primary election ballot, the party shall request the combined 9 
primary election ballot jointly with the other parties requesting the combined primary 10 
election ballot. A copy of the party's bylaws expanding or limiting who may 11 
participate in the primary election for selection of the party's candidates, 12 
documentation required under (b) of this section, and other information required by 13 
the director, must be submitted along with the notice. The notice, bylaws, 14 
documentation, and other information required by the director shall be provided by the 15 
party's chairperson or another party official designated by the party's bylaws. 16 
(b)  Once a political party timely submits a notice and bylaws under (a) of this 17 
section and the director finds that the party has met the requirements of this chapter 18 
and other applicable laws, the director shall permit a voter registered as affiliated with 19 
another party to vote the party's ballot or a combined primary election ballot that 20 
includes the party's candidates if the voter is permitted by the party's bylaws to 21 
participate in the selection of the party's candidates and may not permit a voter 22 
registered as nonpartisan or undeclared to vote a party's ballot or a combined primary 23 
election ballot that includes the party's candidates if the party's bylaws restrict 24 
participation by nonpartisan or undeclared voters in the party's primary; however, for a 25 
subsequent primary election, the party shall timely submit another notice, bylaws, 26 
documentation, and other information under (a) of this section if the party's bylaws 27 
regarding who may participate in the primary election for selection of the party's 28 
candidates change. 29 
   * Sec. 28. 
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candidate of the party in the primary election [OR A SPECIAL PRIMARY 1 
ELECTION] shall execute and file a declaration of candidacy. The declaration shall be 2 
executed under oath before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and must 3 
state in substance  4 
(1)  the full name of the candidate;  5 
(2)  the full mailing address of the candidate;  6 
(3) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 7 
representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident;  8 
(4)  the office for which the candidate seeks nomination;  9 
(5)  the name of the political party of which the person is a candidate 10 
for nomination [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH WHICH THE CANDIDATE IS 11 
REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED, OR WHETHER THE CANDIDATE WOULD 12 
PREFER A NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED DESIGNATION PLACED 13 
AFTER THE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON THE BALLOT];  14 
(6)  the full residence address of the candidate, and the date on which 15 
residency at that address began;  16 
(7)  the date of the primary election [OR SPECIAL PRIMARY 17 
ELECTION] at which the candidate seeks nomination;  18 
(8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the 19 
candidate;  20 
(9)  that the candidate will meet the specific citizenship requirements of 21 
the office for which the person is a candidate;  22 
(10)  that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law;  23 
(11)  that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 24 
office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 25 
representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled 26 
day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the 27 
candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years 28 
of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened 29 
after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant governor, 30 
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following election or, if the office is to be filled by special election under 1 
AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the 2 
date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, by 3 
the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office;  4 
(12)  that the candidate requests that the candidate's name be placed on 5 
the primary [ELECTION OR SPECIAL PRIMARY] election ballot;  6 
(13)  that the required fee accompanies the declaration;  7 
(14)  that the person is not a candidate for any other office to be voted 8 
on at the primary or general election and that the person is not a candidate for this 9 
office under any other declaration of candidacy or nominating petition; and 10 
(15)  the manner in which the candidate wishes the candidate's name to 11 
appear on the ballot [;  12 
(16) IF THE CANDIDACY IS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE 13 
GOVERNOR, THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT 14 
GOVERNOR RUNNING JOINTLY WITH THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR; 15 
AND  16 
(17)  IF THE CANDIDACY IS FOR THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT 17 
GOVERNOR, THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR RUNNING 18 
JOINTLY WITH THE CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR].  19 
   * Sec. 29. AS 15.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 20 
Sec. 15.25.057. Nomination by party petition where incumbent dies or is 21 
disqualified or incapacitated. (a) If an unopposed incumbent candidate for 22 
renomination dies, becomes disqualified from holding the office the candidate is 23 
seeking, or is certified as being incapacitated between June 1 of the election year and 24 
that date which is more than 54 days before the date of the primary election, the 25 
candidate's place on the ballot may be filled by party petition. The petition shall state 26 
that the political party requests the name of the proposed candidate replace that of the 27 
incumbent on the primary election ballot and shall be accompanied by a declaration of 28 
candidacy from the person named in the petition. The petition must be received by the 29 
director not later than 14 days after the death, disqualification, or certification of 30 
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time is earlier. 1 
(b)  The method for certifying an incumbent candidate for nomination as being 2 
incapacitated, the method for selecting the person who is to be named in the party 3 
petition, and the method for placing the name of the person selected on the primary 4 
nomination ballot are the same as those prescribed in AS 15.25.111 and 15.25.131 5 
relating to filling vacancies of party nominees in a general election. 6 
(c)  The death, disqualification, or certification of incapacity of the incumbent 7 
within 52 days before or on the primary election date does not affect the counting and 8 
review of the ballots. If the result of the counting and review discloses that the 9 
candidate, if the candidate had lived, would have been nominated, the candidate shall 10 
be declared nominated. The vacancy may be filled by party petition as provided in 11 
AS 15.25.111 - 15.25.131. 12 
   * Sec. 30. AS 15.25.060 is repealed and reenacted to read: 13 
Sec. 15.25.060. Preparation and distribution of ballots; appropriate ballot. 14 
(a) The primary election ballots shall be prepared and distributed by the director in the 15 
manner prescribed in this section. Unless two or more political parties have jointly 16 
requested a combined primary election ballot, the director shall prepare and provide a 17 
primary election ballot for each political party that contains all of the candidates of 18 
that party for elective state executive and state and national legislative offices and all 19 
of the ballot titles and propositions required to appear on the ballot at the primary 20 
election. Upon the joint request of two or more political parties, the director shall 21 
prepare and provide a combined primary election ballot for those parties that contains 22 
all of the candidates of the parties for elective state executive and state and national 23 
legislative offices and all of the ballot titles and propositions required to appear on the 24 
ballot at the primary election. The director shall print the ballots on white paper and 25 
place the names of all candidates who have properly filed in groups according to 26 
offices. The order of the placement of the names for each office shall be as provided 27 
for the general election ballot. Blank spaces may not be provid
ed on the ballot for the 28 
writing or pasting in of names. The director shall also prepare and print a separate 29 
primary election ballot including only the ballot titles and propositions required to 30 
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(b)  A voter may vote only one primary election ballot. A voter may vote a 1 
political party ballot only if the voter is registered as affiliated with that party, is 2 
allowed to participate in the party primary under the party's bylaws, or is registered as 3 
nonpartisan or undeclared rather than as affiliated with a particular political party and 4 
the party's bylaws do not restrict participation by nonpartisan or undeclared voters in 5 
the party's primary. A voter may vote a combined primary election ballot only if the 6 
voter is registered as affiliated with a party appearing on the ballot, is allowed to 7 
participate in the party primary under the parties' bylaws, or is registered as 8 
nonpartisan or undeclared rather than as affiliated with a particular political party and 9 
the parties' bylaws do not restrict participation by nonpartisan or undeclared voters in 10 
the parties' primaries. For the purpose of determining which primary election ballot a 11 
voter may use, a voter's party affiliation is considered to be the affiliation registered 12 
with the director as of the 30th day before the primary election. If a voter changes 13 
party affiliation within the 30 days before the primary election, the voter's previous 14 
party affiliation shall be used for the determination under this subsection. 15 
(c)  If a voter is not voting in person and has requested an absentee ballot or 16 
special needs ballot but has not indicated a choice of ballot, the director shall provide 17 
the voter with the ballot listing the candidates of the political party or group with 18 
which the voter is affiliated, as determined under (b) of this section. 19 
   * Sec. 31. AS 15.25.100 is repealed and reenacted to read: 20 
Sec. 15.25.100. Placement of nominees on general election ballot. The 21 
director shall place the name of the candidate receiving the highest number of votes 22 
for an office by a political party on the general election ballot. 23 
   * Sec. 32. AS 15.25.105(a) is amended to read: 24 
(a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not 25 
successful in advancing to the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the 26 
general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate. Votes for a write-in 27 
candidate may not be counted unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the 
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director stating  29 
(1)  the full name of the candidate;  30 
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residency at that address began;  1 
(3)  the full mailing address of the candidate;  2 
(4) the name of the political party or political group of which the 3 
candidate is a member, if any [WITH WHICH THE CANDIDATE IS 4 
REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED, OR WHETHER THE CANDIDATE WOULD 5 
PREFER A NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED DESIGNATION];  6 
(5) if the candidate is for the office of state senator or state 7 
representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident;  8 
(6)  the office that the candidate seeks;  9 
(7)  the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election;  10 
(8)  the length of residency in the state and in the house district of the 11 
candidate;  12 
(9)  the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written 13 
on the ballot by the voter;  14 
(10)  that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 15 
the office for which the person is a candidate;  16 
(11)  that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 17 
office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 18 
representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled 19 
day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the 20 
candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years 21 
of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened 22 
after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant governor, 23 
that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in December 24 
following election or, if the office is to be filled by special election under 25 
AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the 26 
date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, by 27 
the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office;  28 
(12)  that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; and  29 
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under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy.  1 
   * Sec. 33. AS 15.25.105(b) is amended to read: 2 
(b)  If a write-in candidate is running for the office of governor, the candidate 3 
must file a joint letter of intent together with a candidate for lieutenant governor. Both 4 
candidates must be of the same political party or group.  5 
   * Sec. 34. AS 15.25 is amended by adding new sections to article 1 to read: 6 
Sec. 15.25.111. Filling vacancies by party petition. If a candidate of a 7 
political party nominated at the primary election dies, withdraws, resigns, becomes 8 
disqualified from holding the office for which the candidate is nominated, or is 9 
certified as being incapacitated in the manner prescribed by this section after the 10 
primary election and 64 days or more before the general election, the vacancy may be 11 
filled by party petition. The central committee of any political party or any party 12 
district committee may certify as being incapacitated any candidate nominated by their 13 
respective party by presenting to the director a sworn statement made by a panel of 14 
three licensed physicians, not more than two of whom may be of the same political 15 
party, that the candidate is physically or mentally incapacitated to an extent that 16 
would, in the panel's judgment, prevent the candidate from active service during the 17 
term of office if elected. The director shall place the name of the person nominated by 18 
party petition on the general election ballot. The name of a candidate disqualified 19 
under this section may not appear on the general election ballot. 20 
Sec. 15.25.121. Requirements for party petition. Party petitions for the 21 
nomination of candidates shall state in substance that the political party desires and 22 
intends to support the named candidate for the named office and requests that the 23 
name of the proposed candidate be placed on the general election ballot. The petition 24 
may be filed not later than 64 days before the date of the general election. 25 
Sec. 15.25.131. Selection of nominees for party petition. The nominees of 26 
political parties by party petition may be selected for statewide offices by the state 27 
party central committee or in any other manner prescribed by the party bylaws, and the 28 
petition for statewide offices shall be signed by the state chairperson of the political 29 
party or, in the absence of the state chairperson, by any two members of the state party 30 
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for district-wide offices by the respective party district committee or in any other 1 
manner prescribed by the party bylaws, and the petition for district-wide offices shall 2 
be signed by the chairperson of the party district committee, or in the absence of the 3 
chairperson, by any two members of the party district committee, or in any other 4 
manner prescribed by the party bylaws. The petition may be delivered in person or by 5 
mail, facsimile, or other reliable electronic transmission. 6 
   * Sec. 35. AS 15.25 is amended by adding new sections to article 2 to read: 7 
Sec. 15.25.141. Provision for no-party candidate nominations. Candidates 8 
not representing a political party are nominated by petition. 9 
Sec. 15.25.151. Date of filing petition. A candidate seeking nomination by 10 
petition shall submit the information required under AS 15.25.181(a)(1) - (8) and (11) 11 
- (17) to the director in the time and manner specified in AS 15.25.040. The full 12 
petition with voter signatures shall be filed with the director by actual physical 13 
delivery in person at or before 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the day of the primary 14 
election in the year in which a general election is held for the office, or by actual 15 
physical delivery to the director by registered or certified mail return receipt requested 16 
which is postmarked at or before 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the day of the primary 17 
election in the year in which a general election is held for the office, and received not 18 
more than 15 days after that time. If the postmark is illegible, a dated receipt from the 19 
post office where dispatched shall be acceptable as evidence of mailing. 20 
Sec. 15.25.161. Required number of signatures for statewide office. 21 
Petitions for the nomination of candidates for the office of governor, lieutenant 22 
governor, United States senator, and United States representative shall be signed by 23 
qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the number of 24 
voters who cast ballots in the preceding general election. 25 
Sec. 15.25.171. Required number of signatures for district-wide office. 26 
Petitions for the nomination of candidates for the office of state senator or state 27 
representative shall be signed by qualified voters of the house or senate district in 28 
which the proposed nominee desires to be a candidate equal in number to at least one 29 
percent of the number of voters who cast ballots in the proposed nominee's respective 30 
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not contain fewer than 50 signatures for any district. 1 
Sec. 15.25.181. Requirements for petition. (a) The petition must state in 2 
substance 3 
(1)  the full name of the candidate; 4 
(2)  the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which 5 
residency at that address began; 6 
(3)  the full mailing address of the candidate; 7 
(4)  the name of the political group, if any, supporting the candidate; 8 
(5) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 9 
representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 10 
(6)  the office for which the candidate is nominated; 11 
(7)  the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; 12 
(8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the 13 
candidate; 14 
(9) that the subscribers are qualified voters of the state or house or 15 
senate district in which the candidate resides; 16 
(10)  that the subscribers request that the candidate's name be placed on 17 
the general election ballot; 18 
(11)  that the proposed candidate accepts the nomination and will serve 19 
if elected with the statement signed by the proposed candidate; 20 
(12)  the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to appear on 21 
the ballot; 22 
(13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be 23 
voted on at the primary or general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for 24 
this office under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy; 25 
(14)  that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 26 
the office for which the person is a candidate; 27 
(15)  that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 28 
office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 29 
representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled 30 
day of the first regular session of the legislature convened af
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candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years 1 
of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened 2 
after the election; and if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant 3 
governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in 4 
December following the election or, if the office is to be filled by special election 5 
under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on 6 
the date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, 7 
by the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office; 8 
(16)  that the candidate is a qualified voter; and 9 
(17)  if the candidacy is for the office of the governor, the name of the 10 
candidate for lieutenant governor running jointly with the candidate for governor. 11 
(b) A person filing a nominating petition under this section, other than a 12 
person subject to AS 24.60 who is filing a petition for a state legislative office, shall 13 
simultaneously file with the director a statement of income sources and business 14 
interests that complies with the requirements of AS 39.50. A person who is subject to 15 
AS 24.60 and is filing a nominating petition for state legislative office shall 16 
simultaneously file with the director a disclosure statement that complies with the 17 
requirements of AS 24.60.200. 18 
(c)  An incumbent public official, other than a legislator, who has a current 19 
statement of income sources and business interests under AS 39.50 on file with the 20 
Alaska Public Offices Commission, or an incumbent legislator who has a current 21 
disclosure statement under AS 24.60.200 on file with the Alaska Public Offices 22 
Commission, is not required to file a statement of income sources and business 23 
interests or a disclosure statement with the nominating petition under (b) of this 24 
section. 25 
Sec. 15.25.186. Eligibility of candidate. The provisions of AS 15.25.042 and 26 
15.25.043 apply to determinations of a candidate's eligibility when a candidate seeks 27 
nomination by petition under AS 15.25.141 - 15.25.201. 28 
Sec. 15.25.191. Placement of names on general election ballot. The director 29 
shall place the names and the political group affiliation of persons who have been 30 
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Sec. 15.25.201. Withdrawal of candidate's name. If a candidate nominated 1 
by petition dies or withdraws after the petition has been filed and 64 days or more 2 
before the general election, the director may not place the name of the candidate on 3 
the general election ballot. 4 
   * Sec. 36. AS 15.30.010 is amended to read: 5 
Sec. 15.30.010. Provision for selection of electors. Electors of President and 6 
Vice President of the United States are selected by election at the general election in 7 
presidential election years [, IN THE MANNER AND AS DETERMINED BY THE 8 
RANKED-CHOICE METHOD OF TABULATING VOTES DESCRIBED IN 9 
AS 15.15.350 - 15.15.370].  10 
   * Sec. 37. AS 15.40.140 is amended to read: 11 
Sec. 15.40.140. Condition of calling [SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION 12 
AND] special election. When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator 13 
or United States representative, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special 14 
[PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.144(a); however, [TO BE HELD ON A DATE 15 
NOT LESS THAN 60, NOR MORE THAN 90, DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE 16 
VACANCY OCCURS, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE 17 
FIRST TUESDAY THAT IS NOT A STATE HOLIDAY OCCURRING NOT LESS 18 
THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION. HOWEVER, IN 19 
AN ELECTION YEAR IN WHICH A CANDIDATE FOR THAT OFFICE IS NOT 20 
REGULARLY ELECTED,] if the vacancy occurs on a date that is [NOT] less than 60 21 
days [, NOR MORE THAN 90,] before or is on or after the date of  22 
[(1)]  the primary election in the general election year during which 23 
a candidate to fill the office is regularly elected, the governor may not call a [, 24 
THE] special [PRIMARY] election [SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE 25 
PRIMARY ELECTION WITH THE SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE 26 
HELD ON THE DATE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION; OR  27 
(2)  THE GENERAL ELECTION, THE SPECIAL PRIMARY 28 
ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION 29 
WITH THE SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST 30 
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60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION].  1 
   * Sec. 38. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 2 
Sec. 15.40.143. Condition of calling a special runoff election. (a) If no 3 
candidate in a special election called under AS 15.40.140 receives over 50 percent of 4 
the votes cast for the office, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special runoff 5 
election under AS 15.40.144(b). 6 
(b)  In a special runoff election called under (a) of this section, the director 7 
shall place the names of the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes and the 8 
second greatest number of votes in the special election on the special runoff election 9 
ballot. 10 
Sec. 15.40.144. Time of calling the special election and special runoff 11 
election. (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, if a special election is called 12 
under AS 15.40.140, it shall be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days 13 
after the date the vacancy occurs. 14 
(b)  Except as provided in (c) of this section, a special runoff election under 15 
AS 15.40.143 shall be held on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring 16 
not less than 60 days after the special election. 17 
(c) In an election year in which a candidate for the vacant office is not 18 
regularly elected, and the vacancy occurs on a date that is not less than 60, nor more 19 
than 90, days before the date of 20 
(1)  the primary election, the special election shall be held on the date 21 
of the primary election with any subsequent special runoff election under 22 
AS 15.40.143 to be held on the date of the general election; or 23 
(2)  the general election, the special election shall be held on the date of 24 
the general election with any subsequent special runoff election under AS 15.40.143 to 25 
be held on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring not less than 60 days 26 
after the special and general election. 27 
   * Sec. 39. AS 15.40 is amended by adding a new section to read: 28 
Sec. 15.40.151. Condition for holding special election with primary. If the 29 
vacancy occurs on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days before the date of 30 
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be held on the date of the primary election. 1 
   * Sec. 40. AS 15.40.160 is amended to read: 2 
Sec. 15.40.160. Proclamation. The governor shall issue the proclamation 3 
[CALLING THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION] at 4 
least 50 days before the  5 
(1)  special [PRIMARY] election; and 6 
(2)  if a special runoff election is required under AS 15.40.143(a), 7 
special runoff election.  8 
   * Sec. 41. AS 15.40.165 is amended to read: 9 
Sec. 15.40.165. Term of elected senator. At the special election, or, as 10 
provided by AS 15.40.143, at the special runoff election, a United States senator 11 
shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected shall 12 
take office on the date the United States Senate meets, convenes, or reconvenes 13 
following the certification of the results of the special election or special runoff 14 
election by the director.  15 
   * Sec. 42. AS 15.40.170 is amended to read: 16 
Sec. 15.40.170. Term of elected representative. At the special election, or, as 17 
provided by AS 15.40.143, at the special runoff election, a United States 18 
representative shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person 19 
elected shall take office on the date the United States house of representatives meets, 20 
convenes, or reconvenes following the certification of the results of the special 21 
election or special runoff election by the director.  22 
   * Sec. 43. AS 15.40.190 is amended to read: 23 
Sec. 15.40.190. Requirements of petition for no-party candidates. Petitions 24 
for the nomination of candidates not representing a political party shall be signed 25 
by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the 26 
number of voters who cast ballots in the preceding general election and shall 27 
[MUST BE EXECUTED UNDER OATH,] state in substance that which is required 28 
for nomination petitions by AS 15.25.181 [A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY 29 
UNDER AS 15.25.030, AND INCLUDE THE FEE REQUIRED UNDER 30 
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   * Sec. 44. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 1 
Sec. 15.40.201. Requirements of party petition. Petitions for the nomination 2 
of candidates of political parties shall state in substance that the party desires and 3 
intends to support the named candidate for the office of United States senator or 4 
United States representative, as appropriate, at the special election and requests that 5 
the name of the candidate nominated be placed on the ballot. 6 
Sec. 15.40.211. Selection of party nominees. The nominees of political 7 
parties may be selected by the state convention or in any other manner prescribed by 8 
the party bylaws, and the petition shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary of 9 
the state convention, or if the nominees are selected by the party central committee, 10 
the petition shall be signed by the chairperson of the central committee or in any other 11 
manner prescribed by the party bylaws. 12 
   * Sec. 45. AS 15.40.220 is amended to read: 13 
Sec. 15.40.220. General provisions for conduct of [THE] special 14 
[PRIMARY] election and special runoff election. Unless specifically provided 15 
otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the [PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 16 
general election shall govern the conduct of the special [PRIMARY] election and the 17 
special runoff election of the United States senator or United States representative, 18 
including provisions concerning voter qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, 19 
powers, rights, and obligations of the director, of other election officials, and of 20 
municipalities; provision for notification of the election; provision for payment of 21 
election expenses; provisions regarding employees being allowed time from work to 22 
vote; provisions for the counting, reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions 23 
for running as, voting for, and counting ballots for a write-in candidate; 24 
provisions for the determination of the votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and 25 
provision for absentee voting.  26 
   * Sec. 46. AS 15.40.230 is amended to read: 27 
Sec. 15.40.230. Condition and time of calling [SPECIAL PRIMARY 28 
ELECTION AND] special election. When a person appointed to succeed to the 29 
office of lieutenant governor succeeds to the office of acting governor, the acting 30 
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date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy in the office of 1 
the governor occurred [AND A SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD 2 
ON THE FIRST TUESDAY THAT IS NOT A STATE HOLIDAY OCCURRING 3 
NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION]. 4 
However, if the vacancy occurs on a date that is less than 60 days before or is on or 5 
after the date of the primary election in years in which a governor is regularly elected, 6 
the acting governor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and may not call a 7 
special election.  8 
   * Sec. 47. AS 15.40.240 is amended to read: 9 
Sec. 15.40.240. Conditions for holding special [PRIMARY ELECTION 10 
AND SPECIAL] election with primary or general election. If the vacancy occurs 11 
on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days before the date of the primary 12 
election in years in which a governor is regularly elected [IN AN ELECTION 13 
YEAR IN WHICH A GOVERNOR IS NOT REGULARLY ELECTED, THE 14 
ACTING GOVERNOR SHALL, BY PROCLAMATION, CALL THE SPECIAL 15 
PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE PRIMARY 16 
ELECTION AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE OF 17 
THE GENERAL ELECTION,] or [,] if the vacancy occurs on a date not less than 60, 18 
nor more than 90, days before the date of the primary election or general election in 19 
election years in which a governor is not regularly elected, the acting governor shall, 20 
by proclamation, call the special [PRIMARY] election to be held on the date of the 21 
primary election or general election [WITH THE SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL 22 
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY THAT IS NOT A STATE 23 
HOLIDAY OCCURRING NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL 24 
PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION]. 25 
   * Sec. 48. AS 15.40.250 is amended to read: 26 
Sec. 15.40.250. Proclamation of [SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 27 
special election. The acting governor shall issue the proclamation [CALLING THE 28 
SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION] at least 50 days 29 
before the [SPECIAL PRIMARY] election.  30 
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Sec. 15.40.280. Requirements of petition for no-party candidates. Petitions 1 
for the nomination of candidates not representing a political party shall be signed 2 
by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the 3 
number of voters who cast ballots in the preceding general election, shall include 4 
nominees for the office of governor and lieutenant governor, and shall [MUST BE 5 
EXECUTED UNDER OATH,] state in s ubstance that which is required for 6 
nomination petitions by AS 15.25.181 [A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY 7 
UNDER AS 15.25.030, AND INCLUDE THE FEE REQUIRED UNDER 8 
AS 15.25.050(a)].  9 
   * Sec. 50. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 10 
Sec. 15.40.291. Requirements of party petition. Petitions for the nomination 11 
of candidates of political parties shall state in substance that the party desires and 12 
intends to support the named candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant 13 
governor at the special election and requests that the names of the two candidates 14 
nominated be placed on the ballot. 15 
Sec. 15.40.301. Selection of party nominees. The nominees of political 16 
parties may be selected by state convention or in any other manner prescribed by the 17 
party bylaws, and the petition shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary of the 18 
state convention, or, if the nominees are selected by the party central committee, the 19 
petition shall be signed by the state chairperson of the political party or in any other 20 
manner prescribed by the party bylaws. 21 
   * Sec. 51. AS 15.40.310 is amended to read: 22 
Sec. 15.40.310. General provisions for conduct of [THE SPECIAL 23 
PRIMARY ELECTION AND] special election. Unless specifically provided 24 
otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the [PRIMARY AND] general 25 
election shall govern the conduct of the special [PRIMARY ELECTION AND 26 
SPECIAL] election of the governor and lieutenant governor, including provisions 27 
concerning voter qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and 28 
obligations of the director, of other election officials, and of municipalities; provision 29 
for notification of the election; provision for payment of election expenses; provisions 30 
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counting, reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for the determination of 1 
the votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and provision for absentee voting.  2 
   * Sec. 52. AS 15.40.330 is amended to read: 3 
Sec. 15.40.330. Qualification and confirmation of appointee. (a) The 4 
appointee shall meet the qualifications of a member of the legislature as prescribed in 5 
art. II, sec. 2, Constitution of the State of Alaska, [AND, IF THE PREDECESSOR IN 6 
OFFICE WAS A MEMBER OF A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP 7 
AT THE TIME OF THE VACANCY, (1)] shall be a member of the same political 8 
party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] as that which nominated the predecessor in office, 9 
[;] and [(2)] shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the 10 
legislature who are members of the same political party which nominated [OR 11 
POLITICAL GROUP AS] the predecessor in office and of the same house as was the 12 
predecessor in office. If the predecessor in office was not nominated by [A 13 
MEMBER OF] a political party or [POLITICAL GROUP AT THE TIME OF THE 14 
VACANCY, OR,] if no other member of the predecessor's political party [OR 15 
POLITICAL GROUP] is a member of the predecessor's house of the legislature, the 16 
governor may appoint any qualified person. If the appointee is not a member of a 17 
political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP, AS PROVIDED IN (b) OF THIS 18 
SECTION], the appointment is not subject to confirmation. If the appointee is a 19 
member of a political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP], the appointment is subject to 20 
confirmation as provided by [(b) OF] this section for the confirmation of political 21 
party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] appointees.  22 
(b)  A member of a political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] is a person who 23 
supports the political program of a [POLITICAL] party [OR POLITICAL GROUP]. 24 
The filing for office of a candidate as an independent or no-party candidate 25 
[ABSENCE OF A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP DESIGNATION 26 
AFTER A CANDIDATE'S NAME ON AN ELECTION BALLOT] does not preclu de 27 
a candidate from being a member of a political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP]. 28 
Recognition of an independent or no-party [A] candidate as a member of a 29 
[POLITICAL] party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] caucus of members of the legislature 30 
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candidate is recognition of that person's [POLITICAL] party [OR POLITICAL 1 
GROUP] membership at the time filings were made by party candidates for the 2 
preceding general election [FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFIRMATION UNDER 3 
THIS SECTION].  4 
   * Sec. 53. AS 15.40.380 is amended to read: 5 
Sec. 15.40.380. Conditions for part-term senate appointment and special 6 
election. If the vacancy is for an unexpired senate term of more than two years and 7 
five full calendar months, the governor shall call a special [PRIMARY ELECTION 8 
AND A SPECIAL] election by proclamation and the appointment shall expire on the 9 
date the state senate first convenes or reconvenes following the certification of the 10 
results of the special election by the director.  11 
   * Sec. 54. AS 15.40.390 is amended to read: 12 
Sec. 15.40.390. Date of special [PRIMARY ELECTION AND SPECIAL] 13 
election. The special [PRIMARY] election to fill a vacancy in the state senate shall be 14 
held on the date of the first general [PRIMARY] election held more than three full 15 
calendar months [60 DAYS] after the senate vacancy occurs [, AND THE SPECIAL 16 
ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE FIRST GENERAL 17 
ELECTION THEREAFTER].  18 
   * Sec. 55. AS 15.40.400 is amended to read: 19 
Sec. 15.40.400. Proclamation of [SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 20 
special election. The governor shall issue the proclamation calling the [SPECIAL 21 
PRIMARY ELECTION AND] special election at least 50 days before the [SPECIAL 22 
PRIMARY] election.  23 
   * Sec. 56. AS 15.40.440 is amended to read: 24 
Sec. 15.40.440. Requirements of petition for no-party candidates. Petitions 25 
for the nomination of candidates not representing a political party shall be signed 26 
by qualified voters equal in number to at least one percent of the number of 27 
voters who cast ballots in the proposed nominee's respective house or senate 28 
district in the preceding general election. A nominating petition may not contain 29 
fewer than 50 signatures for any district and must [BE EXECUTED UNDER 30 
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AS 15.25.181 [A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY UNDER AS 15.25.030, AND 1 
INCLUDE THE FEE REQUIRED UNDER AS 15.25.050(a)].  2 
   * Sec. 57. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 3 
Sec. 15.40.451. Requirements of petition by political party. Petitions for the 4 
nomination of candidates of political parties shall state in substance that the party 5 
desires and intends to support the named candidate for the office of state senator at the 6 
special election and requests that the name of the candidate be placed on the ballot. 7 
Sec. 15.40.461. Selection of political party nominees. The nominees of 8 
political parties may be selected by the respective party district committee or by any 9 
other manner as provided by the party bylaws, and the petition shall be signed by the 10 
chairperson of the party district committee or by any other party official designated by 11 
the party bylaws. 12 
   * Sec. 58. AS 15.40.470 is amended to read: 13 
Sec. 15.40.470. General provision for conduct of [THE SPECIAL 14 
PRIMARY ELECTION AND] special election. Unless specifically provided 15 
otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the [PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 16 
general election shall govern the conduct of the special [PRIMARY ELECTION AND 17 
SPECIAL] election of state senators, including provisions concerning voter 18 
qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and obligations of the 19 
director, of other election officials, and of municipalities; provision for notification of 20 
the election; provision for payment of election expenses; provisions regarding 21 
employees being allowed time from work to vote; provisions for the counting, 22 
reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for the determination of the votes 23 
and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and provision for absentee voting.  24 
   * Sec. 59. AS 15.45.190 is amended to read: 25 
Sec. 15.45.190. Placing proposition on ballot. The lieutenant governor shall 26 
direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the election ballot of the 27 
first statewide general, special, special runoff [PRIMARY], or primary election that is 28 
held after  29 
(1)  the petition has been filed;  30 
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(3) a period of 120 days has expired since the adjournment of the 1 
legislative session.  2 
   * Sec. 60. AS 15.45.420 is amended to read: 3 
Sec. 15.45.420. Placing proposition on ballot. The lieutenant governor shall 4 
direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the election ballot for the 5 
first statewide general, special, special runoff [PRIMARY], or primary election held 6 
more than 180 days after adjournment of the legislative session at which the act was 7 
passed.  8 
   * Sec. 61. AS 15.58.010 is amended to read: 9 
Sec. 15.58.010. Election pamphlet. Before each state general election, and 10 
before each state primary, special, or special runoff [PRIMARY] election at which a 11 
ballot proposition is scheduled to appear on the ballot, the lieutenant governor shall 12 
prepare, publish, and mail at least one election pamphlet to each household identified 13 
from the official registration list. The pamphlet shall be prepared on a regional basis as 14 
determined by the lieutenant governor.  15 
   * Sec. 62. AS 15.58.020(b) is amended to read: 16 
(b)  Each primary, special, or special runoff [PRIMARY] election pamphlet 17 
shall contain only the information specified in (a)(6) and (a)(9) of this section for each 18 
ballot measure scheduled to appear on the primary, special, or special runoff 19 
[PRIMARY] election ballot.  20 
   * Sec. 63. AS 15.58.030(b) is amended to read: 21 
(b)  No [NOT] later than July 22 of a year in which a state general election will 22 
be held, an individual who becomes a candidate for the office of United States senator, 23 
United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state 24 
representative under AS 15.25.030 or 15.25.181 may file with the lieutenant governor 25 
a photograph and a statement advocating the candidacy. An individual who becomes 26 
a candidate for the office of United States senator, United States representative, 27 
governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative by party 28 
petition filed under AS 15.25.111 may file with the lieutenant governor a 29 
photograph and a statement advocating the candidacy within 10 days after 30 
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   * Sec. 64. AS 15.80.010(9) is amended to read: 1 
(9) "federal election" means a general, special, special runoff 2 
[PRIMARY], or primary election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting, 3 
nominating, or electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice-President, 4 
presidential elector, United States senator, or United States representative;  5 
   * Sec. 65. AS 39.50.020(b) is amended to read: 6 
(b) A public official or former public official other than an elected or 7 
appointed municipal officer shall file the statement with the Alaska Public Offices 8 
Commission. Candidates for the office of governor and lieutenant governor and, if the 9 
candidate is not subject to AS 24.60, the legislature shall file the statement under 10 
AS 15.25.030 or 15.25.181. Municipal officers, former municipal officers, and 11 
candidates for elective municipal office shall file with the municipal clerk or other 12 
municipal official designated to receive their filing for office. All statements required 13 
to be filed under this chapter are public records.  14 
   * Sec. 66. AS 15.13.040(r), 15.13.070(g), 15.13.090(g), 15.13.110(k), 15.13.400(5), 15 
15.13.400(15), 15.13.400(19); AS 15.15.025, 15.15.030(14), 15.15.030(15), 15.15.030(16), 16 
15.15.030(17), 15.15.060(e), 15.15.350(c), 15.15.350(d), 15.15.350(e), 15.15.350(f), 17 
15.15.350(g); AS 15.58.020(a)(13), 15.58.020(c); AS 15.80.008(a)(2), and 15.80.010(34) are 18 
repealed. 19