Section 6.25.505. Application for absentee by-mail ballot.

	(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 sex;  
			(C) the applicant's State of Alaska driver's license number or State of Alaska identification card number, the applicant's voter identification number, or the last four digits of the applicant's social security number;  
			(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			(I) repealed 10/16/2009;  
			(J) the applicant to declare that the applicant will be 18 years of age or older within 90 days after the date of registration;  
			(K) the applicant to declare that the applicant is a citizen of the United States;  
			(L) the applicant to date the application;  
			(M) the applicant's signature or mark;  
			(N) the applicant to designate a political party or group affiliation;  
			(O) the applicant to review primary ballot choices available if the application is made available for a primary election and to designate a primary ballot choice;  
			(P) 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;  
			(Q) the applicant to state if the applicant is an absent overseas voter qualifying under AS 15.05.011;  
			(R) repealed 2/28/2014;  
			(S) 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  
			(T) 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.  
	(c)   An application for an absentee by-mail ballot  
		(1) may not be designed or marked to suggest one ballot over another; and  
		(2) must give, as the address to which the application is to be returned, the address that the division provides for mailing absentee by-mail ballot applications to the division.  
	(d)  Repealed 5/11/2012.  

Authorities

15.15.010;15.20.081

Notes

Authority

AS 15.15.010 AS 15.20.081

History

Eff. 4/25/2008, Register 186; am 10/16/2009, Register 192; am 5/11/2012, Register 202; am 2/28/2014, Register 209