(a) Immediately following the appointment of the election board, the election supervisor in conjunction with the election board chair shall secure polling places for holding the election, suitable ballot boxes that will assure security, and an adequate number of voting booths or screens, national flags, pens, and pencils. At every polling place, at least one voting booth shall be furnished and not less than one voting booth or screen shall be furnished for each 100 votes or fractional part of 100 votes cast in the previous election. At every polling place, at least one-half of the voting booths used shall be not less than six feet in height, enclosed on three sides, and provided with a curtain extending from the top of the voting booth to within approximately 30 inches of the floor. The curtain of the voting booth must conceal the voter while voting. The election supervisor and the election board chair may, in an emergency, secure an alternate location for a polling place.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.15.060

  • ballot: means any document provided by the director on which votes may be cast for candidates, propositions, or questions. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
  • director: means the director of elections who is the chief elections officer of the state appointed in accordance with Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
  • election board: means the board appointed in accordance with Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
  • house district: means one of the districts described in art. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • political party: means an organized group of voters that represents a political program and has at least 5,000 registered voters in the state. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
  • precinct: means the territory within which resident voters may cast votes at one polling place. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • voter: means a person who presents oneself for the purpose of voting either in person or by absentee ballot. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
(b) To assure administrative economy and to protect the secrecy of the ballot, the director may adopt regulations prescribing

(1) the type of polling place for holding the election;
(2) the requirements regarding ballot boxes, voting screens, national flags, and other supplies; and
(3) subject to the specifications of (a) of this section, the requirements regarding voting booths.
(c) The director shall pay the cost of necessary election expenses incurred in securing a place for holding the election, a suitable ballot box, and an adequate number of voting booths, screens, national flags, and other supplies. The national flag shall be displayed over or near the entrance of each polling place.
(d) When the director determines that there is an area in the state where a voter may be confused as to the voter’s correct precinct polling place, the director shall provide each polling place in that area with maps and materials that indicate house district boundaries, precinct boundaries, and polling places.
(e) In each polling place, the director shall require to be posted, in a location conspicuous to a person who will be voting, the following notice, written in bold:

A candidate’s designated affiliation does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the political party or group or that the party or group approves of or associates with that candidate, but only that the candidate is registered as affiliated with the party or group.

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