(a) The director may conduct an election by mail if it is held at a time other than when the general, party primary, or municipal election is held.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.20.800
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
official registration list: means the list of all voters qualified to vote at a particular election compiled in accordance with Alaska Stat. 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
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) If the director conducts an election under (a) of this section by mail, the director shall send a ballot for each election described in (a) of this section to each person whose name appears on the official registration list prepared under Alaska Stat. § 15.07.125 for that election. The director shall send ballots by first class, nonforwardable mail. The ballot shall be sent to the address stated on the official registration list unless
(1) the voter has notified the director or an election supervisor of a different address to which the ballot should be sent; or(2) the address on the official registration list has been identified as being an undeliverable address.(c) If the director conducts an election under (a) of this section by mail, the director shall mail ballots under this section on or before the 22nd day before the election.(d) The voter may cast the ballot under Alaska Stat. § 15.20.081(d) – (f).(e) The director shall review ballots voted under this section under procedures established for the review of absentee ballots under Alaska Stat. § 15.20.201 and 15.20.203. The director shall establish the schedule for counting ballots in an election conducted by mail.
