(a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct in the first degree if while an election official, the person

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $50,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.56.070

  • election official: means election board members, members of counting or review boards, employees of the division of elections, and absentee voting officials. 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
(1) intentionally fails to perform an election duty or knowingly does an unauthorized act with the intent to affect an election or its results;
(2) knowingly permits or makes or attempts to make a false count of election returns; or
(3) intentionally conceals, withholds, destroys, or attempts to conceal, withhold, or destroy election returns.
(b) Election official misconduct in the first degree is a class C felony.