(a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct in the second degree if while an election official, and while the polls are open, the person

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $25,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.56.080

  • 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
  • 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
  • local election: means a regular or special election held by a borough, city, school district, or regional educational attendance area. 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
(1) opens a ballot received from a voter at an election, unless permitted by ordinance in a local election;
(2) marks a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it;
(3) otherwise attempts to learn how a voter marked a ballot; or
(4) allows a person to do one of the acts prescribed by (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.
(b) Election official misconduct in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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