Alaska Statutes 28.05.045 – Voter registration
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 28.05.045
- department: means the Department of Administration. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
- driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
- license: when used in relation to driver licensing, means a license, provisional license, or permit to drive a motor vehicle, or the privilege to drive or to obtain a license to drive a motor vehicle, under the laws of this state whether or not a person holds a valid license issued in this or another jurisdiction. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
- motor vehicle: means a vehicle which is self-propelled except a vehicle moved by human or animal power. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
- 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
- vehicle: means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or vehicular way or area. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
The administrative component of the department that administers motor vehicle and driver‘s license laws shall comply with Alaska Stat. § 15.07.055 to serve as a voter registration agency to the extent required by state and federal law, including 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg (National Voter Registration Act of 1993) and this section. A state resident, who will be 18 years of age or older within 90 days, who applies in an office of the department for a driver’s license, identification card issued under Alaska Stat. § 18.65.310, or vehicle registration under Alaska Stat. Chapter 28.10 shall at the time of application be advised by the division that the resident may also register to vote. The application submitted by the resident shall serve as an application for voter registration unless the resident fails to sign the voter registration portion of the application. The department shall forward completed voter registration forms to the division of elections. The department shall prominently display notice of the right to apply for voter registration at each place that the public may apply for a driver’s license, identification card, or vehicle registration.