Alaska § 15.20.045 - Designation of absentee voting officials and stations.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 15.20.045 — Designation of absentee voting officials and stations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15.20.045. Designation of absentee voting officials and stations.
(a) The director or election supervisor may designate persons to act as absentee voting officials under AS 15.20.010 — 15.20.220 in areas where election supervisors do not have offices. Magistrates may, with the approval of the administrative director of the Alaska Court System, be designated under this section. At least 15 days before the election the director shall supply each absentee voting official with appropriate ballots.
(b) The director may designate by regulation adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) locations at which absentee voting stations will be operated on or after the 15th day before an election up to and including the date of the election. The director shall supply absentee voting stations with ballots for all house districts in the state and shall designate absentee voting officials to serve at absentee voting stations.
(c) In a municipality in which the division will not be operating an absentee voting station, the director may designate the municipal clerk as an absentee voting official for the limited purpose of distributing absentee ballots to qualified voters under AS 15.20.061 (a)(1) and qualified voters' representatives under AS 15.20.072 . At least 15 days before the election, the director shall supply municipal clerks designated under this subsection with absentee ballots.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15.20.045 ("Designation of absentee voting officials and stations.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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