Alaska § 15.56.080 - Election official misconduct in the second degree.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 15.56.080 — Election official misconduct in the second degree., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15.56.080. Election official misconduct in the second degree.
(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 (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.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15.56.080 ("Election official misconduct in the second degree.") 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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