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Alaska

Abbreviation: 
AK

Alaska ID Needed for Registration

If you register by mail, you are required to include information that will verify your identity. If you have not previously registered to vote in Alaska and you are submitting your registration application by mail, you must provide a copy of one of the following:

  • Driver's license
  • State ID
  • Passport
  • Birth certificate

If your identity cannot be verified when you register to vote, you will be required to provide certain identification when voting.

Alaska Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to vote in Alaska you must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • An Alaska resident
  • 18 years or older 90 days before Election Day
  • Not a convicted felon, unless your voting rights have been restored
  • Not registered to vote in any other state, unless you're willing to cancel your registration in that state

NOTE: You may register to vote 90 days before you turn 18, however, you must be 18 on or before Election Day in order to cast a ballot.

Alaska Election Dates

The next election is Tuesday, October 1, 2019 (REAA Election). The registration deadline is Sunday, September 1, 2019 .

Please check your local city/boroughs for local election calendar or contact your local elections office for more information on local elections.

 

Alaska Provisional Voting

Provisional ballots are counted 15 days after the election.

Provisional voting is available if you do not have identification or are not personally known by the election official, or if your name does not appear on the precinct register at the polling place where you are attempting to vote. You will have to vote a provisional ballot that will be delivered to a regional election office for verification of eligibility before being counted.

Alaska ID Needed for Voting

You will need to show your signed voter ID card, or any other signed ID that will allow the election worker to verify your signature. Examples include your driver's license, military ID, Indian ID, fish and game license, state ID card, passport, or senior citizen ID card. A picture ID is not necessary.

You may also present one of the following forms of ID if it includes your name and current address:

Alaska Candidate and Ballot Info

Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.

To see a list of available races, visit the race index.

Alaska Absentee Ballot Process

If you are unable to vote in Alaska on Election Day, you can vote absentee:

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Election Day Problems?

Call one of these hotlines:
1-866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español)
1-888-API-VOTE (Asian multilingual assistance)
1-844-YALLA-US (Arabic)

 

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