A. 
The municipal clerk supervises the election administrator. The election administrator shall prepare for, conduct, and supervise all municipal elections, and shall determine whether candidates for municipal office are qualified, in accordance with the Charter and this title.
B. 
The municipal clerk may gather information which may be reported for investigation by law enforcement about suspected or alleged election offenses under federal, state or local law, including in this Title, chapter 28.200, and section 8.30.180 of this Code.
C. 
Pursuant to Charter § 11.02(a) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the election administrator shall be responsible for the overall administration of municipal elections, including, but not limited to: application of election related information systems, election related systems standards and procedures, acquisitions of election related computer equipment, and related products and services. The election administrator shall receive municipal resources and support from executive branch departments in accordance with section 3.20.070G.
(CAC 2.68.020; AO No. 85-75; AO No. 2020-131(S), § 1, 1-14-2021; AO No. 2022-98, § 1, 12-6-2022)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this title, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Ballot"
means any document provided by the municipal clerk or designee on which votes may be cast for candidates or propositions. The clerk shall prepare and distribute only official ballots and sample ballots in accordance with chapter 28.40. When the term "ballot" is used in this title it shall mean the official ballot, except where the context clearly indicates it means the sample ballot or both types of ballots.
"Ballot accountability report"
means data collected in paper or electronic form that accounts for the ballots supplied to, cast, and collected at a specific location, including absentee, questioned, unvoted, and spoiled ballots. The data may contain additional information determined by the municipal clerk to be necessary for the proper administration of the election.
"Ballot drop box" or "drop box"
means a device placed by the municipal clerk's office for the purpose of receiving voted ballot envelopes.
"By lot"
means a method to determine the result of a tie vote by placing names or initials of candidates or answers to a proposition on pieces of paper and drawing one, the winner, from an opaque container with all the pieces of paper not visible to the person drawing.
"Clerk" and "municipal clerk"
mean the clerk of the municipality or an authorized designee.
"Day"
means a calendar day.
"Designated area"
means an area, within either the designated return location or a vote center, identified by the municipal clerk prior to the processing of each election.
"Designated return location"
means the MOA Election Center, or an alternative location designated by the municipal clerk, such as City Hall, the Dena'ina Center, the Egan Center, or the like.
"Election"
includes a regular, special or runoff municipal election.
"Election day"
means the final day for casting a ballot for a specific election.
"Election official"
includes election officials at the polls, early or absentee voting officials appointed by the clerk, the election commission, boards appointed or created under this title, counting teams, receiving teams, the clerk, and the clerk's office staff.
"Facsimile"
means an exact copy.
"Municipal election"
means any election:
1. 
To fill a municipal office;
2. 
Upon a proposition submitted to the voters under the Charter or ordinances of the municipality; or
3. 
That the municipality is required by law to administer.
"Municipal office"
means an elective office under the Charter or ordinances of the municipality.
"MUOCAVa"
means a Municipal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voter and is:
1. 
Members of the uniformed services on active duty and the merchant marine who, because of their membership in the service, are absent from their place of residence, and are otherwise qualified to vote;
2. 
The spouses and dependents of these uniformed services voters who are absent due to the member's active duty or service; and
3. 
Qualified voters who reside outside of the United States.
"Oath"
includes affirmation on penalty of perjury.
"Political party"
means an organized group of voters that represents a political program and that nominated a candidate for governor who received at least three percent of the total votes cast at the preceding general election for governor.
"Precinct"
means the territory within which resident voters may cast votes at one polling place.
"Proposition" or "ballot proposition"
means an item presented to voters on a ballot, consisting of: a ballot title; either a summary description of a measure to be enacted or repealed, together with a reference to the measure to be enacted or repealed, or the verbatim text of the act to be enacted or repealed; and a ballot question.
"Qualified voter"
means a person who meets the legal requirements to vote in a municipal election.
"Secure document portal"
means a digital platform that facilitates the secure transfer of ballots or documents between the municipality and voters.
"Signature"
means a person's name regularly written by that person in a distinctive way as a form of identification.
"Tabulate"
means to tally the votes in a race or measure to produce results.
"Valid signature"
means a signature that has been compared with one or more signatures in the voter's voter registration file or on the voter's government-issued identification and determined to be by the same writer, through evaluation by an election official trained to perform this function using the standards set forth in this title.
"Vote center"
means any location designated by the municipal clerk or assembly for the purpose of providing voter assistance and that is not solely for casting votes for a specific precinct (a polling location), formerly called accessible vote center.
"Voter declaration"
means a statement of the voter qualifications listed below, declared as true by the voter, and includes a notice that false statements made in it are punishable as unsworn falsification:
1. 
Is a citizen of the United States;
2. 
Is a resident of the State of Alaska;
3. 
Is a resident of the Municipality of Anchorage for 30 days preceding the election;
4. 
Is 18 years of age on the date of the election;
5. 
Is not disqualified from voting due to a felony conviction or court order;
6. 
Has not already voted in the election; and
7. 
Is voting the ballot provided to the voter by the municipality.
"Voter registration file"
means a voter's registration file maintained by the State of Alaska, Division of Elections, pursuant to AS 15.07.
(GAAB 7.05.010; AO No. 85-75; AO No. 90-81; AO No. 91-166; AO No. 2002-179(S), § 1, 1-7-2003; AO No. 2004-176, § 1, 6-1-2005; AO No. 2013-130(S-1), § 2, 1-14-2014; AO No. 2016-10(S), § 1, 2-9-2016; AO No. 2017-29(S), § 1, 6-1-2017; AO No. 2018-4(S), § 1, eff. retroactively 12-1-2017; AO No. 2020-5(S), § 1, 2-11-2020; AO No. 2020-131(S), § 2, 1-14-2021; AO No. 2021-110(S), § 1, 12-28-2021; AO No. 2022-98, § 2, 12-6-2022; AO No. 2023-124, § 1, 12-5-2023; AO No. 2024-109(S), § 1, 12-3-2024)
Notwithstanding other provisions of this title, the municipal clerk may enter into agreements to place municipal election matters on a state ballot or allow the state to conduct elections on municipal election issues concurrently with state elections. The municipal clerk may contract with the state to conduct an election which includes municipal election issues under the laws and guidelines governing state elections. The municipal clerk shall ensure, however, that the laws and guidelines to be applied to the municipal election issue will provide protections substantially similar to those provided under municipal law.
(AO No. 88-74)
A. 
An individual with a general power of attorney in accordance with AS 13.26.645 or a special power of attorney in accordance with this section may:
1. 
Register a voter to vote;
2. 
Apply for a ballot on behalf of the voter;
3. 
Request a change to the mailing address of the voter's absentee by-mail ballot;
4. 
Request a change to the method of transmission to which the voter's ballot will be transmitted if voting by electronic transmission;
5. 
Request a replacement ballot for the voter if the voter's ballot has not been received.
B. 
A special power of attorney must include:
1. 
The name of the voter;
2. 
The address of the voter;
3. 
The name of the individual appointed as having power of attorney;
4. 
A specific notation that allows the individual to perform the actions set forth in subsection A;
5. 
Effective dates of the power of attorney document;
6. 
The voter's signature; and
7. 
An acknowledgment in accordance with AS 9.63.100.
C. 
The individual acting on behalf of the voter under subsection A of this section must provide all information required by law on the registration form or application, in addition to:
1. 
The name of the individual acting on behalf of the voter;
2. 
Proof of identification of the individual acting on behalf of the voter as set out in 6 AAC 25.027(a)(1)—(7); and
3. 
A copy of the general power of attorney or special power of attorney.
D. 
Unless authorized by federal or state law, no power of attorney may be used to vote a ballot, sign a voter declaration, or sign a petition for initiative, referendum, or recall.
(AO No. 2013-130(S-1), § 3, 1-14-2014; AO No. 2020-131(S), § 3, 1-14-2021; AO No. 2024-109(S), § 2, 12-3-2024)
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Editor's note — This section was originally enacted as § 28.20.060 but was renumbered as section 28.10.060 for clarity.