§ 28.40.020. Preparation and distribution.  


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  • A.

    The municipal clerk shall obtain the printing of all ballots for municipal elections. The municipal clerk shall possess the printed ballots at least 21 days before each regular election and at least ten days before each special and runoff election. For purposes of this section, "possess" means, when applicable, delivery of an electronic file of ballot styles to the vendor(s) responsible for printing and mailing ballots for voting by mail.

    B.

    Voting by polling location. The municipal clerk shall deliver the ballots to the election officials in each precinct before the polls open on election day. The official ballots shall be delivered in a package separate from other election materials. The election official receiving the ballots shall give the municipal clerk a receipt for the ballots.

    C.

    Voting by mail. The municipal clerk shall cause an official ballot to be mailed to voters at least 21 days before the regular or special election day and seven days before a runoff election day. The municipal clerk is not required to mail ballots to any voter that does not have a valid residence address, or is in the condition of purge notice (PN), or undeliverable (UN) as described in AS 15.07.130. Any qualified voter not mailed a ballot will not later be refused a ballot when requested, but may be required to vote a questioned ballot. The mailing shall include:

    1.

    The official ballot applicable to the voter;

    2.

    Instructions for voting and returning the ballot;

    3.

    A secrecy envelope;

    4.

    A return envelope; and

    5.

    Voter education information, if required.

    D.

    The return envelope may be supplied by the municipal clerk with postage pre-paid, if so directed by the assembly for the specific election.

    E.

    The full text of any ordinance or resolution mentioned in a measure or proposition shall be available for viewing at each accessible vote center.

(GAAB 7.05.090; CAC 2.68.200; AO No. 85-75; AO No. 2013-130(S-1), § 3, 1-14-14; AO No. 2016-10(S), § 4, 2-9-16 ; AO No. 2017-29(S) , § 9, 6-1-17; AO No. 2018-4(S) , § 5, eff. retroactively 12-1-17)