Register to Vote: Select Your State

To be eligible to register to vote in Alaska, you must be:

• A citizen of the United States,
• 18 years of age or older,
• A resident of the state and of the election district for at least 30 days just before the election,
• Registered before the election registration deadline, and
• Not registered to vote in another jurisdiction
• Your voter registration form must be dropped off or postmarked by the deadline.

Present Identification and Sign the Precinct Register

When entering your polling place, the election worker will ask you for a piece of identification. The following documents may be used for identification:

• signed voter ID card, driver's license, state ID card, or military ID card;
• passport, hunting or fishing license; or
• other current or valid photo identification.

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

• current utility bill or pay check;
• government check or bank statement; or
• other government issued document.

After presenting identification, you will sign your name on the precinct register. When doing this, check your residence address listed. If your residence address is incorrect, tell the election worker and vote a questioned ballot. This will allow the Division of Elections to update your voter registration record with your correct residence address

If you do not have identification or your name does not appear on the precinct register, you must vote a questioned ballot.

Receive and Mark Your Ballot

After you have signed the precinct register, you will be given a ballot. During a Primary Election, you will be informed of your ballot choices based upon your political affiliation 30 days prior to Election Day.

When voting the ballot, completely fill in the oval next to your choice. You only have to mark the races or issues you choose to vote. If you mark more than one choice in a race or issue, that section of the ballot will NOT be counted. The sections of the ballot that are properly marked will be counted.

If you make a mistake marking your ballot, do not erase or correct the ballot. You should return the mismarked ballot to an election worker and request a new ballot. You may receive up to two replacement ballots.

Place Your Ballot in the Ballot Box

After marking your ballot, you will place your ballot into the ballot box. Once your ballot has been placed into the ballot box, your vote has been cast and you cannot be issued another ballot.

In person absentee voting for federal and state elections begins 15 days before each election day and continues through election day at absentee voting sites throughout the State of Alaska.

Absentee voting sites may have all 40 house district ballots, multiple house district ballots or a single house district ballot available depending upon the community.

A list of absentee voting offices is available on the Division of Elections web site, http://www.elections.state.ak.us or by calling any Division of Elections office. For absentee in person voting information for municipal elections, contact your municipal clerk.

Ballots for all 40 districts are available at all regional election offices 15 days before Election Day and at all airport absentee voting stations on Tuesday (Election Day only) from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Anchorage: 2525 Gambell St, Suite 100 & Ted Stevens International Airport (Domestic terminal car rental area)
• Fairbanks: State Office Building, 675 7th Ave., Ste H3 & International Airport (1st floor by the escalator).
• Juneau: Mendenhall Mall, 9109 Mendenhall Mall Rd, Ste 3 & International Airport.
• Nome: 103 E Front Street, 2nd Floor - State Office Building
• Ketchikan: International Airport
• Kodiak: Airport
• Sitka Airport

You may apply for an absentee by-mail ballot beginning in January of the calendar year in which an election takes place. You may use the Absentee By Mail Ballot Application to:

• Request an absentee by mail ballot. If you are already registered to vote, your application must be received 10 days prior to election day.
• Initially register to vote in the State of Alaska and simultaneously request an absentee by mail ballot. Your application to request a by mail ballot and simultaneously register to vote must be received or postmarked 30 days prior to election day.
• Update your residence and/or mailing address, perform a name change or change party affiliation and simultaneously request an absentee by mail ballot. Your application to request a by mail ballot and to update your registration with your new information must be received or postmarked 30 days prior to election day in order for your changes to be in effect for an election. However, your application must be received 10 days prior to election day in which to receive a ballot.