This bill looks to turn back the ballot measure that a majority of Alaskans voted for. Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system and the open primary system would be eliminated, returning the state to the systems used before 2022.

- Rep. Rauscher, Sen Shower

The Alaska Division of Elections would be required to take steps to increase security during elections, allow voters to fix their absentee ballot signature if there’s a problem, create a ballot-tracking system viewable by the public, and create a telephone hotline for Alaskans to report problems.

- Sen Shower

Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system and the open primary system would be eliminated, returning the state to the systems used before 2022. Restrictions on “dark money” would remain.

- Rep. Vance

Members of a legislative caucus would be barred from requiring other members to vote together on most issues as a condition of membership in the caucus.

- Sen Shower

The Division of Elections would regularly ask registered Alaska voters living outside the state whether they still want to be registered to vote here, and the division would be required to take additional steps to keep the voter list updated.

- Sen Shower

The Division of Elections would be required to use voting machines approved by the United States Election Assistance Commission that use open-source software.

- Sen Shower

The state’s human rights commission would be required to cover nonprofits as well as for-profit companies.

- Rep. Josephson

The Alaska Division of Elections would be required to provide stamped return envelopes for absentee ballots, automatically check voters’ signatures, allow voters to fix their absentee ballot signature if there’s a problem, and create a ballot-tracking system viewable by the public, and there would be tougher penalties for election-related crimes.

- Sen. Kawasaki

The state school board would create a civics education curriculum, and secondary students would not be able to graduate without passing a course using that curriculum.

- Sen. Stevens

Members of the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Association would be nominated by the governor and confirmed by the Legislature instead of being elected from among the state’s attorneys.

- Rep. Rauscher

This omnibus bill makes numerous upgrades to the process of voting in Alaska including a requirement that the Division of Elections publish candidate rankings under the Ranked Choice Voting statute, establishment of a ballot tracking system, requirement for a postage paid envelope for by mail ballots, and a ballot curing system among many other changes.

- Rep. Schrage