Alaska Statutes 15.15.430 – Scope of the review of ballot counting

(a) The review of ballot counting by the director shall include only

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 15.15.430

ballot: means any document provided by the director on which votes may be cast for candidates, propositions, or questions. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
director: means the director of elections who is the chief elections officer of the state appointed in accordance with Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
division: means the division of elections created under Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
election board: means the board appointed in accordance with Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
house district: means one of the districts described in art. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
precinct: means the territory within which resident voters may cast votes at one polling place. See Alaska Statutes 15.80.010
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(1) a review of the precinct registers, tallies, and ballots cast;

(2) a review of absentee and questioned ballots as prescribed by law; and

(3) unless the ballot for the house district contains nothing but uncontested offices, a hand count of ballots from one randomly selected precinct in each house district that accounts for at least five percent of the ballots cast in that district.

(b) If, following the ballot review set out in (a) of this section, the director finds there is a discrepancy of more than one percent between the results of the hand count under (a)(3) of this section and the count certified by the election board, the director shall conduct a hand count of the ballots from that district.

(c) If the director finds an unexplained discrepancy in the ballot count in any precinct, the director may count the ballots from that precinct.

(d) The director shall certify in writing to the state ballot counting review board and publish on the division‘s Internet website any changes resulting from a count performed under (b) or (c) of this section.

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