7.50.040 Personal representatives voting.
A. Any person with a disability who, because of that disability, is unable to go to a polling place to vote may vote a personal representatives ballot, or the voter may, through a representative, request a personal representatives ballot from the clerk or an absentee voting official 15 days before an election, up to and including the day before the date of the election during regular office hours, or from an election precinct voting official on election day.
B. If the request for a personal representatives ballot is made through a representative, the representative shall sign a personal representatives register provided by an election official. The register must include the following information:
1. The representative’s name;
2. The representative’s residence and mailing address;
3. The representative’s social security number, voter number, or date of birth;
4. The name of the voter on whose behalf the representative is requesting a ballot;
5. An oath that the representative:
a. Is receiving a ballot and voting materials on behalf of the voter;
b. Will not vote the ballot for the voter;
c. Will not coerce the voter;
d. Will not divulge the vote cast by the voter; and
e. Has been notified that unlawful interference with voting is punishable under AS 15.56.030 or 15.56.035.
C. The clerk, absentee voting official, or election precinct voting official shall keep a record of the name and signature of each representative requesting an absentee ballot and the name of the person on whose behalf the ballot is requested. The clerk, absentee voting official, or election precinct voting official shall record the date and time the absentee ballot is provided and the time the ballot is returned.
D. The representative shall deliver the personal representatives ballot and other voting materials to the voter as soon as practicable. The voter shall mark the ballot in secret, place the ballot in the small gray envelope, and place the small gray envelope in the personal representatives envelope provided. The voter shall provide the information on the envelope that would be required for absentee voting if the voter voted in person. The voter shall sign the voter’s certificate in the presence of the representative. The representative shall sign as attesting official and date the voter’s signature.
E. The representative shall deliver the ballot and voter certificate to an election official not later than 8 p.m. on election day.
F. If a voter’s disability precludes the voter from performing any of the requirements of subsection D of this section, the representative may perform those requirements, except making the voting decision, on the voter’s behalf.
G. A candidate for office, the voter’s employer, an agent of the voter’s employer, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union may not act as a representative for the voter. [Ord. FY2023-05 §2, 2022; Ord. FY2012-16 §2, 2012; Ord. FY2009-19 §2, 2009; Ord. 02-11 §5; Ord. 90-07 §§2, 4, 1990; Ord. 86-22-O §2, 1986].