Voting Guide

Voter Registration Deadline: 30 days before Election Day

2022

• Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: July 17

• Primary Election: August 16

• General Election Voter Registration Deadline: October 9

• General Election: November 8

Students have a decision about where to register to vote.

You have a right to register to vote at the address you consider the place where you live, whether that is your family's home or the place where you attend school. You should update your registration anytime this home address changes.

You may only be registered and vote in one location.

Alaska’s voter registration form asks for your Alaska driver’s license number, State ID number, your full Social Security number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to provide one of these numbers if you have it. The online voter registration form requires an Alaska driver's license or state ID number.

Voters who appear to vote in person during the early voting period or on Election Day must show ID. A wide range of IDs are acceptable, such as:

• An official voter ID card

• A state-issued driver’s license or ID card

• A U.S. passport

• Hunting or fishing license issued by Alaska

• Other current photo ID

• Non-photo ID that includes the voter’s name and address like a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, or other government issued documents are also acceptable.

Voters who cannot present an ID may still vote if they are positively identified by an election official.

By Mail

• Any registered Alaska voter may apply to receive an absentee ballot my mail

• Online absentee ballot application form:https://absenteeballotapplication.alaska.gov/AbsenteeRegistration/RegistrationDetails?haveValidAKDL=false

• PDF absentee ballot application form:https://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/forms/C06C.pdf

• Mailed absentee ballot applications must be received no later than 10 days before Election Day

• Returned absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received no later than 10 days after Election Day

• Your returned absentee ballot must be signed by a witness who is at least 18 years or old

By Electronic Transmission

Voters may request to receive a ballot by fax or electronic transmission for primary, general, and statewide special elections.

Online application form for requesting a ballot by fax or electronic transmission

https://absenteeballotapplication.alaska.gov/

PDF application form for requesting a ballot by fax or electronic transmission

https://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/forms/C07GE.pdf

You may apply for an electronic transmission ballot until 5 p.m. the day before Election Day

You can return your completed ballot by mail or fax. Mailed ballots must be postmarked before or on Election Day. Faxed ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

More information is available at:

https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/votingbyonline.php

Early In-person

Voters may vote early in person at specific voting locations beginning 15 days before Election Day.

Early voting dates, times, and locations can be found at:

http://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/AIPEVEvents.php

Election Day

Voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. If you are in line by closing time, you have the right to cast a ballot.

Registering to Vote Does Not Affect Your:

Federal Financial Aid

Where you register to vote won’t affect federal financial aid like Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA

Status as a Dependent on Your Parents’ Taxes

Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes

Tuition Status

Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community

Will registering to vote in Alaska affect my driver’s license or car registration?

Registering to vote in Alaska does not necessarily affect your driver's license or car registration. However, as a new resident of Alaska, you may be required to make changes to your driver's license or car registration regardless of whether your register to vote there. You may wish to contact the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.