Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.15.330 (2026)
Commencement of ballot count
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Sec. 15.15.330. Commencement of ballot count.
When the polls are closed and the last vote has been cast in a hand-count precinct, the election board shall immediately proceed to open the ballot box and to count the votes cast. In all cases, the election board shall cause the count to be continued without adjournment until the count is complete.
When the polls are closed and the last vote has been cast in a hand-count precinct, the election board shall immediately proceed to open the ballot box and to count the votes cast. In all cases, the election board shall cause the count to be continued without adjournment until the count is complete.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1973–1978 · leading case: Coghill v. Boucher, 511 P.2d 1297 (Alaska 1973).
Coghill v. Boucher, 511 P.2d 1297 (Alaska 1973). “1 The lieutenant governor is statutorily charged with the general responsibility of supervising statewide elections 2 and is given specific discretion under AS 15.15.330 to designate the qualified precincts which will use the “early count” procedures.”
Hammond v. Hickel, 588 P.2d 256 (Alaska 1978). “AS 15.15.330 authorizes the early counting of paper ballots in precincts having 300 or more voters, which have been designated by the lieutenant governor.”
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