Alaska Statutes

Alaska Stat. § 15.20.170 (2026)

Disposition of ballots

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Sec. 15.20.170. Disposition of ballots.
Each absentee voting official shall transmit the dated envelopes containing the marked ballots by the most expeditious mail service to the election supervisor for the district. Upon receipt of the absentee ballots the election supervisor shall stamp on the envelope the date on which the ballot is received.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1978–1979 · leading case: Hammond v. Hickel, 588 P.2d 256 (Alaska 1978).
Hammond v. Hickel, 588 P.2d 256 (Alaska 1978). · cites it 2× “AS 15.20.170 provides that an election official shall stamp on the outer or larger of the two envelopes containing the voter’s certificate or oath the date on which the ballot is received in his office.”
Willis v. Thomas, 600 P.2d 1079 (Alaska 1979). “150 and of AS 15.20.170 is to provide methods by which to insure that absentee ballots have been cast on or before election day.”
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