Today, Alaskans for Citizen Voting announced the submission of nearly 50,000 signatures in support of its citizen-led ballot petition to the Alaska Division of Elections. The petition asks for a voter qualification law that requires every voter to be a citizen of the United States. It also reaffirms previous Alaska law requirements for voting.
The full proposal states:
Only a person who (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is 18 years of age or older; (3) has been a resident of the state and of the house district in which the person seeks to vote for at least 30 days just before the election; and (4) has registered before the election as required under AS 15.07 and is not registered to vote in another jurisdiction may vote at any election.
State Senator John Coghill (Fairbanks), State Representative Mike Chenault (Kenai), and State Senator Josh Revak (Anchorage) sponsored the initiative. The sponsors commented on the common sense driving the initiative.
Sen. John Coghill stated, “The framers of our state’s constitution intended that the voting privilege should be granted only to U.S. citizens. Recent actions in other states require Alaska to clarify our law. The response during the signature collection phase shows that many Alaskans agree.”
According to Rep. Mike Chenault: “This is common sense and consistent with what most Alaskans believe is already the law. We intend to make it clear.”
Sen. Josh Revak emphasized, “The right to vote is central to our democracy. As a veteran and the husband of an immigrant who became a citizen, I believe we must protect the value of citizenship.”
Alaskans for Citizen Voting expects the petition to be certified within 60 days. Alaskans will vote on the initiative during the 2026 general election in November.
The manager at the Carrs on Northern lights and mulldoon will be angry. She’ll need to remove her unconstitutional sign.
Voter ID!!! Logical, sensible, responsible, necessary.
Wait…
Non-citizens can vote in Alaska under the current laws?
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What the…
No wonder people have zero confidence in the election results.