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HB390

Alaska HB390: Updates to Voter Registration and Election Rules

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This bill changes voter ID rules by removing hunting or fishing licenses as valid forms of identification, allows the use of Permanent Fund Dividend applications for registration, and sets new steps to confirm addresses before inactivating inactive voters.

What it does

  • Removes hunting or fishing licenses from the list of acceptable IDs for registering to vote in person or by mail.
  • Allows the Division of Elections to use Permanent Fund Dividend applications to register people and update voter records.
  • Requires election officials to send address confirmation notices to voters who have not voted, contacted officials, had mail returned, or show signs of moving out of state within specific timeframes.
  • Sets a 45-day deadline for voters to respond to address checks before their registration becomes inactive.
  • Mandates an annual report from the Division of Elections and Department of Revenue about how tax data is used for voter rolls.

Who it affects

  • People registering to vote in Alaska
  • The Division of Elections
  • The Department of Revenue
  • Voters whose registration may be inactive

Limits and unknowns

  • The official effective date is listed as blank in the source material.
  • The full details of regulations for reviewing deceased voters and those convicted of felonies are cut off at the end of the provided text.

Plain language

Terms to know

Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)
An annual payment from Alaska's oil revenue fund to eligible residents, which can now also serve as a voter registration form.
Voter roll maintenance
The process of checking voter lists for accuracy, such as confirming addresses or finding duplicate names.
Inactive registration
A status where a voter cannot vote until they confirm their address or contact election officials again; if not resolved after two general elections, the registration is cancelled.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

ELECTIONS An Act relating to elections; relating to voters; relating to voting; relating to voter registration; relating to election administration; relating to campaign contributions; relating to write-in candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States; relating to the crimes of unlawful interference with voting in the first degree, unlawful interference with an election, and election official misconduct; relating to voter registration on permanent fund dividend applications; relating to the duties of the commissioner of revenue; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS2437
  2. (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER2437
  3. (H) FN1: (GOV)2437
  4. (H) STA, JUD, FIN2437
  5. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS2437