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HB21 • 2026

VOTER PREREGISTRATION FOR MINORS

An Act relating to voter preregistration for minors at least 16 years of age; and relating to confidentiality of voter registration and preregistration records of minors at least 16 years of age.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES STORY, Galvin, Himschoot, Fields, Hannan
Last action
2026-03-27
Official status
(H) RLS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Voter Preregistration for Minors Aged 16 and Older

This law allows people aged 16 or older in Alaska to preregister to vote before they turn 18, while keeping their home address and telephone number private.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows persons at least 16 years old but under 18 years old to preregister to vote by providing required information and declaring they will be 18 within two years.
  • Requires the division to send a notice asking for address confirmation or correction 90 days before the person turns 18.
  • States that failure to return the address card within 45 days may result in not being registered to vote.
  • Registers the person when they turn 18 if they returned the address card and sends them a registration card.
  • Makes the home address and telephone number of minors who preregister confidential.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Residents of Alaska who are at least 16 years old but under 18 years old
  • The state division responsible for voter registration

Terms To Know

Preregister to vote
Filling out a form now so that you can be registered when you turn 18.
Confidential records
Information, such as an address or phone number, that the public cannot see.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when this law will officially take effect.
  • It is unclear if other forms of identification are required beyond what current registration laws ask for.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-27 1978

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN

  2. 2026-03-27 1971

    (H) REFERRED TO RULES

  3. 2026-03-27 1971

    (H) FN4: (GOV)

  4. 2026-03-27 1971

    (H) FN3: (ADM)

  5. 2026-03-27 1971

    (H) NR: BYNUM, MOORE, STAPP, HANNAN, TOMASZEWSKI

  6. 2026-03-27 1971

    (H) DNP: ALLARD

  7. 2026-03-27 1971

    (H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER, SCHRAGE

  8. 2026-03-27 1971

    (H) FIN RPT CS(STA) 5DP 1DNP 5NR

  9. 2026-03-25 Min

    (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  10. 2026-03-25 Text

    (H) Moved CSHB 21(STA) Out of Committee

  11. 2026-03-25 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  12. 2026-03-20 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  13. 2026-03-20 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  14. 2026-02-26 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  15. 2026-02-26 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  16. 2025-04-22 Min

    (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  17. 2025-04-22 Text

    (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 3:55 pm --

  18. 2025-04-22 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  19. 2025-04-14 Text

    (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --

  20. 2025-04-14 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  21. 2025-03-26 550

    (H) FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER JUD

  22. 2025-03-21 512

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS

  23. 2025-03-21 497

    (H) FN2: (GOV)

  24. 2025-03-21 497

    (H) FN1: (ADM)

  25. 2025-03-21 497

    (H) NR: UNDERWOOD, KOPP, COSTELLO, GRAY

  26. 2025-03-21 497

    (H) DNP: VANCE

  27. 2025-03-21 497

    (H) DP: EISCHEID, MINA

  28. 2025-03-21 497

    (H) JUD RPT CS(STA) 2DP 1DNP 4NR

  29. 2025-03-17 Min

    (H) Minutes (HJUD)

  30. 2025-03-17 Text

    (H) Moved CSHB 21(STA) Out of Committee

  31. 2025-03-17 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  32. 2025-03-10 Min

    (H) Minutes (HJUD)

  33. 2025-03-10 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  34. 2025-03-10 Text

    (H) JUDICIARY at 01:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  35. 2025-03-06 304

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT

  36. 2025-02-21 224

    (H) FN2: (GOV)

  37. 2025-02-21 224

    (H) FN1: (ADM)

  38. 2025-02-21 224

    (H) DNP: MCCABE, MOORE

  39. 2025-02-21 224

    (H) DP: HOLLAND, HIMSCHOOT, STORY, CARRICK

  40. 2025-02-21 224

    (H) STA RPT CS(STA) 4DP 2DNP

  41. 2025-02-20 Min

    (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  42. 2025-02-20 Text

    (H) Moved CSHB 21(STA) Out of Committee

  43. 2025-02-20 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  44. 2025-02-14 188

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN

  45. 2025-02-13 Min

    (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  46. 2025-02-13 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  47. 2025-02-13 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  48. 2025-02-11 Min

    (H) Minutes (HSTA)

  49. 2025-02-11 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  50. 2025-02-11 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  51. 2025-01-22 36

    (H) STA, JUD

  52. 2025-01-22 36

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  53. 2025-01-22 36

    (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25

Official Summary Text

VOTER PREREGISTRATION FOR MINORS
An Act relating to voter preregistration for minors at least 16 years of age; and relating to confidentiality of voter registration and preregistration records of minors at least 16 years of age.

Current Bill Text

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HB0021b -1- CSHB 21(STA)
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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 21(STA)

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Offered: 2/21/25
Referred: Judiciary, Finance

Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES STORY, Galvin, Himschoot, Fields, Hannan
A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to voter preregistration for minors at least 16 years of age; and relating 1
to confidentiality of voter registration and preregistration records of minors at least 16 2
years of age." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 15.07.040 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 5
(b) A person who is at least 16 years of age and under 18 years of age may 6
preregister to vote. To preregister, a person shall supply the information required 7
under AS 15.07.060(a) to a registration official or a voter registration agency, except 8
that, instead of a declaration that the applicant will be 18 years of age or older within 9
90 days after the date of registration under AS 15.07.060(a)(6), the person shall supply 10
a declaration that the person will be 18 years of age or older within two years after the 11
date of preregistration. 12
(c) Ninety days before a person preregistered to vote under (b) of this section 13
reaches 18 years of age, the division shall send, by nonforwardable mail to the 14
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CSHB 21(STA) -2- HB0021b
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person's registration mailing address, a notice requesting address confirmation or 1
correction. The notice must include a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card on 2
which the person may state the person's current address. The notice must indicate that 3
the person should return the card not later than 45 days after the date of the notice and 4
that failure to return the card by the 45-day deadline could result in the person not 5
being registered to vote. If the person returns the card, the division shall register the 6
person when the person reaches 18 years of age and forward to the person a 7
registration card. 8
* Sec. 2. AS 15.07.195 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 9
(e) Notwithstanding another provision of this section, the address and 10
telephone number of a person under 18 years of age who registers or preregisters to 11
vote are confidential and not open to public inspection. 12