6 AAC 25.300 - Selection of names of candidates for ballot placement
(a) The director
will establish a method to be used for determining the ballot placement of
candidates for the primary, special primary, special, and general elections
using the procedures set out in this section.
(b) The order for placement on the ballot
will be established by the random drawing of the 26 letters of the alphabet by
the director.
(c) One drawing will
be held under (b) of this section for a primary or special primary election and
one other drawing will be held under (b) of this section for a special or
general election. The results of the drawing for state representative and state
senator must be recorded in writing and shall be certified by the director. The
certified results will remain on file with the division for 24 months following
the election.
(d) For each type of
race on a ballot, the names of candidates whose last names start with the same
letter will be placed on the ballot according to regular alphabetical order,
under that letter. For example, the names of all candidates in a race whose
last names begin with the letter "M" will be alphabetized under that letter and
will appear on the ballot as "Metzgar, Miller, Munson."
(e) For each type of race, placement on the
ballot for candidates sharing the same last name will be determined by those
candidates' first name and, if necessary, middle initial. For example, under
the "S" placement, "Smith, John A." will appear before "Smith, Walter W." and
"Smith, John A." will appear before "Smith, John L."
(f) The director will rotate the order of
placement of the names of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, United
States Senator, United States Representative, and state senator on the ballot
for each house district. Within each race in House District 1, except for the
race for state senator, the director will place the names on the ballot in
alphabetical order, from A to Z For each house district that follows, in
ascending numerical order through House District 40, the director will rotate
the names on the ballot so that the name at the top of each race in the
preceding house district drops to the bottom in the following house district.
For the race for state senator, in each odd-numbered house district, the
director will place the names on the ballot to follow the order in which
letters of the alphabet were randomly drawn under (b) of this section. For each
even-numbered house district, the director will rotate the names on the ballot
so that the name at the top of the race for state senator drops to the
bottom.
(g) In the general
election, the names of the candidates for United States President will be used
to determine the placement for the combined races of United States President
and Vice President. The names of the candidates for United States President and
Vice President will be placed in alphabetical order on all ballots. The names
of the candidates for governor will be used to determine placement for the
combined races of governor and lieutenant governor.
Notes
Authority: AS 15.15.010
AS 15.15.030
AS 15.20.900
AS 15.25.060
AS 15.25.100
AS 15.40.140
AS 15.40.220
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