On March 17, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced that ballot initiative petition 25USCV has been properly filed, meeting all constitutional and statutory requirements under Alaska law.
The initiative seeks to amend Alaska’s voter‑qualification statute (AS 15.05.010) to explicitly state that only individuals who meet the requirements listed in the statute – including being a United States citizen – may vote in any Alaska election.
The measure does not change existing voter qualifications, as Alaska law and the Alaska Constitution already limit voting to U.S. citizens. Instead, the initiative reaffirms that restriction in statute.
After a thorough review, the Division of Elections confirmed that 34,944 qualified signatures were verified across 40 house districts, exceeding the required minimum of 34,098 qualified signatures across 30 house districts.
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The initiative will appear as a proposition on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
“Citizen initiatives play an important role in Alaska’s democratic system by allowing Alaskans to bring proposed laws directly to the ballot,” Dahlstrom said following certification of the initiative. “Confirming proper filing ensures the sponsors have met all legal requirements, and the measure will now advance to the ballot for voters to decide.”
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It is troubling this even needs to be on the ballot but if we need to tighten up the state laws to insure we don’t have people voting who should not be than so be it. Still, I am sure the left will finagle it all to suit their ‘needs’ and confused voters will vote for non citizens voting. What a mess.