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.
SB 64 allows voters aged 16-17 to preregister to vote before turning 18. This directly affects young Alaskans who will become eligible to vote once they reach 18. The bill amends voter qualification rules to include this preregistration option, requiring applicants to declare they will turn 18 within two years. It also updates residence determination rules and addresses election administration, synthetic media in campaigns, and voter registration processes.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
May 2026
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Vetoed May 4, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized and formatted for official enactment, changing the header from a draft committee version to the final 'Laws of Alaska' text. Substantive policy changes include expanding the list of acceptable identification for voter registration to include hunting or fishing licenses, adding a requirement for an annual report on voter registration data sharing, and modifying the criteria for inactivating voter registrations to include specific indicators of residency changes.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on election administration and voter registration, but the applicability of identification requirements and data reporting has been expanded.
REQUIREMENT
Expanded acceptable identification for voter registration to explicitly include hunting or fishing licenses alongside driver's licenses and other standard forms.
Added a new requirement for the Division of Elections to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature detailing data sharing with the Department of Revenue and its impact on voter roll maintenance.
ELIGIBILITY
Modified the criteria for inactivating voter registrations to include specific events like registering a vehicle in another state or receiving public assistance from another state as evidence of changed residency.
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers and formatting from a draft committee version to the final enrolled laws of the state.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
13
Committee
3
Amendments
12
May 4, 2026
Vetoed
(S) GOVERNOR VETO SUSTAINED Y38 N22
upper
May 4, 2026
Vetoed
(S) MOTION TO OVERRIDE VETO
upper
May 1, 2026
Vetoed
(S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 4/29/26
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y27 N12 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y23 N16 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 11 FAILED Y18 N21 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y13 N26 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 9 AS AMD FAILED Y18 N21 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) AM 1 TO AM 9 ADOPTED UC
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y16 N23 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
(H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y17 N22 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y27 N12 E1
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) FIN HCS ADOPTED UC
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved HCS CSSB 64(FIN) Out of Committee
lower
May 12, 2025
Committee
(H) <Pending Referral> -- Please Note Time Change --
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) PASSED Y14 N6
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y17 N3
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSB 64(FIN) Out of Committee
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC
upper
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