An Act relating to regional educational attendance area elections; relating to terms for members of regional school boards; relating to voter residence; relating to voter registration; relating to the inclusion of voter registration forms in permanent fund dividend applications; relating to election administration; relating to ballot counting; relating to absentee voting; relating to early voting; relating to voting by mail; relating to publication of election pamphlets; and relating to confidential information in voter registration records.
SB 70 changes election rules for regional school boards in Alaska. It requires members to serve four-year staggered terms (previously three years) and shifts elections from annual to biennial (every two years) on odd-numbered year October Tuesdays. The bill affects voters in regional school districts by altering how school boards are elected and when elections occur. Key provisions include preventing all board members from serving the same term length simultaneously and allowing communities to adjust board size via ballot measure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 24, 2025
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