America's Third Party: David Jon Sponheim for President

ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
Phone: (907) 465-4611
Email: Gail_Fenumiai@gov.state.ak.us
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Getting on the Ballot for 2012

Signatures Needed: at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for President at the last presidential election.
Start collecting: Immediately: Check back here soon. We will post a petition you can begin circulating once we create it and have it approved by the Alaska Director of Elections.
Filing Deadline: At least 90 days before a presidential general election.
Other Information: We will need to certify a list of the names of candidates for electors to the director on or before September 1 in presidential election years.

General ballot access for major parties:

After the national convention, the party’s national
committee notifies the Secretary of State of its
candidates [15.30.010-100]
Party filing fee: Democrats - $1,000; Republicans
- none

General ballot access for minor party and
independent candidates:

Petition: 1% of all votes cast in the previous
presidential election for minor party candidates (In
2004, this was approximately 2,818 signatures).
Currently, Alaska lacks a procedure for
Independent presidential candidates to get on the
ballot other than forming a minor party.
[15.30.010.100]
Deadline: 90 days before the election [15.30.025(a)]
No filing fees
Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 48 days before the election

CAUCUS STATE: NO PRIMARY
Voter registration: 30 days before the election

Elector Information

The chairperson and secretary of the state convention or any other party official designated by the party bylaws shall certify a list of the names of candidates for electors to the director on or before September 1 in presidential election years.[15.30.020]
The party shall require from each candidate for elector a pledge that as an elector the person will vote for the candidates nominated by the party of which the person is a candidate.[15.30.040]
Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard..... pg 14 of 69.

ALASKA LAW

Chapter 15.30. NATIONAL ELECTIONS

Article 01. PRESIDENT

Sec. 15.30.010. Provision for selection of electors.

Electors of President and Vice President of the United States are selected by election at the general election in presidential election years.

Sec. 15.30.020. Number and manner of selecting candidates.

Each political party shall select a number of candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States equal to the number of senators and representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress. The candidates for electors shall be selected by the state party convention or in any other manner prescribed by the bylaws of the party. The chairperson and secretary of the state convention or any other party official designated by the party bylaws shall certify a list of the names of candidates for electors to the director on or before September 1 in presidential election years.

Sec. 15.30.025. Qualifications for limited political parties.

(a) A limited political party may be organized for the purpose of selecting candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States by filing with the director at least 90 days before a presidential general election a petition signed by qualified voters of the state equaling in number at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for President at the last presidential election. The petition shall state that the signers intend to organize a limited political party, that they intend to select candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States at the next succeeding presidential election, and the name of the limited political party.

(b) A limited political party organized under this section may not assume a name which is so similar to an existing political party as to confuse or mislead the voters at an election. If the director determines that the name of the limited political party set out in a petition is confusing or misleading, the director may refuse to accept the petition for filing.

(c) A limited political party organized under this section ceases to be a limited political party if its presidential candidate fails to receive at least three percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for the office of President at a presidential election.

Sec. 15.30.026. Qualifications for independent candidates for President of the United States; selection of candidate for Vice-President; selection of electors.

(a) A person who desires to be an independent candidate for President of the United States must file with the director not earlier than January 1 of a presidential election year and not later than the 90th day before a presidential general election a petition signed by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots in an election under this chapter for President of the United States at the last presidential general election. The petition must state that the signers desire the named candidate for President of the United States to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate for president at the next succeeding presidential general election.

(b) In order to appear on the ballot, a candidate who has qualified for ballot status under (a) of this section shall certify the following information to the director on or before September 1 of the year of the presidential general election:

(1) the names of the electors for the independent candidate for President of the United States, equal to the number of senators and representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress;

(2) the name of a candidate for Vice-President, selected by the independent candidate; and

(3) the name, Alaska mailing address, and signature of the candidate's state campaign chair, who must be an Alaska resident.

Sec. 15.30.030. Qualification of electors.

Any qualified voter except a United States senator or representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States may be selected as a candidate for elector.

Sec. 15.30.040. Requirement of party pledge.

The party shall require from each candidate for elector a pledge that as an elector the person will vote for the candidates nominated by the party of which the person is a candidate.

Sec. 15.30.050. Interpretation of votes cast for candidates for President and Vice-President.

In voting for presidential electors, a vote marked for the candidates for President and Vice-President is considered and counted as a vote for the presidential electors of the party or for the presidential electors named under AS 15.30.026 , as appropriate.

Sec. 15.30.060. Notification of electors.

When the results of the election of presidential electors have been determined, the director shall send a certificate of election to each elector and shall notify the electors of the time and place of their meeting and of their duties as electors.

Sec. 15.30.070. Place and time of meeting.

The electors shall meet at the office of the director or other place designated by the director at 11:00 o'clock in the morning on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election. If Congress fixes a different day for the meeting, the electors shall meet on the day designated by the Act of Congress.

Sec. 15.30.080. Filling of vacancies.

If there is a vacancy caused by death, failure to attend, ineligibility, or other cause, and if available alternates have not been designated, the electors shall fill the vacancy by plurality vote.

Sec. 15.30.090. Duties of electors.

After any vacancies have been filled, the electors shall proceed to cast their votes for the candidates for the office of President and Vice-President of the party that selected them as candidates for electors, or for the candidates for the office of President and Vice-President under AS 15.30.026 if the electors were named under AS 15.30.026, and shall perform the duties of electors as required by the constitution and laws of the United States. The director shall provide administrative services and the Department of Law shall provide legal services necessary for the electors to perform their duties.

Sec. 15.30.100. Compensation of electors.

Each elector is entitled to receive from the state treasury the same per diem and travel expenses allowed members of the legislature.

Source:http://www.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/stattx07/query=%5Bjump!3A!27as1505010!27%5D/doc/%7Bt7195%7D?

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard..... pg 14 of 69.

Write-In Information

To be recognized as a write-in candidate for President in the 2008 General Election in Alaska, write-in candidates must file with the Division of Elections the following form:

Letter of Intent
Write-In Candidate For President and Vice President (.doc) .

Write-in votes will not be counted unless the Letter of Intent has been filed.
(AS 15.25.105)

For the November 4, 2008 General Election, the Write-in Candidates' Letter of Intent must be filed no later than October 30, 2008. [AS 15.25.105 (c)]

Division of Elections - Director's Office
Whitney H. Brewster, Director
240 Main Street, 4th Floor
PO Box 110017
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0017
Phone: (907) 465-4611
http://www.elections.state.ak.us

GENERAL INFORMATION

To be recognized as a write-in candidate for the 2008 General Election, write-in candidates must file with the Division of Elections a Letter of Intent form. Write-in votes will not be counted unless the Letter of Intent has been filed. (AS 15.25.105)

For the November 4, 2008 General Election, the Write-in Candidates' Letter of Intent must be filed no later than October 30, 2008. [AS 15.25.105 (c)]

A write-in vote is the writing in of the candidate’s name with the oval filled in next to the name. A blank space is provided for each race on the General Election ballot for this purpose. To be a valid write-in vote, the voter must write in the name as it appears on the Write-in Candidate’s Letter of Intent or write in the last name of the candidate. Either way, the voter must mark the oval next to the candidate’s name for the vote to be counted.

[6AAC 25.070 (c )]

Following are the qualifications for the office of President and Vice President of the United States:

PRESIDENT / VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: 35 years of age; a natural born citizen, and a 14-year resident of the United States.

In a presidential race, the President and Vice President run as a team, and one vote is a vote for the team. Space is provided for the voter to write in the names of choices for both offices.

The Division of Elections uses an Optical Scan and Touch Screen ballot tabulation system. Pre-printed stickers with candidates' names may not be used on the ballot. [6AAC 25.070 (a)]

The Director of the Division of Elections prepares all official ballots to facilitate fairness, simplicity, and clarity in the voting procedure, to reflect most accurately the intent of the voter, and to expedite the administration of elections. With respect to write-in candidates, Alaska law requires a provision to be made for voting for write-in candidates within each section of the official ballot of the General Election. (AS 15.15.030)

The candidate must check with the Federal Election Commission for financial reporting requirements.

Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/