Alaska Statutes.
Title 15. Elections
Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties
Section 80. Election Official Misconduct in the Second Degree.
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AS 15.56.080. Election Official Misconduct in the Second Degree.

(a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct in the second degree if while an election official, and while the polls are open, the person

(1) opens a ballot received from a voter at an election, unless permitted by ordinance in a local election;

(2) marks a ballot by folding or otherwise so as to be able to recognize it;

(3) otherwise attempts to learn how a voter marked a ballot; or

(4) allows a person to do one of the acts prescribed by (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.

(b) Election official misconduct in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.

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