Government Position: VOTER REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION

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STATEMENT OF POSITION

The League of Women Voters of Alaska believes that a voter registration system should encourage maximum interest and participation in the electoral process, be simple and efficient to administer, and should aid in preventing fraudulent voting practices. To achieve these objectives, the League supports:

· Voter identification;

· Mandatory training of election officials; and

· A state voter education program.

The League believes that a statewide pre-registration system should reflect the above objectives and should:

· Provide for permanent registration;

· Make registration easily accessible;

· Allow registration by mail;

· Permit registration as close to election day as possible; and

· Provide for routine purging of registration rolls.

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Adopted 1968; Reaffirmed each year since at LWVAK Convention

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