7.50.010 Election officials.
A. Before each election, the clerk, subject to approval by the council, shall appoint at least three (3) election officials in each precinct to constitute the election board for that precinct. The clerk shall designate one (1) election official in each precinct as the chairperson, who shall be primarily responsible for administering the election in that precinct. If no chairperson is appointed for the precinct or the chairperson is unable to fulfill the chairperson’s duties, the other election officials shall perform the chairperson’s duties. After council approval, the clerk may make necessary adjustments to the election boards as required to conduct a properly held election.
B. The clerk may appoint clerks and counters at any polling place where they are needed to conduct an orderly election and to relieve the election officials of undue hardship.
C. If any election official fails or refuses to attend and serve, the election chairperson of the precinct or clerk shall appoint a person eligible under this section to serve in place of the absent election official.
D. Each election official shall be a registered qualified voter of the precinct for which the election official is appointed, unless no voter is willing to serve. There shall be no inquiry into an election official’s political party as a prerequisite to service.
E. All election officials before entering upon their duties must subscribe to the oath required of all public officers by the Alaska State Constitution in the manner prescribed by the clerk.
F. Candidates or members of the candidate’s immediate family may not serve as election officials for an election in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy. Those familial relationships are:
1. Mother, mother-in-law, stepmother, grandmother;
2. Father, father-in-law, stepfather, grandfather;
3. Sister, sister-in-law, stepsister;
4. Brother, brother-in-law, stepbrother;
5. Child, child-in-law, stepchild, grandchild;
6. Spouse; or
7. Person sharing the same living quarters.
G. If the clerk knows or learns that any of these relationships exist, the precinct election officials, clerk or member of the ballot counting team shall be notified and replaced.
H. All election officials shall attend training sessions offered or approved by the clerk unless they have completed the training sessions within the immediate twelve (12) months prior to the election. [Ord. 11-13 § 2.]