Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a major election reform bill on April 30, arguing it would place “significant operational burdens” on the state’s Division of Elections months before high-stakes statewide and federal contests.
The bill, at least a decade in the making, sought to allow absentee and other voters track their ballots and see when they had been received and counted.
Dunleavy announced the veto of Senate Bill 64 after the measure arrived following its passage in both chambers of the legislature.
The legislation, which had won bipartisan support in the state’s House of Representatives and Senate, also sought to expand acceptable voter identification, modify voter roll maintenance, change the absentee ballot timeline, and create a rural community liaison position….
Alaska Governor Vetoes Election Reform Bill Due to ‘Significant Operational Burdens’
