AK HB286

Expands voter registration through permanent fund dividend applications by allowing applicants to request registration directly on the PFD form and requiring notification to all applicants with opportunity to decline or update registration information.

Establishes a free online ballot tracking system allowing voters to confirm ballot delivery, verify certificate review status, determine if ballot was counted, and access cure procedures for signature mismatches with a 14-day cure period.

Requires signature verification using comparison software for absentee ballots, with election officials receiving training and voters receiving notification within 48 hours if signatures don't match, allowing them to provide identification to cure the defect.

Creates new election crimes including election fraud (class B felony when unlawful interference changes election outcome), expands unlawful interference definitions to include ballot possession and election machinery tampering, and requires police training in detecting election offenses.

Mandates biennial master register audits with external subject-matter experts, establishes an election offense hotline, extends ballot preservation from 30 days to 22 months, prohibits private funding of elections, and requires precinct tabulator forensic examinations with internet disconnection 24 hours before through 14 days after elections.