HB 368 - Alaska Election Transparency and Security Act

• Allows election watchers to request hand counts of ballots immediately after voting ends and requires the election board to report results if they differ from machine counts.

• Prohibits the division of elections from accepting funding or material assistance from corporations, individuals, foundations, organizations, or government entities for election administration.

• Requires official ballots to be printed on proprietary security paper with watermarks or anti-duplication systems and mandates video recording of ballots being cast or counted at precincts and counting centers.

• Extends ballot preservation period from 30 days to 22 months and requires spoiled ballots to be preserved rather than destroyed, with candidates allowed to review unused ballots before certification.

• Establishes strict chain of custody and dual control protocols for voting machines and tabulators, requires machines to remain disconnected from the Internet until 120 days after an election, and mandates comprehensive audits and forensic reviews of all voting databases and hardware within 120 days of each state election.