AK SB167

Requires voter registration applicants to be notified by mail of their registration status and given 30 days to decline registration, with failure to respond constituting consent to cancel any registration in another jurisdiction.

Establishes a free online ballot tracking system allowing voters to confirm ballot delivery, track status, verify certificate review, and determine if ballots were counted, with information on how to cure signature defects.

Creates a ballot curing process requiring voters with signature mismatches to be notified within 48 hours and given 14 days to submit identification and a signature for verification; ballots not cured within this period may be referred to the attorney general.

Prohibits election divisions from accepting private grants or donations for election administration and requires biennial audits of the voter master register by nationally recognized experts, with public reports due by February 1 in general election years.

Enhances election security by requiring forensic examination of tabulator machines before and after elections, prohibiting Internet connections to tabulators 24 hours before through 14 days after elections, and establishing an election offense hotline for reporting violations.