Alaska Regulations § 6 AAC 25.212 Appearance of candidate's name on the ballot
Regulation Text
(a)
Subject to the limitations of
AS
15.15.030
and the provisions of this section, a candidate's name will appear on a ballot in the manner in which the candidate has requested on that individual's candidacy filing paperwork submitted to the director.
(b)
A candidate's name may not appear on a ballot
(1)
with a designation of any academic, professional, personal, or honorary degree or title held by a candidate; or
(2)
in a manner that is confusing or misleading to voters or compromises the fairness or neutrality of the ballot.
(c)
A candidate's nickname may appear on a ballot if the nickname
(1)
is a name by which the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community; and
(2)
does not imply any action or position the candidate intends to take if elected.
(d)
Written notice of a candidate's request to change how the candidate's name appears on a ballot must be received by the director not later than the deadline for the candidate to withdraw from the election as provided under
AS
15.25.055
for the primary and special primary election and
AS
15.25.100
for the general election.
(e)
A decision under this section will be made by the director based on a preponderance of the evidence and may be directly challenged in superior court.
History
Eff. 4/25/2008, Register 186; am 2/28/2014, Register 209, April 2014; am
2/10/2018
,
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