(from the March 20, 2026 Governing.com article “Alaska Voters to Decide Measure Affirming Noncitizen Voting Ban”)

A group called Alaskans for Citizen Voting, formed by three Republican former state lawmakers, has met the requirements to place an initiative on the ballot seeking to add a single word to a state law that already requires Alaska voters to be U.S. citizens.

The ballot group, formed by former House Speaker Mike Chenault, former Senator John Coghill and former Senator Josh Revak, submitted 34,944 valid voter signatures from across the state, according to a tally by the Division of Elections, meeting the required threshold of 34,098 valid signatures from residents of at least 30 state House districts, to put the question on this year’s ballot.

Under existing state law, “A person may vote at any election who is a citizen of the United States.” The petition seeks to amend the statute to read, “Only a person who is a citizen of the United States … may vote at any election.”

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