Under a bill the House Judiciary Committee considered Wednesday, voters could apply for permanent absentee status in state-run elections. After verification by the Division of Elections, those voters would automatically be mailed absentee ballots.
However, committee chairman Rep. Jay Ramras, a Fairbanks Republican, questioned the bill sponsor about its potential for facilitating Alaska Permanent Fund dividend fraud. Rep. Bob Buch, an Anchorage Democrat, said the two issues were separate. Ramras pressed the point until the committee ran out of time.
The bill was held pending testimony from the Permanent Fund Dividend Division.
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