Alaska officials ask voters to verify citizenship after data error
Alaska officials have sent letters to over 3,000 voters asking them to verify their citizenship due to a data error. The error occurred during voter roll maintenance when comparing lists with the state Division of Motor Vehicles. The voters in question have been moved to an inactive list until their citizenship status is confirmed.
- ▪The Alaska Division of Elections sent letters to voters after a data mix-up possibly added noncitizens to the voter rolls.
- ▪The division compared its list with information from the state Division of Motor Vehicles, resulting in a large number of old data being picked up.
- ▪The process of verifying citizenship usually yields about 200 names for further review, but this year's list was significantly larger.
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- ▪ Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify US citizenship ahead of 2026 midterms — New York Post
- ▪ Over 3,000 Alaska voters asked to verify citizenship before midterm elections — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections — ABC News — US
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News Alaska officials ask voters to verify citizenship after data error Comments: by Mira Bhakta - 07/24/26 1:51 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Mira Bhakta - 07/24/26 1:51 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Alaska sent more than 3,000 letters to voters in the state asking them to verify their citizenship, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, after a data mix-up between state agencies possibly added noncitizens to the voter rolls. Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher said during a hearing with state lawmakers that while the division was conducting voter roll maintenance comparing its list with information held by the state Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), “a lot of old data was picked up somehow.” In the meantime, Beecher said, these voters have been moved to the division’s…
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