Alaska removes thousands from state’s active voter list, erroneously flagging some citizens

By: James Brooks, Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 1,373

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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The state of Alaska has removed 3,048 Alaskans from the state’s active voter list, claiming they may be noncitizens.

The removals leave those residents able to vote only if they provide extra identity information, and removal puts them on track to be purged from the state’s voter roll altogether.

Only U.S. citizens may vote in Alaska, according to state and federal law, but many of the removals appear to have affected citizens who were erroneously …

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