Alaska Advisory Committee

Ranked Choice Voting and Equal Access to the Electoral Process in Alaska

The Alaska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Committee) seeks to examine whether any civil rights concerns related to Ranked Choice Voting and election administration in Alaska exist, including any concerns related to discrimination based on race, color, age, disability, or other federally protected category. The Committee aims to assess the impact of Ranked Choice Voting on access to the ballot, voter understanding, and equal participation in the electoral process with the intention of identifying areas for improvement and developing recommendations accordingly.

As part of this study, the Committee will hold a series of virtual public briefings, each with specific focus areas, to hear testimony from subject matter experts, community leaders, and impacted individuals.

Agendas and other public records for each briefing will be uploaded as they become available at the link below:

Written testimony relevant to these briefings may be submitted at the link below:

If you are interested in providing public comment during a briefing, you can sign-up at the link below until Noon the day before each briefing:

Closed captioning is available through Zoom by selecting "CC" in the meeting platform. Individuals requiring accommodations should contact Angelica Trevino at atrevino@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

A public comment period is held near the end of each briefing, allowing members of the public to provide oral comments for up to two minutes on the topic. Written testimony will also be accepted — members of the public may submit written testimony through the online form linked above to be considered by the Committee.

Please note that the Committee is advisory in nature and does not have enforcement authority. As such, the Committee is unable to investigate or resolve individual civil rights complaints.

For questions, please contact:

Kayla Fajota, Designated Federal Officer

kfajota@usccr.gov

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