Alaska Asks 3,048 Voters to Verify Citizenship Before Primary

A reminder that Murkowski opposes the SAVE America Act…

Alaska election officials have flagged more than 3,000 registered voters for citizenship verification, a voter-roll sweep more than 15 times larger than usual just weeks before the state’s primary election.

The Alaska Division of Elections mailed approximately 3,048 letters asking recipients to confirm that they are U.S. citizens before the Aug. 18 primaries.

Routine voter-roll maintenance typically flags only about 200 people, according to election officials. The striking increase has attracted attention from lawmakers as the Trump Administration pushes states to tighten citizenship checks ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Voters receiving the notices have been moved to inactive status, but they have not been deleted from Alaska’s voter rolls.

Recipients can return the letter and affirm their citizenship to regain active status. Election officials said they are not required to submit a passport, birth certificate or other supporting documentation.

Those who do not respond before Election Day can still cast a provisional ballot after affirming under oath that they meet the legal qualifications to vote.

That process is intended to protect eligible voters from being improperly disenfranchised while allowing the state to investigate conflicting citizenship information.

The unusually high number nevertheless highlights the challenge states face when voter databases depend on records collected by different government agencies at different times.

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