1. (a) Absentee voting stations will be established through the direction and approval of the director. Absentee voting officials will be present in the absentee voting stations during the following specified times:

   1. (1) in any elections supervisor's office, which is considered an absentee voting station, during the following times:

      1. (A) business hours, Monday - Friday, beginning 15 days before the primary, general, and statewide special elections;
      2. (B) between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the primary, general, and statewide special elections;
      3. (C) between 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m. on the Sunday before the primary, general, and statewide special elections;
   2. (2) between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on primary, general, and statewide special election days.

2. (b) Unless otherwise specified in (a) of this section, the operation of absentee voting stations, other than election supervisors' offices, is limited to the following elections:

   1. (1) primary elections;
   2. (2) special primary elections;
   3. (3) general elections; and
   4. (4) special elections.
3. (c) Ballots for local option elections conducted by the state under AS 04.11.507(c) will be available at all election supervisors' offices during business hours 15 days before an election and on election day.

(Eff. 8/12/90, Register 115; em am 8/9/94 — 12/6/94, Register 131; am 8/24/96, Register 139; am 8/23/2001, Register 159; am 8/22/2004, Register 171; am 4/25/2008, Register 186; am 2/24/2022, Register 241)