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2)
This “questioned ballot” is called a “provisional ballot” in most other states. Provisional ballots are required by the federal Help America Vote Act (2002) section 302.
This is done so that no voter is mistakenly turned away (disenfranchised).
It is the safety valve of in-person voting.
The “questioned ballot” is required by Alaska Law (AK Stat § 15.15.215 (2025)).
https://law.justia.com/codes/alaska/title-15/chapter-15/section-15-15-215/
3)
As mentioned, the “questioned ballot” goes into an envelope. The voter must provide identifying information on the ballot envelope and then seal the envelope.
The envelope is set aside until it is taken to a bipartisan board.
That bipartisan board uses information from the election office and from the voter to determine eligibility. If eligible, it is tabulated. If not eligible, it is kept in its sealed envelope.
See, e.g., this explainer video:
https://www.facebook.com/akelections/videos/fyi-questions-about-questioned-ballotssame-as-other-ballotsplaced-in-sealed-enve/1349062147402909/
This meant to preserve a voter’s right to vote, but it also protects against fraudulent vote attempts like the one O’Keefe contemplated.
4)
O’Keefe of course knows this. Because he cites to both the state statute (15.15.215) and an August 10 social media post from the Alaska Division of Elections that includes this information.
But he ignores the information and omits it in his video.