Carol Beecher
97:04 - 97:42
"we have been doing this for a while as part of the voter list maintenance. However, this was a larger list than we had anticipated, as well. So it was very concerning, but this is the process that we do we move— if we get a list of individuals from DMV, which usually is more like 200 names, then we send those individuals the notices, same letter, and ask them to confirm their citizenship. And again, they can do that by email, they can call us."
“we have been doing this for a while as part of the voter list maintenance. However, this was a larger list than we had anticipated, as well. So it was very concerning, but this is the process that we do we move— if we get a list of individuals from DMV, which usually is more like 200 names, then we send those individuals the notices, same letter, and ask them to confirm their citizenship. And again, they can do that by email, they can call us.”
- Speaker
- Carol Beecher
- Timestamp
- 97:04 – 97:42
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260722-1300
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 22, 2026
From the transcript
Chair Carrick, we have been doing this for a while as part of the voter list maintenance. However, this was a larger list than we had anticipated, as well. So it was very concerning, but this is the process that we do we move— if we get a list of individuals from DMV, which usually is more like 200 names, then we send those individuals the notices, same letter, and ask them to confirm their citizenship. And again, they can do that by email, they can call us. We're just asking to say, are you a citizen or not?
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