Where Are the 3,048? The Map Alaska Hasn't Drawn

The State of Alaska Office of the Lieutenant Governor refers to the August 18 primary ballot in an official release.

The Department of the Air Force is offering approximately 4,700 acres of underutilized land across Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base and Clear Space Force Station.

Twelve parcels have been identified for potential development under the Air Force enhanced use lease model.

The Alaska Division of Elections checks its voter list against Division of Motor Vehicles data every three months, and the check usually returns about 200 names.

Elections Director Carol Beecher said the division sent a letter to about 3,500 Alaskans after the most recent list comparison.

A Division of Elections spokesman gave the specific figure of 3,048.

The Division of Elections moved 3,048 voters to the inactive list over questions about their citizenship.

Carol Beecher said some of the data behind the flags is probably very old data from people who never told DMV they had naturalized.

Beecher acknowledged the old-data problem to legislators at a hearing in Anchorage on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Beecher said people who got the letter can check a box to indicate they are citizens, or call or email the division.

Beecher said voters who do not respond to the letter will remain on the inactive list.

Beecher said affected voters can still vote a questioned ballot, attesting that they are a citizen and a valid voter.

Rep. Andrew Gray told Beecher that the people contacting his office are actual citizens receiving the notice.

Rep. Kevin McCabe defended the division, saying keeping the voter rolls clean and correct is what it is supposed to do.

A bipartisan group of 23 legislators wrote to Beecher asking that all names be put back on the active voters list unless ineligibility has been established.

Alaska's News Source reported the letter was signed by 20 members of the bipartisan majority.

The legislators' letter says they have heard from numerous citizens whose voting rights have been cancelled illegally and without just cause.

The legislators' letter says the division's actions threaten to deprive Alaskans of their most fundamental right in a democracy and that the mistakes should be addressed immediately.

Rep. Ky Holland helped organize the letter and said there is not much time to correct the mistakes because the August 18 primary is just weeks away.

A joint Division of Elections and DMV statement said Elections most recently asked DMV to compare lists in March 2026, which produced the letters.

The joint Division of Elections and DMV statement said all the qualified voters who received these letters can still vote in the upcoming elections.

House Minority Leader DeLena Johnson said that if a voter's records indicate they are not a U.S. citizen, flagging that record for review is a reasonable and responsible step.

As of July 30 the Division of Elections had not answered specific questions about the legislators' letter, and a spokesman said the division would respond.

Jeannie McLeod, 75, of Anchorage said that when she became a citizen in 2024 she legally changed her first name from Emily to Jeannie, the name she has always used.

Jeannie McLeod said she was mailed a voter's card carrying her old name and asked why the state would take her off and reinstate her under a name that is not legally hers.

KMXT reported that some affected voters got their driver's licenses before they were citizens and registered to vote after becoming citizens.

Rep. Ky Holland said the timing of the effort seemed designed to cause more confusion and to undermine trust in the voting rolls.

Candidate for governor Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins said he opposes the construction of data centers in Alaska until the Legislature can pass comprehensive regulation on data center development.

Kreiss-Tomkins said Alaska should have a process and a policy, does not have one now, and until it does nothing should happen.