Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year’s elections

Alaska sent 3,048 letters to voters asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of the August 18 primary, a number higher than usual. State officials attributed the discrepancy to old data being picked up during voter roll maintenance with the Division of Motor Vehicles. The process does not require documentation and aims to ensure only citizens vote, while lawmakers expressed concerns about potential citizen voters being flagged.