An Act relating to the day on which ballots are counted in an election; relating to absentee voting; and relating to early voting.

SB 52 modifies Alaska's election timing rules for ballot counting, absentee voting, and early voting. It extends the deadline for counting all ballots to 11:59 p.m. Alaska time on election day (previously 8:00 p.m.), adds a requirement for election boards to store delayed ballots in transparent, video-monitored containers during weather/flight issues, and clarifies that early voting ballots must be counted by the same 11:59 p.m. deadline. These changes directly affect election boards managing vote tabulation and voters casting absentee or early ballots. The bill ensures all ballots - whether cast in person, by mail, or early - are processed within a consistent, extended timeframe.