Alaska Mails 3,000 Citizenship Verification Letters to Voters

WHO:

ABC News - Carol Beecher, Director of the Alaska Division of Elections

ABC News - Steve Kirch, spokesperson for the Division of Elections

ABC News - State Rep. Andrew Gray, Democrat

ABC News - State Rep. Ashley Carrick, Democrat

ABC News - President Donald Trump and his allies

WHAT:

NY Post - Alaska sent over 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship.

ABC News - The total number of letters sent was reported as 3,048.

ABC News - The letters were sent ahead of the Aug. 18 primary election.

ABC News - The process of voter roll maintenance usually yields about 200 names for further review.

ABC News - The letters ask recipients to affirm their citizenship status via letter, phone, or email.

ABC News - Recipients who do not respond will be moved to a list of “inactive” voters.

WHERE:

ABC News - Juneau, Alaska

WHEN:

ABC News - The primary election is scheduled for Aug. 18.

WHY:

ABC News - The letters were sent due to concerns about noncitizen voting, which President Trump and his allies have claimed is widespread.

ABC News - Carol Beecher stated that “a lot of old data was picked up somehow” during the voter roll maintenance process.

HOW:

ABC News - The Division of Elections compared its voter list with information held by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

ABC News - The DMV provided citizenship information based on a list of approximately 15,200 DMV license and identification applicants.

ABC News - The Division of Elections followed up with the DMV to clarify the citizenship status data provided.

(UPDATED July 24, 2026 13:27 UTC)

In Juneau, Alaska, over 3,000 letters have been sent to voters asking them to verify their citizenship status ahead of the upcoming primary election on August 18. The total number of letters sent is reported to be 3,048, and recipients who do not respond will be classified as “inactive” voters, a move prompted by concerns about noncitizen voting that President Trump and his allies have claimed is widespread. The Division of Elections conducted this outreach by comparing its voter list with information from the Division of Motor Vehicles, which provided citizenship data based on around 15,200 applicants.