Your ballot, explained.

Heard this? Here are the facts

Each claim gets a plain status: True, False, or Promised, not law.

• Heard this? "You can’t vote in Alaska without a photo ID." False
  The facts: You must be ready to show one form of identification, but it does not have to be a photo ID. The Division of Elections lists items such as a voter ID card, driver’s license, passport, hunting or fishing license, and also an original utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or government check that shows your name and current address. If you have no ID, you vote a questioned ballot. source: elections.alaska.gov (Division of Elections)
• Heard this? "You can register on Election Day." False
  The facts: To vote in the general election, your registration application must be postmarked or received 30 days before it (the exception is a presidential election). The Division’s candidate list page prints the deadline as Sunday, October 4, 2026. source: elections.alaska.gov (Division of Elections)
• Heard this? "If you were ever convicted of a felony, you can never vote again in Alaska." False
  The facts: The registration form asks you to swear that you have not been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude or, if you were, that you have been unconditionally discharged from incarceration, probation and/or parole. source: elections.alaska.gov (Division of Elections)
• Heard this? "Ranked-choice voting means you have to rank every candidate." False
  The facts: You do not have to rank all candidates. Your ballot is counted whether you rank one, two or more candidates for an office. It is not counted for that office if you give the same ranking to more than one candidate. source: elections.alaska.gov (Division of Elections)
• Heard this? "Noncitizens can register to vote in Alaska today." False
  The facts: The Division of Elections’ voter registration page in the pamphlet says that noncitizens and noncitizen nationals are not eligible to register to vote. Ballot Measure 3 would change the wording of the voter-qualification law to say that only United States citizens (who meet the other requirements) may vote; the state’s summary says it would not change the requirements to vote. source: elections.alaska.gov (Division of Elections)
• Heard this? "You'll get $5,000 after the election." Promised, not law
  The facts: On Sept. 9, 2026 the President promised every adult $5,000, a "Trump Dividend", if Republicans keep both the House and the Senate. It is a campaign promise that depends on the election results; no law or payment exists today. Congress would have to pass it, and AP estimates it would cost over $1 trillion. Is this legal? Experts disagree. Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, wrote: "No, Mr. President you can't offer voters $5000 if the Republicans win the House and Senate." Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner called it a completed crime under the federal vote-buying law (18 U.S.C. 597). Election attorney John Day told AP it is legal because it would go to everyone regardless of how they vote: "This is a campaign promise." Rice University political scientist Mark Jones: "It's unsavory, but it's legal." Your ballot is secret, so no payment can depend on how you personally vote. source: kold.com source: internazionale.it source: newsweek.com source: ibtimes.co.uk source: katv.com
• Heard this? "Someone can legally pay you to vote, or to vote a certain way." False
  The facts: No. Paying or offering to pay anyone to vote or to register to vote in a federal election is a federal crime (52 U.S.C. 10307(c)). Accepting the payment is a crime too. source: law.cornell.edu
• Heard this? "The $1 million-a-day giveaway in 2024 paid people for voting." False
  The facts: That contest was open only to registered voters in seven swing states, and entering meant signing a petition, not voting. The group's lawyer told a Pennsylvania court the winners were "not chosen by chance". The judge let it continue. source: aljazeera.com

Checked against official sources, court records and news reports. We update this as new claims go around.