Alaska election officials have asked some registered voters to verify their US citizenship after a data error incorrectly identified them as potentially ineligible. The request is intended to correct voter-registration records and protect election integrity, but it may cause concern among affected voters who are eligible to vote.

The error reportedly arose from mismatched or inaccurate state data, rather than evidence of widespread unlawful voting. Officials said affected voters would be contacted and given a process to confirm their eligibility, while stressing that citizenship is required to vote in US elections.