Hundreds of potentially valid ballots arrived after Election Day without a postmark, despite a U.S. Postal Service policy to try to postmark all mailed ballots.
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Preliminary results are in for Juneau’s election
About 40% of Juneau’s ballots have been processed.
Juneau Assembly greenlights new ballot counting facility
City officials expect the facility to be ready for the 2022 year’s local election. For now, Juneau’s election officials are relying on Anchorage for a secure facility and equipment to count ballots.
Juneau residents weigh in on permanent shift to vote-by-mail
If the proposal goes through, election workers expect to be able to process ballots in a warehouse along Thane Road beginning in 2022.
Juneau Assembly to introduce $700,000 plan for local vote by mail facility
The Juneau Assembly is considering turning a city-owned warehouse into a more permanent ballot counting facility.
Juneau finishes processing ballots from Oct. 6 election, results certified Tuesday
Of the 27,000 ballots sent out to registered voters in September, Friday’s count includes 11,836 ballots.
Residents in new village unable to vote in Alaska primary because state didn’t know people lived there
The Alaska Division of Elections said that it didn’t know people were living in Mertarvik until a week before the election.
Civil rights groups have a request: drop the witness signature on ballots
A Division of Elections spokesperson said the lack of a proper witness signature was the number one reason why the division rejected ballots in 2016 and 2018.
In-person or by mail, here’s what Alaskans need to know to vote this year
For mail-in voting, applications for the primary are due Saturday, Aug. 8.
Watch: Juneau Assembly holds meeting to discuss fireworks, October election
The meeting agenda includes several public hearings, including an emergency ordinance that would mandate masks for anyone attending Friday’s fireworks display outside their cars.