State officials hope to avoid confusion over voting after city holds first mail-in election
Officials with the state and with Alaska's largest city hope to avoid any confusion about voting in this year's primary and general elections.
The Municipality of Anchorage has moved to a vote-by-mail system for its local elections.
However, the state has not gone that route and will conduct Aug. 21 primary and Nov. 6 general elections as normal.
That typically means voting in person. However, a voter can request an absentee ballot, which can be returned in the mail.
Samantha Miller is a spokeswoman for the state Division of Elections. She says the division would be doing voter outreach regardless of whether Anchorage had gone to a vote-by-mail system.
But she says the division wants to work with Anchorage to reduce any potential for voter confusion.