Alaska officials hope to avoid confusion over new vote-by-mail system in 2018

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials with the state and with Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, hope to avoid any confusion about voting in this year’s primary and general elections.

Anchorage has moved to a vote-by-mail system for its local elections.

However, the state has not gone that route and will conduct the Aug. 21 primary and Nov. 6 general elections as normal.

That typically means voting in person. However, a voter also can request an absentee ballot, which can be returned in the mail one of the options the state offers for casting ballots.

Samantha Miller, communications manager for the s...

 

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