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Anchorage to Launch Smartphone Voting Pilot in 2026

11/14/2025

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Anchorage, Alaska, will pilot smartphone voting in municipal elections in April 2026.
The trial aims to address weather-related and transient population challenges that complicate traditional voting.
Mail and in-person voting will remain available, while smartphone voting represents one of the first large-scale experiments of its kind in the United States.
Local officials expect the program to improve voter accessibility and security for residents who are frequently on the move.

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Anchorage, Alaska, will pilot smartphone voting in municipal elections in April 2026.
The trial aims to address weather-related and transient population challenges that complicate traditional voting.
Mail and in-person voting will remain available, while smartphone voting represents one of the first large-scale experiments of its kind in the United States.
Local officials expect the program to improve voter accessibility and security for residents who are frequently on the move.