1 of 1
Story summary
- Alaska Division of Elections announced 75 in-person absentee ballots missed the Aug. 31 deadline.
- The missed ballots came from Kotzebue, Igiugig, Naknek and six other villages, with those three accounting for 62 ballots.
- The division will reroute future western Alaska in-person absentee ballots to the Anchorage regional office.
- Statewide, 627 absentee ballots were disqualified, a 3.4% rejection rate, nearly double the 2024 general election rate.