Juneau says ‘glitch’ resulted voters recieving multiple mail-in ballots
Multiple ballots for the Juneau municipal election have been mailed to the same individuals due to what the borough calls a “technical
‘Paradigm shift’: Juneau about to make vulnerable mail-in elections the new norm
At the May 8 Juneau Assembly meeting, an ordinance was introduced to make mail-in elections the default practice for all City and Borough elections going forward. Drafted by borough staff at the request of the Assembly, the ordinance acknowledges that it is a
Due to mail-in balloting delays, Juneau election results won’t be released until Friday
Last year, Juneau moved to a mail-in-only voting process for municipal elections, a move that drew some criticism because of the known fraudulent abuses associated with widespread mail-in voting. Despite these concerns the recent Oct. 5 election, in which
Juneau officials to hear from public before voting to spend $700K to establish vote-by-mail center
Juneau residents are invited to express their views regarding the Assembly’s plan to spend $700,000 to fund a vote-by-mail facility. Public comments will be heard on Monday, Aug. 23, during the regular Assembly meeting, staring at 7 p.m. In May of 2020,
Juneau may scrap witness verification safeguard for mail-in ballots
The Juneau Assembly will hold a public hearing on June 14 to consider whether to amend its elections code so that mail-in ballots no longer require a witness verification signature to ensure the identity of a voter. Current code requires that mail-in ballot
Juneau scraps witness safeguard for mail-in vote
Citing the possibility of death and illness from the spread of COVID-19, the Juneau Assembly voted to remove the witness verification requirement of all mail-in ballots for the Oct. 6 municipal election. In order to protect the integrity of the vote, all