Anchorage voter turnout low so far compared to last mayoral election Published 2 days ago
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Print article So far this year, many Anchorage voters are taking their time returning their ballots, if they decide to vote in the municipal election at all. As of Wednesday, 21.7% fewer ballots had been returned to the city’s election center compared to the same
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before the election in 2018, data from the municipal clerk’s office show. Deputy Municipal Clerk Erika McConnell said that this year, ballot envelope return totals are lower than 2020 and 2018 to date, but higher than 2019. During the city’s first mail-in election in 2018, when Anchorage voters elected former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz to a second term, voter turnout smashed the city’s previous record from 2012.