Anchorage election officials say vote-by-mail is not only better for turnout, but it also relies on fewer staff, provides more flexibility for voters and is now cheaper.
Anchorage Municipal Clerk Barbara Jones and Elections clerk Jamie Heinz at the Anchorage Election Center.
“In 2015 and 2016, former Assembly member Ernie Hall was concerned about voter turnout,” Jones said. “And he asked the clerk’s office to look into what we could do to increase voter turnout.”After multiple public meetings, the city decided to move to by-mail voting. The first election under the new system was held in 2018, and turnout topped 36% — the highest in 20 years. Every year since has had turnout above 25%, including this year, a non-mayoral election.
Elections clerk Jamie Heinz said the first by-mail election did cost double as the city acquired a new election center and equipment to scan and tabulate ballots. But now, the price has dropped significantly. Still, the mail-in system is not without its detractors. Some question how secure the system is, with some voters reporting that they’ve received other people’s ballots in the mail.
Heinz said there could also be criminal consequences if someone tries voting with someone else’s ballot.
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