Anchorage voters can now sign up to receive automatic BallotTrax tracking alerts for their ballots in the city’s vote-by-mail system
, voters can get automatic updates via email, text or phone call — or a combination of alerts, according to the clerk’s office.is easier for voters than having to call the hotline between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. They can set it and forget it, and then they will get notified,” Heinz said.When a voter’s ballot package is mailed from the city to the voter.• When the city’s elections center receives it, whether through the mail, a secure dropbox or an in-person vote center.
• BallotTrax also notifies voters if there is an issue with the ballot return envelope, such as with the signature, Heinz said. If a voter is notified that there is an issue with their ballot envelope, they can contact the city’s elections center by phone or in-person.at City Hall, Eagle River Town Center and the Loussac Library; those locations will open starting around nine days before election day.