State blames mail delivery issues for dozens of ballots from rural Alaska not counting in primary
Seventy-five absentee ballots from rural western Alaska arrived too late to be counted in the recent primary election. The Alaska Division of Elections attributed the delay to mail delivery issues across seven communities. Impacted locations include Kotzebue, Igiugig, and Naknek.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Seventy-five absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities arrived too late to be counted in last month’s primary election, officials said. The Alaska Division of Elections blamed a “mail delivery delay” that affected voters in seven communities, with Kotzebue, Igiugig and Naknek combining for 62 of the...
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