It is now time to vote in the 2023 CBJ Regular Municipal Election

Ballots for the 2023 Regular Municipal Election were mailed out on September 14 and have been arriving in people’s mail boxes since Saturday, Sept. 16. Voters have many options for returning their mailed ballots between now and Election Day, October 3^rd, including:

• Voters may return their ballots by placing them in one of two secure drop boxes located at the Douglas Library and the Auke Bay/Statter Harbor Boat Launch Parking lot;
• Voters may return their ballots to one of two Juneau Vote Centers (details below); or
• Voters may return their ballot by mail through the U.S. Postal Service using first class postage.

We encourage voters who want to vote at a Vote Center to beat the lines on Election Day and go to the Vote Center between now and October 2. Vote Centers will be open during this period prior to and including Election Day for any voters who need assistance or prefer to turn in their ballot in person.

Services available at the Juneau Vote Centers include:

• Drop off voted ballots
• Request a new or replacement ballot
• Request voter assistance
• Register to vote or update voter registration-for future elections
• Use a touch screen/accessible ballot marking device (details below)

Need accessible voting options?

ADA and HAVA (Help America Vote Act)-compliant voting machines are available at Vote Centers starting September 18 through Election Day, October 3. These machines allow users to vote with an audio ballot and/or a tactile interface and are available to all registered voters.

If you did not receive a ballot in the mail and/or are unable to vote in person due to age, illness, or disability a personal representative may pick up a Special Needs ballot from one of the Vote Centers and deliver a ballot for you. Your personal representative can assist you in any step of the voting process with the exception of signing the voter certification. The personal representative can be anyone except for a candidate, your employer, agents of your employer, or officers or an agent of your union. Special Needs ballots are available at both Vote Centers and must be returned to one of the Vote Centers by 8:00 p.m. AKST on Election Day, October 3.

Vote Center hours and locations

City Hall Assembly Chambers
155 S. Seward St.
Mondays – Fridays, September 18 to October 2: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Election Day, October 3: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Mendenhall Valley Public Library
3025 Dimond Park Loop
Mondays – Fridays, September 18 – October 2: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays, September 23 & 30: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Election Day, October 3: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

If you will be absent from the mailing address on your voter registration during this time, or for any reason, you can still apply to either:

Receive your ballot as postal mail to a temporary address: Apply as soon as possible by filling out the 2023 CBJ Temporary Address Application. The last day to apply to receive your ballot at a temporary address is Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Ballots returned through the mail must be legibly postmarked no later than Election Day, October 3, 2023 and received by the Clerk’s Office no later than the beginning of the Canvass Review Board process on Monday, October 16, 2023.

Receive an E-Ballot: Apply as soon as possible by filling out the 2023 CBJ Application for a Fax/E-ballot. Applications for fax/E-ballot must be received by the Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. AKST Monday, October 2, 2023. Ballots returned by fax or email must arrive by 8:00 p.m. AKST on Election Day, Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

For more information about the CBJ municipal election, visit juneau.org/clerk/elections or give us a call at the Election Call Center 907-586-5278-option 4 or send an email to [email protected].

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Away from home during the CBJ Regular Municipal Election? Find out how you can still vote …

The City and Borough of Juneau October 3, 2023 Regular Municipal Election is being conducted as a By Mail Election beginning on Thursday, September 14 through Election Day, Tuesday, October 3. Ballots will be mailed on September 14 to registered CBJ voters and may arrive as early as September 15. Voters will be able to return their ballot by mail, at a secure drop box, or at a Vote Center (hours and locations below), or can cast an e-ballot via electronic transmission.

If you will be away from home during this time, or need accommodations like an audio interface to cast your ballot, there are several alternative ways for you to vote. Please make sure to pay close attention to deadlines and instructions to cast your ballot safely and securely in this election.

Away from home?

If you will be absent from your voting address during this time, for any reason, you can apply to either:

• Receive a ballot by postal mail at a temporary address OR
• Receive an E-ballot by fax or email

Postal mail to a temporary address: Apply as soon as possible by filling out the 2023 CBJ Temporary Address Application. Apply by Tuesday, August 29, 2023, for your ballot to be mailed on September 14 to the temporary address on your application. The last day to apply to receive your ballot at a temporary address is Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Ballots returned through the mail must legibly postmarked no later than Election Day, October 3, 2023 and received by the Clerk’s Office no later than the beginning of the Canvass Review Board process on Monday, October 16, 2023.

E-Ballot: Apply as soon as possible by filling out the 2023 CBJ Application for a Fax/E-ballot. Applications for fax/E-ballot must be received by the Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. AKST Monday, October 2, 2023. Ballots returned by fax or email must arrive by 8:00 p.m. AKST on Election Day, Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Need accessible voting options?

ADA and HAVA (Help America Vote Act)-compliant voting machines will be available at Vote Centers from September 18 through Election Day, October 3. These machines allow users to vote with an audio ballot and/or a tactile interface and are available to all registered voters.

If you did not receive a ballot in the mail and are unable to vote in person due to age, illness, or disability a personal representative may pick up and deliver a ballot for you (called “Special Needs Voting”). Your personal representative can assist you in any step of the voting process and can be anyone except for candidates, your employer, agents of your employer, or officers or an agent of your union. Special Needs Voting ballots are available starting Monday, September 18 at both Vote Centers and must be returned by 8:00 p.m. AKST on Election Day, October 3.

Vote Center hours and locations

City Hall Assembly Chambers
155 S. Seward St.
Weekdays, September 18 to October 2: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Election Day, October 3: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Mendenhall Valley Public Library
3025 Dimond Park Loop
Weekdays, September 18 – October 2: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays, September 23 & 30: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Election Day, October 3: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

For more information about the upcoming CBJ municipal election, visit juneau.org/clerk/elections.

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