CBJ Ballot Processing Center

INFORMATION RELEASE
October 4, 2023 (12:40a.m.)

 ELECTION DAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023 – PRELIMINARY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS POSTED

October 3, 2023, was Election Day for the CBJ Regular Municipal Election which is being conducted as a By-Mail/hybrid election. Voters were mailed ballots on September 14 and Ballot Drop Boxes and Vote Centers have been accepting ballots since September 18.

All the ballots that have been received through Monday, October 2 have undergone their initial review and those that were eligible for counting have been scanned and included in today’s preliminary unofficial results. Those results are posted on the CBJ Elections webpage at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections.

The CBJ Elections team will continue to process the ballots cast at the two Vote Centers, dropped off in one of the two Ballot Drop Boxes and mailed via the U.S.P.S. and a secondary set of unofficial preliminary results will be posted online on Friday, October 6, 2023 and again on Friday, October 13.

Part of that review process will include sending out cure letters to voters to ensure any missing information or signature remedies are addressed so those ballots can be approved for counting. Voters are encouraged to respond as soon as they receive a cure letter to make sure their ballot can be counted.

The Canvass Review Board will meet October 16 & 17 to review and certify the election. The official/final results will be posted online once the Canvass Review Board and Election Official certify the election on October 17. Certification may be delayed by up to 3 days on a case by case basis as may be required.

Full election details are online at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections. Anyone with questions about this election can call the Ballot Processing Center at 907-586-5278, option 4 between 9am-4pm Monday through Friday.

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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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