At least 40 percent of voters participate in Juneau’s first By-Mail Election

Yesterday, October 6, was the final day to vote in the City and Borough of Juneau Municipal Election. Thank you to the 40.5% of voters who participated. With ballots that were postmarked October 6 still coming in by mail and the signature verification process ongoing, the final voter turnout won’t be determined until the election is certified on October 20. Voter turnout was 31.4% in 2019 and 35.5% in 2018. The last time voter turnout was at 40% was in 2000.

CBJ mailed ballots to 27,467 registered Juneau voters on September 15. As of Tuesday evening, October 6, CBJ Election officials have received 11,142 returned ballots by the following methods:

• Municipality of Anchorage Election Center (received by mail): 3,422 ballots
• City Hall Vote Center: 1,218 ballots
• Mendenhall Valley Library Vote Center: 2,404 ballots
• Douglas Library/Fire Hall Ballot Drop Box: 1,770 ballots
• Statter Harbor Boat Launch parking lot Ballot Drop Box: 2,277 ballots
• City Clerk’s Office (prior to the vote centers being opened and e-ballots): 51 ballots

Preliminary unofficial results of the election will be available on Friday, October 9. Due to the volume of ballots received so far, this first round of unofficial results may not account for all 11,142 ballots received by Election Day. Ballot processing will continue on the remaining ballots and a second round of unofficial results will be available on October 16. The Canvass Board will meet on Tuesday, October 20 to certify the official results and the election. All results will be posted on juneau.org/clerk/elections.

For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office at 586-5278.