Primary Voting August 20th
Alaska Primaries for the General Election will be Tuesday, August 20th. Polling locations throughout the State will be open from 7 am through 8 pm. All mail-in absentee ballots must
Alaska Primaries for the General Election will be Tuesday, August 20th. Polling locations throughout the State will be open from 7 am through 8 pm. All mail-in absentee ballots must also be postmarked by August 20th.
Early voting will be available at the Talkeetna and Trapper Creek Public Libraries through August 19th. There is no in-person early voting option in the Willow area.
Polling locations in the Upper Valley will be open on August 20. Willow residents can vote at the Willow Community Center. Trapper Creek residents can vote at Trapper Creek Elementary School. Residents in the Susitna District will vote at Susitna Valley High School and residents in the Talkeetna District will vote at the Talkeetna Public Library.
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