The Division of Elections website was dysfunctional on Election Day morning. Visitors were given a message that “The Elections Website is Temporary Unavailable. We apologize for the delay. The Elections website will be available shortly.”
Update: The Division of Elections website is working again as of 9:45 a.m.
Voters can find their precinct and voting locations by using this tool:
https://akelections.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=579890d66c7e40ae9f7cc227d76669b1
If that tool is too confusing, try this: https://myvoterportal.alaska.gov to look up your precinct.
The Division of Elections offered no explanation for why the website was not working. It was down, as of 9 a.m., for at least one hour. Across Southcentral, there have been high winds.
Update: Around 9 a.m. the message on the website said the reason for the dysfunction was due to high traffic volume.
People in line at voting locations, where lines are long, are saying they are having to cast “questioned ballots,” since the website is not working. If you are voting at your local precinct, you should not have to cast a questioned ballot.
This story will be updated.
