Early voting appears to be leaning Republican in Alaska. The conservatives will need to continue to vote early to maintain the advantage that they now have. This year, conservatives are “swamping the vote” to their ballots in early, rather than waiting for Election Day, Nov. 5.
On Friday, people waited for an hour to vote at the Gambell Street Division of Elections. On Saturday, it was an hour and 15 minutes.
Through Wednesday, there were 19,877 early votes, including:
- 7,449 Republican, 37.5%
- 5,499 Undeclared, 27.5%
- 3,589 Nonpartisan, 17.9%
- 2,859 Democrat, 14.3%
- 430 Alaskan Independence Party
- 94 Libertarian
- Other
There have been more absentee ballots applied for than in any election except the Covid year of 2020, when Democrats essentially had the election canceled.
Today is the last day to get your application in for an absentee ballot. Click here to find out how to have a ballot mailed to you. The Fifth Circuit ruled Friday that all ballots must be in by Election Day, Nov. 5.
In 2016, there were 39,000 early votes cast. In 2020. there were 53,000 early votes, which was a record. In 2024 it’s already exceeded 20,000 in just three days.
Does a ruling in the 5th Circuit apply in the 9th? They usually do not.
Per CNN: “If the 5th Circuit agrees with Republicans that federal law forbids states from accepting ballots that arrive after Election Day, at the very least that ruling will be cited in any case brought to challenge similar policies in other states. It would bind courts in states covered under the 5th Circuit, including Texas, which counts ballots arriving by 5 p.m. the day after Election Day if they are postmarked by Election Day, but courts in other circuits could chose to ignore the 5th Circuit’s reasoning.”
I hope for the best but we went down this road before as demo votes late at night turned up by the thousands in a third world election full of deceit and cheating.
I share the same thoughts. I am not optimistic. The ‘cheat’ is well established nationwide.
Sadly, about 80% of those ‘undeclared’ and ‘non-partisan’ voters will have voted to the left.
Why do you think?
My husband is non-partisan and a staunch conservative. He will be voting on Monday. Our adult kids are undeclared and all are conservatives. They are voting early as well. In Alaska I think it is pretty common for conservatives to not be in a party.
I think you are mistaken. I am undeclared, because I couldn’t stand the constant begging from the republican party.
No real truth to that. I switched to “undeclared” years ago because I got tired of the republicans calling and begging for money. I got tired of the political trash mail in my mailbox. Now it’s communists er- democrats who fill my mailbox with trash around election time. What irks me the most is GOP Alaska presents the crappiest candidates and tells voters “This is the best we can do” I cannot understand why Lisa is still supported by GOP Alaska.
Most of my friends are undeclared and have safes full of modern firearms. Nick holding a 12GA shotgun and a revolver on his hip doesn’t really say “I’m pro-gun”. If Nick had been holding an AR platform with a glock in a holster, wearing a plate carrier (and actually owned those items instead of borrowed for a photo op) attitudes would be different. I held my nose and voted for Nick (crappy candidate) because Mary is a communist (crappier candidate). 99.999% of the time, I vote a straight republican ticket.
I stood in line for 2 hours yesterday to vote because America cannot afford to have pole dancer in the white house.
I share the same thoughts. I am not optimistic. The ‘cheat’ is well established nationwide.
Those undeclared are almost for sure voting R