The Division of Elections released information today that sheds light on the state of the Nov. 5 election’s ballot count.
“Unofficial estimate of ballots left to be counted/received is approximately 35,000. Our election officials are working around the clock. The deadline to receive absentee ballots postmarked on election day and mailed within the U.S. and its territories is Friday, Nov. 15,” the Division reported. Not all of the absentee ballots that were requested by voters will be returned; some people choose to vote in person, even if they have an absentee ballot, while others just never return.
The count includes about 48,000 absentee ballots, 69,000 early votes, and 3,800 questioned ballots, the division told AP.
They have received 73,148 early ballots. They’ve counted 69,000 early ballots. There are about 4,000 left to count.
There are 13,093 questioned ballots. They’ve counted 3,800 of them. There are about 9,300 left to count.
The division sent out 60,122 absentee-by-mail ballots and have received 44,936 ballots back from voters. There are 17,438 absentee-by-mail ballots left to count.
They have counted or will count 14,622 in-person absentee ballots.
They have processed 5,086 online absentee ballots, and 18 faxed absentee ballots.
They have processed 776 special-needs absentee ballots.
The absentee total is 66,341. They’ve counted about 48,000 of those. That leaves about 18,341 left to count.
In 2020 and 2022, roughly 20% of absentee ballots by mail that were sent out to voters were never returned to the Division of Elections.
In 2024, the division sent out 60,122 absentee-by-mail ballots, and has received 45,494 back. At most, based on historical results, we can expect around 3,000 absentee-by-mail ballots, at most, more to come in.
And who is out there to make sure the scales are not being tipped in one favor? We really need fair elections!
Despite all the hooting an hollering from the GOP they have yet to prove that the elections are full of fraud. Trump seems to have shut up about all the rigging that was going on after he was declared the winner. Show the evidence of fraud or close your mouth.
Let me guess…
A surprising number of the late counted ballots will be No on BM 2.
Just like it was in 2020
And Nancy thinks she’s qualified to be Governor? She can’t even do the job she’s got.
That’s more than I thought. Could go any way.
Working around the clock. Really? We are the second to the smallest population in the nation and the entire nation has completed their elections except us? Is there another state also no finished? Add also we only had roughly 50% voter turnout statewide. Something is so wrong.
I heard there was a small group of conservatives in Fairbanks, they are doing their best, considering they had been “over looked” by officials who were supposed to tell them when to enter the ballot rooms for watching. More people need to get involved, we should never get this far off in the ditch again!