Early voting has been strong around Alaska, but not in the Southeast Alaska island community of Craig. A vehicle that crashed into City Hall in Craig, on Prince of Wales Island, ended up taking out early voting for the first three days of the week.
Voting and other city business was running again on Thursday. The vehicle didn’t do extensive damage to the building, but did impact the electrical system, requiring extensive repairs.
Craig residents said they were able to vote on Thursday.
City Hall is the only place in the community where voting takes place. Home to about 1,000 people, Craig is the largest community on the island, and is located about 56 miles north of Ketchikan.