Mat-Su also having election tomorrow for local offices

Mat-Su Borough has an election on Nov. 3, which aligns with the General Election. The borough is home to about 108,000 residents in its 25,258 square miles.

In 2018, voters in the borough passed a measure to move the elections from October to the General Election Day. The first November election was held in 2019, and had only a 9 percent turnout, but this year voters in the Mat-Su have a president to vote for, and turnout may be much higher.

Voters in the cities of Wasilla, Palmer, and Houston also have separate elections that take place in October. The candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot for Mat-Su voters are:

TROSHYNSKI, Jeanne, Candidate for School Board District 3

LARSON, R. “Ole”, Candidate for School Board District 3

YUNDT II, Robert D., Candidate for Assembly District 4

VAGUE, Colleen, Candidate for Assembly District 4

SANCHEZ, Amber N., Candidate for Assembly District 4

VAGUE, Colleen, Candidate for Assembly District 4

ALEXANDER, Mike, Candidate for Assembly District 5

BEHRENS, Lisa A., Candidate for Assembly District 5

TEW, Clayton, Candidate for Assembly District 5

KOCH, Ken, Candidate for Assembly District 5

PROBASCO, Dwight D., Candidate for School Board District 6

BAUGUS, Leland R. “Lee”, Candidate for School Board District 6

Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm, Nov. 3, 2020. To find your polling place, call 1-888-383-8683.

Changes to absentee ballot rules include:

• A witness signature is no longer required on the absentee by-mail envelope
• Voters must still sign the envelope and provide one voter identifier
• The timeframe to receive the absentee by-mail ballot through the mail has been extended from 3 days to 7 days
• Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020 and be received in the mail no later than Nov. 10, 2020
• If you prefer to hand deliver your ballot to an election official or place in a drop box, this must be done no later than 8 p.m. Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020