At the midtown voting center in Anchorage and in Wasilla, the lines to vote are long on Sunday. Polls are open until 4 p.m. on Sunday at the regional voting centers.
The line at the Bogard Road election office was 300 people at one point on Sunday. In Anchorage, at the Gambell Street office, there were at least 100 people in two lines. Many were standing (and bouncing to stay warm) out in the cold.
The mood was happy and people were patient in the Valley as they came to take part in the 2024 general election. By voting early, they’re clearing the way for any older voters who tend to show up on Election Day and may not be as able stand out in the cold.
In 2020, the highly unusual “Covid year election,” the early vote and absentee in-person early vote was 80,915 ballots, a record. Must Read Alaska is projecting that the 2020 record will be broken this year in the early and absentee-in-person votes.
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Many churches have urged their congregations to vote, so this also may have an effect on the high turn out on Sunday. Pastors did not advise on who to vote for, but rather voting for the candidate who most closely aligns with Biblical principles. There is no “perfect” candidate and both candidates have quirks and reasons folks might not ‘like’ them…but we’re not voting for a ‘personality’, but rather for their policies and positions on things.
A recent report highlighted just how impactful this demographic could be in influencing this election.
“Among those classified as a person of faith, only one-half (51%) indicated they are likely to vote.” ‘https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/low-voter-enthusiasm-among-christians-projected-to-impact-election/’
I voted two weekends back. I showed up at 0945 to be there at 1000 when they opened. I was met with a completely packed parking lot. Upon going in, the end of the line started up the stairs and all the way down the hallway. It took 2 hours to go through the serpentine line to get in a cast my legal “hand grenade” (NO on 1, YES on 2, DJT, Begich, Eastman, NO to every stinking judge). I drove by Saturday and Sunday, to see a packed parking lot. All last week (week day), that parking lot was full. People are pissed off and people are voting.