Write-in votes will not be counted unless the Letter of Intent containing the required information has been filed. A write-in vote is the writing in of candidates' names with the oval filled in to the right of the names. A blank space is provided for each race on the General Election ballot for this purpose. Either way, the voter must mark the oval following the candidates names. In a presidential race, the President and Vice President run as a team, and one vote is a vote for the team.
Space is provided for the voter to write in the names of choices for both offices.
The Division of Elections is using optical scanning ballot counting equipment. Pre-printed stickers with candidates' names may not be used on the ballot. The Director of the Division of Elections prepares all official ballots to facilitate fairness, simplicity, and clarity in the voting procedure, to reflect most accurately the intent of the voter, and to expedite the administration of elections. To comment on this page, contact Barbara Whiting at the Alaska Division of Elections.