2023 Election Timeline

Notice of Open Nominations is printed in the Anchorage Daily News and sent to each village to post. Nomination packets are available here

Nominations for 2023 Lake and Peninsula Borough Election Open. To register complete a nomination packet.

Notice of Intent to hold a October 3, 2023 Municipal Election is sent to Alaska Daily News and to each village for posting

Nominations to be a candidate close 45 days prior to the election.

Borough Staff prints ballots in English, Yupik, Dena'ina, and Sugpiaq and begins the process of compiling the ballots and preparing for mailing

All voters on the State of Alaska list of eligible voters in Lake and Peninsula Borough will be sent an ballot.

Voters must be registered 30 days prior to the election to be eligible to vote. Register to vote with the State of Alaska

Last day for a candidate to withdraw from the election race.

Those voters who registered within the last 30 days who were not sent a ballot on September 1st will be mailed a ballot.

All ballots must be postmarked prior to or today. Ballots postmarked after October 3, 2023 will be questioned and the Canvass Committee will decide if they will be opened and counted.

The Borough allows 42 days for ballots to be received in the Borough Clerk's office. Ballots received after this date will be questioned and given to the Canvass Committee to decide whether to open and count them.

Canvass Committee meets to consider questioned ballots and tally all ballots cast legally.

Those voters whose ballot was questioned and found to be deficient by the Canvass Committee will be sent letters explaining that their ballot was not opened or counted and why. These voters have 21 days to contest the exclusion of their ballot and/or to contest the election.

Voters who chose to contest the election outcome or the exclusion of their ballot must notify the clerk no later than 14 days after the Canvass Committee meets.

A special Assembly meeting is held to review the election results and consider the certification of the election. Once certified, all candidates are notified of the election outcome. Newly elected and re-elected members will be sworn in at the next meeting of their governing body.