Register or update your record
The statewide registration deadline is October 4, 2026.
Official voter resources
Make your Alaska voting plan
Verify your registration, sample ballot, voting location, and return method with the Alaska Division of Elections. Ranked-choice candidate order rotates among district ballots.
First steps
Start with these three actions
Find your sample ballot
Choose the official ballot for your House and judicial district.
Review absentee and early voting
Request deadlines and return rules depend on the delivery method.
October 4registration deadline
October 19early and absentee in-person voting begins
October 24by-mail application deadline
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Election Day poll hours
Election timeline
Voter-registration deadline
Register or update your registration by the statewide deadline.
Early and absentee in-person voting begins
Early voting, absentee in-person voting, electronic transmission, and special-needs voting begin. Check the location list before traveling.
Absentee by-mail application deadline
The Division of Elections must receive the by-mail application by this date.
Electronic transmission application deadline
The Division of Elections must receive an application for electronic transmission by 5 p.m. Alaska Time.
General Election Day
Polls are listed as open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mailed ballots need an Election Day postmark. Domestic mail ballots can arrive through November 13 and overseas mail ballots through November 18. Fax returns are due by 8 p.m. Alaska Time. Email returns are not allowed.
Check the current rule: Different procedures apply to some military, overseas, remote, emergency, and special-needs voters. Location schedules and mail delivery notices can change. Check the official page before acting.
2 statewide ballot measures
The official sample ballot shows Ballot Measure 2 on party primaries, ranked-choice elections, and campaign-finance law, plus Ballot Measure 3 on voter qualification. The Division's petitions page still displays its 2024 measure section, so this guide uses the 2026 sample ballot as the controlling source.
View official ballot-measure informationAlaska Supreme Court retention
The statewide ballot asks whether Justice Jude Pate should be retained as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court for another ten years.
View the official retention questionRanked-choice voting and ballot rotation
Candidate order rotates among district ballots. Read the official instructions and use the sample ballot for your district.
View general-election instructionsOfficial voter links
Register or update registrationUse Alaska's online voter registration system.My Voter InformationCheck registration and voter information.Early and absentee votingRequest, delivery, and return rules.Voting location finderSearch official early and absentee locations.2026 election calendarOfficial statewide dates and deadlines.Sample ballotsOfficial ballots by district.
Dates checked September 27, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.