Alaska Primary Election August 18th
Two rack cards combined to make one graphic explaining the "Nonpartisan Top Four Primary Election. There will only be one ballot. Voters will vote for one candidate in each race and the top four candidates from each race will go on to the general election. All voters will get the same ballot, regardless of their political affiliation. All candidates will be on the same ballot, regardless of their political affiliation. The primary will not determine the nominee of any political party or group. There is no nominating petition process that allows a candidate to run in the general election." The right side of the image shows a sample ballot for the State of Alaska House District 1 Primary Election. There are text boxes explaining that "Candidates with different political affiliations will appear in the same race on the ballot. If there are four or less candidates in the same race, they will all move on to the general election. A candidate for Governor must run jointly with a candidate for Lieutenant Governor." An Alaska Division of Elections logo is at the bottom with website information "elections.alaska.gov" and phone number "9074654611".
Our Primary Election Day is Tuesday, August 18th.
Nonpartisan Top Four Primary Election – Explained
A Nonpartisan Top Four Primary is used to determine the top four vote getters that will advance to the General Election, regardless of political affiliation. In accordance with Alaska’s laws, a primary election candidate does not have to be a member of a political party or a political group to run for office. If a candidate is registered as affiliated with a political party or group, it does not imply the candidate is nominated by, endorsed by, approved by, or associated with that particular party or group. Currently, there is one primary ballot.
If you are registered to vote you can go to the Alaska Division of Elections to view your sample ballot and information about the candidates running for each race.