2022 GENERAL ELECTION
Mark your ballot by filling in one oval per candidate in each column.
Ranking other candidates does not affect your 1st choice. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RANK ALL CANDIDATES. Only 1st choice results are counted on Election Night.
In all state and federal general elections, voters rank candidates in order of preference.
ROUND 1
Only your 1st choice is counted.Candidate with the fewest votesgets eliminated.If a candidate gets 50% + 1 vote, they win.If not, the counting goes to round 2.
ROUND 2
If you voted for that candidate, yourvote goes to your next choice and youstill have a say in who wins.If more than two candidates are left,counting continues.
ROUND 3
If two candidates are left, the candidatewith the most votes wins.
Learn more at www.elections.alaska.gov
RANKED CHOICE VOTING METHOD
The State of Alaska is implementing Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in the November General Election and the Top Four Primary system for the Primary Election in August. Please view www.elections.alaska.gov.RCV for more detailed information and educational content regarding the implementation of RCV and the Top Four Primary.
In addition to RCV being implemented in the November and August elections, the state will conduct a Special Primary and General Election to fill the late Don Young’s seat in the House of Representatives.
HOW RCV ELECTIONS DIFFER FROM PAST YEARS
- A candidate must get a majority of votes (50% plus 1) in order to be declared the winner, as opposed to the winner being whoever got the most votes.
- Voters rank candidates in order of preference instead of only choosing one candidate (1st choice, 2nd, etc.). By ranking multiple candidates, you still have a say in who wins even if your top choice does not win. If you prefer, you can still vote for just one candidate.
- Ballots are counted in rounds until a candidate gets a majority (50% plus 1) of the votes and wins.
HOW TOP FOUR PRIMARY ELECTIONS DIFFER FROM PAST YEARS
- There is only one ballot, and every voter will use that one regardless of party affiliation
- All candidates will be on the primary ballot regardless of party affiliation
- Voters can vote for any candidate regardless of party affiliation
- The top four candidates that receive the most votes in each race, regardless of party affiliation, will advance to the general election
IMPORTANT VOTING DATES
JUNE 1ST 2022 Primary & General Election
Candidate filing deadline for all candidates
JULY 17TH 2022 Primary Election
Deadline for voters to register to vote or update
their registration
AUGUST 1ST 2022 Primary Election
Absentee in-person, Early Vote, electronic transmission,
and Special Needs voting begins
AUGUST 6TH 2022 Primary Election
Candidate filing deadline for all candidates
AUGUST 15TH 2022 Primary Election
Deadline to receive absentee by-mail applications
AUGUST 16TH 2022 Primary Election
Primary Election Day. Polls open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 5TH 2022 General Election
Withdrawal deadline for candidates
OCTOBER 9TH 2022 General Election
Deadline for voters to register to vote or update
their voter registration
OCTOBER 24TH 2022 General Election
Absentee in-person, Early Vote, electronic transmission
and Special Needs voting begins
OCTOBER 29TH 2022 General Election
Deadline to receive absentee by-mail applications
NOVEMBER 7TH 2022 General Election
Deadline to receive absentee by electronic transmission
ballot applications
NOVEMBER 8TH 2022 General Election
General Election Day. Polls open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.