The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska said since it created the Anchorage Voter Hotline Wednesday morning, it’s received dozens of calls from residents complaining about the ballot confusion.
Many voters report waiting in line at their voting stations only to find they ran out of ballots and turned away.
The City clerk said some of the confusion might have come from an inaccurate e-mail sent out by the group "Protect your Rights," urging people to register and to vote on the same day Tuesday.
While some voters said they had to vote on photocopied ballots, or on questioned ballots, or sample ballots, others claimed they didn’t even get to vote at all.
The City clerk and Municipal attorney are trying to figure out how dozens of polling places across Anchorage ran out of ballots, and the day after, Jeff Mittman with the ACLU of Alaska said the calls keep coming into the hotline.
“Any voter needs to know that every single person’s vote matters, and we will investigate each individual issue,” he said.
The hotline number is 907-263-2015.
