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"Only about 25% voted in the primary election," Lt. Gov. Treadwell said. (KTUU / September 25, 2012) |
The big election day is Tuesday, November 6, and the deadline to register to vote is the less than two weeks away.
In Alaska, the deadline to register for the general election is October 7.
Registration forms can be found online at the State Division of Elections website, along with absentee and early voting information.
“From what we can tell, at least 20,000 eligible Alaskans aren’t registered to vote,” Lt. Gov. Treadwell said in a news release. “And of those registered, only about 25% voted in the primary election last month. We can do better.”
There were 496,952 registered voters with 125,937 ballots casted for the August 2012 primary election.
The Division of Elections and the Lt. Governor’s office said there are new voter ID cards with a QR code, which allows voters to use smart phones for personal information on polling places, sample ballots, an election pamphlet, and early and absentee-in-person voting locations.
The first presidential debate takes place next week, October 3 and will air from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on all the major networks including KTUU Channel 2.
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