Is there help available to assist voters with special needs?
At times, a voter may need help in voting. Help should be available in the following instances: • Special needs: Sometimes a voter is not able to get to the polling place on election day. If this is the case, the voter can send a personal representative before or on election day to get a ballot for the voter. See Preparing for a General Municipal Election” and AS 15.20.072 for more information. • Visually impaired voters: If a voter is not able to read the ballot, the voter may request assistance from the election judges or from a person of the voter’s choice (the voter can choose up to two people for assistance). If someone other than an election judge assists the voter, that person must state upon oath before the election judge that they will not tell anyone how the voter voted. See AS 15.15.240 for more information (Current Alaska Statutes). • Translating services: Ballots are generally printed in English. At times, a voter may request assistance in translating a ballot to another l
