Trump wins both popular and electoral college vote. Nick Begich is still ahead of Mary Peltola. Alaska's repeal of ranked choice voting has slight lead.
It is a great day in the Nation for the change in administration. It is also hopeful that ballot measure 2 is leading but because of Division of Election policy it may be much later for the AK results.
When my wife a I in person early voted at the May-Su Regional Elections Office last week a notice posted on the wall stated that none of the early votes would be counted until November 6, the day after the election. This seems counter productive because we all voted on machine tabulated ballots that could have been dallied daily and added to the totals voted on Election Day. With this policy in place all these ballots will be run through tabulating machines or hand counted after Election Day when they will be also counting the pile of mail in and questioned ballots. This just delays the voters having a more accurate count of the votes on Election Day. The totals of all the votes are inputed into the Division of Elections computers for security and not released to the public until the Division releases them. The Division should change this delay process concerning tabulation of in person pre-voting and if mail ballots are also held change that also. The public deserves the most accurate tally on Election Day even if it is not official for over two weeks later. It would also prevent someone from being allowed to vote twice if the State run voter information was accurate when provided to the polling location workers checking IDS and giving out ballots. Mailing ballots used to be identified in red on the computer lists poll workers used and if it laptops using the main system it would be more accurate. Although I believe the fact we voted was reflected in the elections database just not our votes.
It is a great day in the Nation for the change in administration. It is also hopeful that ballot measure 2 is leading but because of Division of Election policy it may be much later for the AK results.
When my wife a I in person early voted at the May-Su Regional Elections Office last week a notice posted on the wall stated that none of the early votes would be counted until November 6, the day after the election. This seems counter productive because we all voted on machine tabulated ballots that could have been dallied daily and added to the totals voted on Election Day. With this policy in place all these ballots will be run through tabulating machines or hand counted after Election Day when they will be also counting the pile of mail in and questioned ballots. This just delays the voters having a more accurate count of the votes on Election Day. The totals of all the votes are inputed into the Division of Elections computers for security and not released to the public until the Division releases them. The Division should change this delay process concerning tabulation of in person pre-voting and if mail ballots are also held change that also. The public deserves the most accurate tally on Election Day even if it is not official for over two weeks later. It would also prevent someone from being allowed to vote twice if the State run voter information was accurate when provided to the polling location workers checking IDS and giving out ballots. Mailing ballots used to be identified in red on the computer lists poll workers used and if it laptops using the main system it would be more accurate. Although I believe the fact we voted was reflected in the elections database just not our votes.