Ballots mailed to voters in Anchorage mayoral runoff election

The city clerk’s office on Tuesday sent ballots to Anchorage voters for the mayoral runoff election.

Voters can expect ballot packages in their mailboxes by May 7 or sooner, according to the clerk’s office.

The last day to submit ballots in the runoff election is May 14.

Voters will decide between incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson and challenger Suzanne LaFrance, a former Anchorage Assembly chair.

The two advanced to a runoff following the regular election on April 2, in which no mayoral candidate received more than 45% of the vote required to win outright. As the top two vote-getters, LaFrance received 36.2% of the vote and Bronson received 35.6% of the vote.

In a written statement Tuesday, the clerk’s office said it had mailed 207,951 ballot packages to registered voters for the runoff.

Voters can return ballots by mail; by turning them in at one of 18 secure drop boxes around the city; or by bringing them to one of Anchorage’s three vote centers.

Secure drop box locations can be found online at muni.org/elections. Vote centers will open May 7, and are located at City Hall, the Loussac Library and Eagle River Town Center. This year, there are new ADA-accessible voting machines available at vote centers for people with disabilities.

Voters who want to track their ballots can sign up to receive updates via text, email or voicemail at anchoragevotes.com.