Alaska Division of Elections - Special Services

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR THE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996

The polls will be open from 7:00a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

VOTERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

If you have difficulty in voting because of physical disability or handicap, difficulty reading or writing English, or for any other reason, you may bring someone to help you at the polls. The person you bring can go into the voting booth with you and assist you in voting. This includes election officials, family members, friends, bystanders, campaign workers and anyone else who is not the voter's employer, agent of the employer, or officer or agent of the voter's union. This is your right under federal law.

NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING VOTERS

Bilingual assistance is available at many polling places throughout the State. Let the Division of Elections know if you will need this service when you vote.

HEARING IMPAIRED VOTERS

The Division of Elections has a special TTY telecommunications device which allows hearing impaired voters to get general information about the elections by calling 465-3020.

VISUALLY IMPAIRED VOTERS

Magnifying ballot viewers for the visually impaired will be available at all polling places and absentee voting sites.

Audio tape recordings of the 1996 Official Election Pamphlet are available from the Alaska State Library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, located in Anchorage. Telephone them at (907) 269-6575 for information.

PHYSICALLY DISABLED VOTERS

If you have difficulty gaining access to your polling place, please let the Division of Elections know. We are making every effort to ensure polling places are handicapped-accessible.

EMERGENCY ABSENCES:

If you are unable to be at the polling place on Election Day and did not have time to apply for an absentee by-mail ballot, applications for voting by fax are available and must be received four days prior to the election.

Don't forget that you can vote absentee by mail or through a personal representative.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS or would like more information about our special services, please contact any Regional Elections Office.

Southcentral Election Office 2525 Gambell Street, Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99503-2838 (907) 522-8683	Southeast Election Office P.O. Box 110018 Juneau, AK 99811-0018 (907) 465-3021
Central Election Office 675 7th Avenue, Sta H3 Fairbanks, AK 99701-4594 (907) 451-2835	Northwest Election Office P.O. Box 577 Nome, AK 99762-0577 (907) 443-5285