Cast a ballot and wait for the plane. In Alaska, a grace period for ballots is seen as a necessity
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A sign hangs outside the director's office of the Alaska Division of Elections, Thursday, March 19. 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)Michelle Sparck, director of Get Out the Native Vote, poses for a photo outside the headquarters of the Alaska Federation of Natives in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)The building housing the director's office of the Alaska Division of Elections, at left, is photographed Thursday, March 19. 2026, in Juneau, Alaska, with the state Capitol and state court building also shown. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)The downtown area of Alaska's capital, Juneau, a city accessible only by air or water and where ballots from elections are sent for tabulations and certification, is seen across Gastineau Channel from Douglas Island, Alaska, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)This image provided by Alaina Pitka, shows Rhonda Pitka, right, along with Jason Henry, left, and Jaime Herrera tally ballots from Beaver, Alaska, on Nov. 5, 2024. (Alaina Pitka via AP)
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A sign hangs outside the director's office of the Alaska Division of Elections, Thursday, March 19. 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)