Voter Accessibility Information

The Borough Clerk's Office is committed to making sure every eligible voter can cast a ballot. We are here to help you vote in the way that works best for you. Call us at (907) 228-6605 and we will make sure you have the access and support you need.

Accessible Polling Places

All polling places are ADA-compliant with van-accessible parking, ramps, and either automatic doors or a “ballot call” doorbell for assistance. Some of our polling places pose challenges that could inhibit access. If this is the case for you, or you would like to discuss how we can better assist you, please contact the Borough Clerk's Office prior to election day and we will work with you to find a solution for you to vote! 

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough makes every effort to ensure polling places are accessible to all of its voters. This sometimes includes temporary solutions, such as portable ramps, door knob converters, ballot call doorbells for those who need assistance gaining entry to the polling place, and temporary van-accessible parking spots.

To locate your polling place, call 907.228.6605, or look up your voting record to obtain your polling place location using the State of Alaska's Division of Elections My Voter Information online option.

Assistance by a Person at a Polling Place 

You may have assistance during any stage of the electoral process.  You may have a person of your choice provide assistance to you as long as that person is not a candidate, your employer, agent of your employer, or agent of your union. You may request assistance from an election worker at any voting location. The person you choose can help you in completing forms, reading voting materials and go into the voting booth with you to assist you in casting your ballot.

Accessibility Tools in the Polling Place

Polling places provide many tools to provide accommodations to voters with accessibility needs. All seven of our polling places offer wheelchair accessible voting booths, magnifiers for visual enhancement. Additionally, the municipality ensures that every precinct has a poll worker who can assist voters in need. Electronic voting tablets are available at the following precincts: Ketchikan 1, Ketchikan 2, Ketchikan 3, North Tongass 1, North Tongass 2, and South Tongass. The tablets provide for ease of voting for individuals with visual, auditory, or mobility impairments.  

Personal Representative Voting 

You may have an adult of your choosing serve as a personal representative and pick up a ballot for you, deliver it to you, and return it to the polling place. You may vote via a personal representative beginning 15 days prior to the election, through the Borough Clerk's Office, or on election day at any of our seven polling places. 

Voting By Mail or By Fax

If it is more convenient for you to vote from home, or you are unable to visit a polling place, you may vote by mail or by fax. Additional information, including applications for a by-mail or by-fax ballot, is available at: Early and Absentee Voting. 

Registration 

If you need assistance with registering to vote, you may have a person of your choice provide assistance. You may also contact the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Clerk's Office or the State of Alaska Division of Elections .

Outreach

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough provides registrar and polling worker training.  In addition to the Borough, the Division of Elections provides registrar training and/or voter outreach to a variety of community agencies, such as the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Access Alaska, Southeast Alaska Independent Living and Alaska State Independent Living Council.