Assembly migrates toward mail-in elections

During its meeting Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly took a step toward handling future elections by mail.
A unanimous vote green-lighted the municipal clerk’s office to increase education and outreach on switching over to mail-in elections. The idea is for local elections to be handled in a more flexible mail-in manner starting in April of 2017.
Assembly elections committee chairman Ernie Hall said the city has the abilities to adjust to a vote-by-mail model once an official ordinance