Matanuska-Susitna Borough Elections

Ensuring fair, transparent, and accessible elections for all Borough residents

The Borough Clerk's Office is responsible for planning and administering Borough regular and special elections. The Borough’s regular election date is on the first Tuesday, following the first Monday, in November. The 2026 regular election is scheduled for November 3, 2026.

If you have questions regarding the State/Federal election please contact the Alaska State Division of Elections.

The cities of Houston, Palmer, and Wasilla hold elections on the first Tuesday in October. Please contact the respective city should you have questions regarding a city election.

You must be registered to vote in the Borough 30-days prior to an election. Updates to your voter registration also fall under this deadline. Please register to vote or update your voter information prior to the deadline to be eligible to vote.

The deadline to qualify to vote in the 2026 Election is October 4th, 2026.

You can update or register to vote online or print a Voter Registration Application from the Alaska State Division of Elections at www.elections.alaska.gov or you may register to vote at Alaska State Division of Elections office or the Borough Clerk's office. Voter registration applications are also available at the City Clerk's Offices in Houston, Palmer, and Wasilla.

Voter Qualifications

A person may vote in a Borough election only if the person:

• is qualified to vote under AS 15.05.010;
• has been a resident of the Borough for 30 days immediately preceding the election;
• is registered to vote in State elections at a residence address within the Borough at least 30 days before the Borough election at which the person seeks to vote; and
• is not disqualified under Article V of the State Constitution.

Contact the Borough Clerk's office at (907) 861-8683 for more information.

Are you interested in serving as an Election Official for the next Borough Election?

The Borough Clerk's Office is always looking for dependable workers for our elections. If you are interested in applying to serve as an election worker for the upcoming election, please apply with the Borough Clerk's Office. You may fill out the application online or print from the link below.

Applications are also available by contacting the Borough Clerk's Office at (907) 861-8683. In order to serve, you must be a registered voter of the Borough. Training and compensation are provided.

The candidate filing period for November 2026 Election starts on August 17th, 2026 at 8:00 AM and ends on August 28th, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Candidate Qualifications

• Candidates for Assembly seats shall reside in the Borough and in the Assembly District for which they file for one year immediately prior to the election and meet the requirements of MSB 2.12.030 and 25.15.010
• Candidates for the School Board seats shall reside in the Borough and within the Assembly District boundaries for which they fileMSB 19.04.
• Candidates shall provide proof that they are eligible or shall be eligible by the date of the election, to be recognized as a candidate for any election and meet the requirements of MSB 25.15.010.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough will hold a regular election on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026.

The following offices will be filled in this election:

• Assembly District 1 - four-year term ending November 2030
• Assembly District 2 - four-year term ending November 2030
• Assembly District 4 - four-year term ending November 2030
• Assembly District 5 - four-year term ending November 2030
• School Board District 3 - three-year term ending 2029
• School Board District 6 - three-year term ending 2029

Any registered voter of the Borough may apply for a ballot to be mailed to them by submitting an Absentee By-Mail Ballot Application not later than seven days prior to Election Day.

Please note: The Borough's absentee by-mail application is separate from that of the Alaska State Division of Elections and the cities of Houston, Palmer, and Wasilla.

Things applicants need to know about the process

• Apply early to receive your Borough ballot in a timely manner;
• Carefully complete ALL sections of the application;
• Omissions or errors may cause a delay in ballot mailing; and
• Application MUST contain the applicant's signature; no one else may sign for you!

Once the ballots are ready for distribution and upon timely receipt of an application, the official ballot and voting material will be mailed to the applicant at the ballot mailing address provided on the application. Upon receiving the ballot, applicants need to carefully follow ALL instructions to ensure that the ballot is properly cast.

Ballot envelopes must be postmarked by Election Day, and received in the mail by the Borough Clerk's Office no later than three calendar days after the election. Hand-delivered ballots must be returned to a Borough election official by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

The precincts and polling places for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are on the Polling Places & Precincts Page. If you don't know your assigned polling place, you may find it online by using the Alaska State Division of Elections Online Polling Place Locator, or contact the Alaska State Division of Elections at (907) 373-8952 (toll free), or the Borough Clerk's Office at (907) 861-8683.

The results of November 2026 Election will be posted after the elections takes place on November 3rd, 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact the Borough Clerk's Office at:

• Email: estelle.wiese@matsugov.us
• Phone: (907) 861-8683