Ebbie-

Thanks for your excellent description of when and how the absentee and provisional ballots will be dealt with.

After such a ballot is reviewed for eligibility, is it then optically scanned?

It does seem to me that 40 to 80 thousand ballots is still a lot to process from November 12 to November 15. If there really are that many ballots outstanding, I'd be very surprised if the work is completed by that deadline.

Here in Maine each ballot would be examined by a Democratic and Republican volunteer. Are there similar provisions in place in Alaska? Voting is such a basic right that Alaska should take every step to insure the validity of the process.

I do think this vote count will be followed with interest.

Charley Noble