Ballots for the special primary election were mailed to Alaska voters starting on April 27, beginning the process to fill the late Rep. Don Young's seat for the remainder of the current term.

The top four vote getters in the special primary, regardless of their political party affiliations, will move on to the special general election in August which will be the first statewide election that will used ranked choice voting since it was approved by voters in 2020.

Jason Grenn, the executive director of the 501(c)(4) nonprofit Alaskans for Better Elections, was in Petersburg last week to give...