Election Information
Municipal Elections are scheduled for March of each year. In general, the designated polling place is Community Room A in the Cordova Center. Information regarding the next regularly scheduled election becomes available in December.
Registered voters may also participate in State and National elections at Cordova polling locations; information is publicized as it becomes available. Federal/State Primary Election Tuesday August 20, 2024. Federal/State General Election Tuesday November 5, 2024. All information at State of Alaska Division of Elections website: www.elections.alaska.gov
next city election is tuesday march 4, 2025
Cordova Regular Election – March 4, 2025
Polling place: Cordova Center Community Room A
Voting hours: 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
early in-person voting at the cordova center
Available February 11 – March 3, 2025, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Not including the President’s Day Holiday, Monday February 17, 2025.
Absentee Voting Information
Application for absentee voting:
Submit an absentee ballot application to: City Clerk, City of Cordova, PO Box 1210, Cordova, AK 99574; or by email to cityclerk@cityofcordova.net . Application by mail shall be postmarked, and application by email shall be received by the city clerk no earlier than January 1, 2025 and no later than 7 days (Tuesday, February 25, 2025) before the election. Applications are available on the City website or may be requested from the City Clerk. Absentee ballot application may also be requested in-person at an early voting site during its hours of operation.
Casting an absentee ballot:
An absentee ballot cast by mail must be postmarked on or before the date of the election and must be received by the City Clerk no later than 14 days after the election (March 18, 2025). An absentee ballot deposited in a drop box must be placed in the drop box by the close of polls on election day. Cordova has one Election Drop Box, located upstairs at the Cordova Center main entrance under the covered drop-off driveway.
Absentee voting a special needs ballot:
A qualified voter who is unable to go to a polling place to vote because of disability, infirmity or confinement may vote absentee by special needs ballot. The voter may, through a representative, request a special needs ballot from an election official on election day or from the City Clerk up to 21 days (February 11, 2025) before the election date.
To Elect 2025
One (1) Mayor for One (1) Regular, Three (3) Year Term
Three (3) City Council Members for Three (3) Regular, Three (3) Year Terms
Two (2) School Board Members for Two (2) Regular, Three (3) Year Terms
Two (2) Hospital Services Board Members for Two (2) Regular, Three (3) Year Terms
To Declare Candidacy:
Any qualified voter who meets the residency and age requirements of the elective office must file, not earlier than the date of first posting of this notice (Tuesday December 17, 2024) and at least by 30 days before the election (by Monday February 4, 2025), with the city clerk, a sworn declaration of candidacy using the declaration of candidacy form that applies to the office for which he or she is a candidate in order for the voter’s name to appear on the ballot as a candidate for that elective office.
Residency Requirements: Mayor, City Council, and School Board: One year immediately preceding the election. Hospital Services Board: One year immediately preceding the election and able to meet the requirements in Cordova Municipal Code 15.20.010.
For further information, contact the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofcordova.net or 424-6248.
