Mat-Su update gives more poll watchers, reaffirms hand count

Mat-Su update gives more poll watchers, reaffirms hand count

What you need to know:A Matanuska-Susitna Borough election law update to Mat-Su election law expands the number of poll watchers allowed at each precinct. The update also gives election officials the authority to remove disruptive poll watchers from precincts and reaffirms a borough law requiring ballots to be counted by hand.Previously, borough election rules limited poll watching to individuals affiliated with candidates or state-registered ba…