“I take pain and put a square box around it,” said Elishaba Doerksen. “I’ve done it before.”

Voters can expect ballot packages in their mailboxes by May 7 or sooner, according to the clerk’s office. The last day to submit ballots in the runoff election is May 14.

The iconic burled arch that stands over the thousand-mile sled dog race’s finish line collapsed Saturday, likely from wood rot.