Ward Cove, Alaska Public Records

Register with the Alaska Division of Elections, online or on paper. The regional office for Ward Cove is the Region I Elections Office, Juneau. A registration or update must be postmarked or received 30 days before Election Day.

Deeds and other land documents for Ward Cove are recorded by the state Recorder's Office in the Ketchikan recording district. Property values are set by the Assessment Department. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough levies a property tax (effective rate 5.5 mills, State Assessor, Alaska Taxable 2025); the Assessment Department values property but does not set rates or collect the tax, which is paid to the borough Finance Department.

Certified birth and death certificates for events anywhere in Alaska come from the Alaska Department of Health, Health Analytics and Vital Records Section. By mail or fax with the state request form to PO Box 110675, Juneau, AK 99811, in person at the Anchorage or Juneau office, or online through VitalChek, the only vendor the office works with. Fee: $30 for the first copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate; additional copies $25 each.