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Adak Island: Last American To Vote For President

A rope is mounted cliffside at Horseshoe Bay that assists climbers in descending to the shore and nearby hot springs below on Adak Island, Alaska. (Nicole Evatt via AP, File)

In the remote reaches of western Alaska lies Adak Island, where a unique tradition has taken root. Adak's residents have the distinction of being the last Americans to cast an in-person ballot for president, a tradition that began in 2012 when the island introduced in-person voting.

Located in the Aleutian Island chain, Adak Island is closer to Russia than mainland Alaska and further west than Hawaii. When polls close in Adak, it's 1 a.m. on the East Coast, marking the end of the voting process for the nation.

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