Anchorage Police Department’s recent ballot proposition that would have used a tax levy to fund new department vehicles is currently not passing in Anchorage’s municipal election.
Budget cuts and vacancies remain at the top of the Anchorage School Board’s concerns as four candidates continue to campaign for two open board seats just one day before the election.
The Anchorage School District outlined why they want municipality voters to approve a $63,822,000 security and safety upgrade bond package on the April ballot, known as Proposition 1, during the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s “Make It Monday” forum.
During the primary election, some of Alaska’s most remote Native communities dealt with election issues such as polling stations not being open on election day and absentee ballots arriving in time for early voting.
Early Wednesday, just over 40,000 Alaskans — 6% of the electorate — had cast their respective ballots in the general election, according to the State of Alaska Division of Elections.
With the election two weeks away, the two leading candidates for Alaska’s lone congressional seat - incumbent Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich - sparred off once again in a debate in front of voters, with comments surrounding a federal prisoner and the fisheries taking center stage.
With the Nov. 5 election weeks away — which will include the presidential race — Alaska Division of Elections leaders are offering a reminder that despite the access of ballot dropboxes in 2020, officials confirmed last week that the program is not being continued.
The Juneau municipal election is just around the corner, and two candidates are running for mayor.One is incumbent mayor Beth Weldon, and the other is former CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Angela Rodell.
Two Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents are off this year’s election ballot after the borough clerk’s office says they were disqualified due to missing paperwork.
There are many close state House races in Anchorage, and the moderate challengers are campaigning on improving education, an issue they feel weakens their Republican incumbents.
After 20 rural Alaskan communities were confirmed by the state election director to have received absentee ballots after early voting started for the August primary, there’s been much talk around how to avoid the problem from persisting.
In a continuing trend of Republican challengers dropping out of races to consolidate support behind another Republican and increase the candidate’s chances of beating the incumbent, former Eagle River representative Ken McCarty is the latest to do it.
The primary election results have been released and some Republican challengers have dropped out of their races, creating a pathway for the other Republican candidates to face the Democratic incumbent head-to-head.
With the Alaska primary election results nearly counted, candidates across the state now have a better understanding of their respective positions heading into November’s general election.
With two weeks until she officially takes office, mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance announced two more important staffers for her team Monday, including a former Anchorage mayoral candidate.
Suzanne LaFrance will become the first woman elected as the mayor of Anchorage when she is sworn in July 1. This week, she spoke with Alaska’s News Source about her priorities in office.
After three years at the helm of Alaska’s largest city, Mayor Dave Bronson agreed to sit down with Alaska’s News Source for an interview about his tenure as mayor after losing a runoff special election against Suzanne LaFrance, who will become the first woman to be elected as mayor.
New numbers Wednesday showed a virtually unchanged race for Anchorage mayor, with incumbent Dave Bronson still trailing challenger Suzanne LaFrance by 4,907 votes, narrowing the gap by only 66 votes.
Both mayoral candidates were waving signs Monday to encourage people to vote as Municipal Election Center staff were busy processing ballots ahead of Tuesday's election.
During the initial election, a candidate could win by securing 45% of the vote plus one additional ballot. In the runoff election, candidates need to secure a majority of the vote.
If the current trend in this year’s municipal election in Anchorage continues, propositions with money attached to them could cost area property taxpayers about $124 million.
Votes will continue to be tabulated in the days following the election, with elections department teams working every day this week to process ballots.
