(AO 2023-8, As Amended), GIRDWOOD VALLEY SERVICE AREA LOCAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC STABILITY POWER. In Wednesdays results, Assembly incumbents Forrest Dunbar, Kameron Perez-Verdia and Meg Zaletel were winning in the race for their seats, beating a group of challengers backed by Mayor Dave Bronson. In T.N. The Anchorage Assembly is considering a proposal to allow for paid parental leave for executive and non-union city employees. Randy Sulte has a razor-thin lead over incumbent John Weddleton with nearly 50% of the vote to Weddletons 48%, just 153 votes separate them. The filing deadline for this election was January 28, 2022. Residents had until 8 p.m. Tuesday to vote in person or drop their ballot envelopes in one of several secure drop boxes throughout the municipality. The city of Anchorage, Alaska, held general elections for city council and service area boards of supervisors on April 5, 2022. More ballots will continue to trickle in before the election is set to be certified on Aug. 26. (e) Accountability Board Staff. By Monday, 69,771 ballots had been counted in the municipal election, representing about 30% of registered voters. Assembly Member John Weddleton, who ran for reelection to his District 6 South Anchorage seat, announced Saturday that he had conceded the race to challenger Randy Sulte. With members elected by you and your neighbors, the Assembly creates, passes and amends local laws, and approves the Municipality's budget.We invite you to learn more about what we do and get involved. He said Tuesday night that he expected the race to be close. The municipality had received more than 61,500 returned ballot envelopes by the end of Wednesday. VOTERS CANDIDATES RESULTS MEDIA CENTER. Vote centers and drop boxes will close at 8 p.m. for Anchorage's municipal election. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Election Day in Anchorage is Tuesday, April 5. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. Published: Apr. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Assembly voted on Tuesday night to certify the results of the municipality's April 5 election, and two new members joined the body for their first meeting. Thats about 17.5% of registered voters. 1. more than $5,000 in campaign financial activity. The board may, but is not required to, appoint a principal executive officer in consultation with the mayor. Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the debt. 2. Rachel Ries filed on Monday for the South Anchorage seat held by Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance. Cross and Wehmhoff ran for the seat along with Vanessa Stephens. There was no incumbent in the race for the open District 2 seat, as assembly member Crystal Kennedy announced she would not run for reelection. ***(b) The limitations set forth in subsection (a) do not apply to the following: *** (6) Taxes imposed pursuant to Charter 14.06 prior to 2019 and subsequent to 2023. District 2 does not have an incumbent, as assembly member Crystal Kennedy announced she would not be running for reelection. They will stay open until 8 p.m., and voters can also drop off their ballots at secure drop boxes throughout the municipality or get them in the mail as long as theyre postmarked by Tuesday. Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2023 assessed valuation) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $8.03 to retire the proposed bonds. Elections staff still have ballots that arrived Tuesday to finish counting, and more ballots will continue to trickle in through the mail over the coming days. The filing deadline for this election was May 10, 2022. VOTERS CANDIDATES RESULTS MEDIA CENTER, A Candidate for Municipal officemust be , a resident of the Municipality of Anchorage,and. The District has started the process of researching next steps to address the important safety, restoration, and maintenance needs Proposition 1 addressed. Results in some races could change as more ballots arrive and are counted, and they wont be final until the election is certified on April 26. Wednesdays update brings the total number of ballots tallied to 54,787. This proposition would add to the existing powers of the Girdwood Valley Service Area the power to provide services in support of policies that promote local housing and economic stability. Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage, Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 7, 2022, Alaska House votes to cut Medicaid funding for abortion services, Juneau joins Southeast communities in backing king salmon troll fishery, Eli Lilly cuts the price of insulin, capping drug at $35 per month out-of-pocket, Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, February 28, 2023. As ballots trickle in by mail, election officials will update results on Friday by 5 p.m. Cross has 59% of the vote to Wehmhoffs 36% and Stephenss 5%. Kevin Cross is winning outgoing Eagle River/Chugiak Assembly member Crystal Kennedys seat with 62% of the vote. A messageto Service Area Board of Supervisors candidates, including write-ins: A person who has not filed a declaration of candidacy, for a seat on a service area board of supervisors, declarations of candidacy shall be filed with the municipal clerk no earlier than 67 days and, at least seven days before a regular election, , and no earlier than 42 days and at least seven days before a special election.. The seat I have served from for six years belongs to South Anchorage. The assembly may appoint a person to temporarily fill the district seat to which the chair was elected during the time of the chair's service as acting mayor. The board may spend no more than 10% of the funds received each year on its own administrative costs as defined by ordinance. Of the four incumbents running for assembly seats, three remain ahead with wide margins. The incumbents in three other assembly races and both school board races are still ahead and appear to be retaining their respective seats, against more conservative challengers. For the purpose of providing roads and storm drainage capital acquisition, construction, renovation and upgrades in the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area, as provided in AO2023-1, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $34,500,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds and increase the municipal tax cap by an annual amount not to exceed $112,000 to pay for associated annual operations and maintenance costs? (AO 2023-1), ANCHORAGE FIRE SERVICE AREA FIRE PROTECTION BONDS. E Ship Creek Ave., Ste. Voter approval of this bond proposition authorizes for each $100,000 of assessed taxable property value (based on the estimated 2023 assessed valuation in the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Service Area): (i)an annual increase in taxes of approximately $0.96 to retire the proposed bonds, and (ii) an annual increase in the municipal tax cap (Charter 14.03(b)(2)) of approximately $0.62 to pay for annual operation and maintenance costs related to the proposed capital improvements. We use pro-voter policies and election best practices to protect your vote. Filing Packet. The updated unofficial results released by municipal elections staff Wednesday show Sulte ahead in the race for District 6 with 7,405 votes to Weddletons 6,828, meaning hes ahead by a margin of 577 votes. Elections to the Nevada Assembly will be held on November 5, 2024. Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage, Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Scientists say they can explain the giant, glowing orb seen over Interior Alaska last week, Juneau joins Southeast communities in backing king salmon troll fishery, Eli Lilly cuts the price of insulin, capping drug at $35 per month out-of-pocket, Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Projects could include road and parking improvements, park access, and park-access-supporting amenities. [Coverage of the 2022 Anchorage city election] This year, five Assembly seats and two school board seats are up for election. April 26 is the date set for certification of the election results. The affected road is Paine Road (0.17 mile) within Grandeur Subdivision Addition 2. April 5, 2022 Anchorage resident Arenza Thigpen, Jr., votes in the April 2021 municipal election. [1] California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary, in which all candidates regardless of party affiliation appear on the same primary ballot and the two highest-placing . Shall the Anchorage Municipal Charter be amended as set forth above? (AO 2023-5), CHUGIAK FIRE SERVICE AREA FIRE PROTECTION BONDS. By the end of Friday, election officials had tallied 62,695 ballots, about 26.5% of all registered voters. The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected within the Anchorage Fire Service Area without cost to properties in Chugiak, Girdwood, and other areas outside the Service Area. Candidate Registration Statement - Must be filed by candidates who will have Copyright 2022 KTUU. Stephen "Joey" Sweet will replace. For a list of Assembly seats, Anchorage School Board seats, . The election will not be certified until April 26. She faces one challenger, self-described conservative Kathy Henslee. There are still thousands of ballots yet to be counted. Mar. Politics Updated on Aug 17, 2022 8:50 PM EST Published on Aug 16, 2022 9:39 AM EST. All other incumbents on the assembly and the Anchorage School Board are leading their respective races, the early results show. Within seven days of filing a declaration of candidacy for municipal office, candidates must file either a Candidate Registration Statement or a Municipal Exemption Statement online at The citys Election Commission will hold a public session of canvas on April 18 to adjudicate challenged ballots. The service area would not levy taxes upon approval of this proposition; taxes may only be levied if voters subsequently approve a proposition that authorizes levying and spending generally or for a particular project or projects and an annual tax levy for the maintenance and operations of the approved improvements constructed. While the bond proposition had slightly more yes votes than no votes on Tuesday night, updated results showed 22,989 votes against the bond, or 50.34%, compared to 22,681 votes in favor of it, or 49.66%. For all State of Alaska filing requirements,you may access online filing by logging into your MyAlaska account. ), ANCHORAGE CHARTER SECTION 13.11 TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE (MOA) TRUST FUND FROM THE TREASURER TO A FIDUCIARY BOARD AND ESTABLISHING PRIMARY FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH BOARD MANAGEMENT OF THE MOA TRUST FUND, municipal treasurer under chapter 6.70 of the municipal code. Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant will both be running for re-election. Both roads will directly access existing South Goldenview RRSA roads. With members elected by you and your neighbors, the Assembly creates, passes and amends local laws, and approves the Municipality's budget. Any use of the corpus, or a portion of the corpus, separate from the controlled spending policy of the endowment, may only be used for purposes approved by a majority of the voters voting on a ballot proposition in a regular or special election;(2) Under the endowment's-controlled spending policy an annual dividend may be appropriated by the assembly provided that the annual appropriation does not exceed five percent of the average asset balance of the trust. It may not have been enough to win the seat, but we made a mark., Two bond proposals continue to fail by narrow margins, including a $111 million bond package to upgrade school district buildings. Twitter. The proposition would amend the Anchorage Municipal Charter by adding the following new section to Article VI: Section 6.06.- Dedicating retail marijuana sales tax net proceeds and the Accountability Board of Child Care and Early Education (a) Dedicated retail marijuana sales tax net proceeds. All that I accomplished over the past six years was a team effort.. View the latest results in their entirety here. The additional unofficial results posted Wednesday show election staff have counted 46,181 ballots so far. Here are preliminary election results from the Alaska Division of Elections. As of Friday morning, the municipal elections staff has counted just over 80% of returned ballots, with 54,787 counted by Thursday evening out of 68,196 received. Roger Wahrer enters a voting booth in the Anchorage Assembly Chambers to cast his ballot in the regular municipal election on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. If you already have a username and password established for filing your Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) application, you may use the same log-in information for access to candidate disclosure filing. The board shall advise the assembly and administration. The Anchorage school bond and the bond for capital improvements to city facilities are barely failing, with just over 50% of votes counted opposed. Vote centers are also open for people to vote in person. All rights reserved. Cross had been endorsed by Crystal Kennedy, a conservative Assembly member who chose not to run for re-election. As of the end of Monday, municipal elections staff had received 44,653 returned ballots, according to a daily tally. The Nagaland Assembly election will witness a total of 183 candidates in the fray for 60 seats, Chief Electoral Officer, V Shashank Shekhar said on Saturday. For the purpose of renovating and rehabilitating trails and parks, and making improvements at various parks and recreational facilities in the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Service Area, as provided in AO20232(S), As Amended, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $3,950,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds and increase the municipal tax cap by an annual amount not to exceed $195,000 to pay for associated annual operations and maintenance costs? Meg Zaletel, who represents Midtown Anchorage, holds a 513-vote lead over challenger Kathy Henslee. The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. 3AN-21-08869CI) 2022 Interim Proclamation Statewide Map 2022 Interim Proclamation Anchorage Map Kennedy did not run for reelection. The assembly by ordinance shall provide for further succession to the office of acting mayor. Voters also had until Tuesday to get their ballots postmarked if they were sending them through the mail. Should Sitka's police department take on a contract to answer 911 calls from Whittier and Girdwood Alaska? Darin Colbry, a third candidate in that race, has collected 238 votes. - Tax increase limitation. C. Shall the residential real property tax exemption be increased, as described above? It's sponsored by Assembly members Austin Quinn-Davidson, Meg . But we can say we did all we possibly could with what we had. Anchorage Assembly Unites to End Parking Mandates Progressives and conservatives find common ground on easing regulations on housing and business development. Dunbar has a 15-point lead over Stephanie Taylor. Those interesting in tracking their ballot can sign up on the citys website. 100, Door D Anchorage, AK 99501, Qualified Write-in Candidacy for Service Area Packet, Offices/Candidates on the April 4, 2023 Regular Municipal ElectionBallot, Candidates for Anchorage Assembly Seats - The existing mill rate in the Rabbit Creek View and Rabbit Creek Heights LRSA is 2.50 mills. 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