Shall the Lakehill LRSA boundaries be amended by de-annexing parcels Cromwell Heights Subdivision, Block 1, Lots 1 and 2 from the Lakehill LRSA and amending Anchorage Municipal Code section27.30.700, effective retroactive to January 1, 2023? I did nothing on my own. The filing deadline for this election was January 28, 2022. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. (AO 2022-116, As Amended), RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERY TAX EXEMPTION INCREASE. Please contact the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) directly by calling 907-276-4176 with any questions regarding the staterequirements listed below. Christopher Hall, a third candidate in that race, had 201 votes Tuesday night. Nevada voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. To represent West Anchorage, Assembly member Kameron Perez-Verdia is holding a lead over challengers Liz Vazquez and Nial Sherwood Williams. That is significant.. Sulte, who also had Bronsons support, had a 749-vote lead over Weddleton. As its a by-mail election, voters from the citys different districts have had the option to fill out their ballots and send them in through the mail or through several drop boxes throughout the municipality. E Ship Creek Ave., Ste. School board seats are elected at-large, so voters across the. April 5, 2022 Kameron Perez-Verdia, an Anchorage Assembly member running for re-election, waved signs with supporters Tuesday morning. Forrest Dunbar led the race for his East Anchorage seat with 56.6% of the vote to challenger Stephanie Taylors 40.67%. After Tuesday, election staff will continue to count ballots as they are received. Final election outcomes, including ranked choice vote tabulations reflecting voters second and third choices, were reported Nov. 23. (Candidate names will appear in a random, non-sequential order on the ballot, set by conducting a chance selection in accordance with AMC 28.40.010C. Initial results show Dunbar with 57% of the vote, Taylor with 41% and Christopher Hall with 3%. Voters also decided whether to call a constitutional. If less than 90 days remain in the term when the vacancy occurs, the vacancy shall not be filled. (AO 2023-6, As Amended), Yes [ ] No [ ], CREATION OF THE CHUGACH STATE PARK ACCESS SERVICE AREA. All rights reserved. Individuals who have not already filed a Declaration of Candidacy with the Clerk's Office must file a Letter of Intent online at. Results of the Anchorage municipal election havent changed after officials counted roughly 8,500 more ballots Wednesday. (c) Budget and Funding.The board shall have a separate budget within the annual municipal budget and it shall be subject to Charter sections 13.03 through 13.08. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - 2002-2023 Gray Television, Inc. 2002-2023 Gray Television, Inc. In the East Anchorage race, Forrest Dunbar leads with 5,268 votes, or 55.66%, compared to his next closest challenger, Stephanie Taylor, who has 3,944 votes, or 41.67%. According to early results posted for the Anchorage municipal election, challenger Randy Sulte currently leads the race for the open District 6 seat on the Anchorage Assembly, holding a thin margin of 153 votes over incumbent John Weddleton. Most ballots need to be received by the city by April 18 to be counted thats when the Election Commission will hold a public session of canvas to adjudicate challenged ballots. Property owners within Grandeur Subdivision Lot 1 (020-571-61-000), Lot 2 (020-571-62-000), Lot 3 (020-571-63-000), Lot 4 (020-571-64-000), and Lot 5 (020-571-65-000) will incur an increase in property taxes beginning with the tax year 2023. Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. The board shall prepare a proposed budget and submit it to the mayor and a copy to the assembly at least 120 days before the end of the municipal fiscal year. The city clerks office will continue releasing election returns Friday, and officials say theyll continue next week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday if needed. The only access to the proposed Cromwell Heights properties is from State maintained Hillside Drive. more than $5,000 in campaign financial activity. (AO 2023-1), ANCHORAGE FIRE SERVICE AREA FIRE PROTECTION BONDS. Weddleton, a self-described moderate, is seeking his third term on the assembly. Historical Election Results Elected Officials Honor Roll of Assembly Members Honor Roll of Anchorage Mayors Election History April 26 is the date set for certification of the election results. View the full round of unofficial results by clicking here. Of the other items on the ballot, propositions 1, 2, and 7 are currently failing by slim margins. For the purpose of acquiring a rescue truck for the Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department in the Chugiak Fire Service Area, as provided in AO2023-6, As Amended, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $450,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds? The board shall advise the assembly and administration. With members elected by you and your neighbors, the Assembly creates, passes and amends local laws, and approves the Municipality's budget. If approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question at the April 4, 2023, Regular Election, the amendments to the Charter above shall be effective upon certification of the election and take full effect within a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed one (1) year, to effectuate an orderly transition in trust management. the form must be printedand included with your municipal filing packet. 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. By the end of Friday, election officials had tallied 62,695 ballots, about 26.5% of all registered voters. ***(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. Election officials have counted 70,139 ballots, representing about 30% of registered voters. An initial round of preliminary, unofficial results posted Tuesday night by Anchorage election officials shows incumbent Anchorage Assembly member John Weddleton behind in the race to keep his District 6 seat by 153 votes, with his opponent Randy Sulte in the lead with 5,357. less than $5,000 on campaign activity. We use pro-voter policies and election best practices to protect your vote. Zaletels margin is only slightly larger than Sultes, at 462 votes over her challenger, Kathy Henslee. The budget may provide for investment of funds for use on capital projects or capital programs in future years. This years municipal election was notable for the amount of money pouring into the races and for the coordination among like-minded candidates. 2. 3AN-21-08869CI) 2022 Interim Proclamation Statewide Map 2022 Interim Proclamation Anchorage Map Register or update your voter registration by March 5 to vote this spring. Anchorage residents can expect the first round of unofficial election results to be published around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night, according to municipal election officials. 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. (AO 2022-112, As Amended), Yes [ ] No [ ], AMENDINGANCHORAGE 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, This proposition would amend the Anchorage Municipal Charter to read as follows (underline and bolded wordsare proposed new words;[strikeouts in bold]are proposed deletions):. 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? VOTERS CANDIDATES RESULTS MEDIA CENTER, A Candidate for Municipal officemust be , a resident of the Municipality of Anchorage,and. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council United moves to election process despite appeal made by SEACC Leadership. Here's Who Filed for Anchorage Assembly and School Board in Spring 2022 Elections School management Here's Who Filed for Anchorage Assembly and School Board in Spring 2022 Elections By Marco M. Lozano On Jan 29, 2022 Share Ballot box at the Loussac Library during the ordinary municipal election on Monday April 6, 2020. Most ballots must be received by the municipality by that date, but military and overseas ballots have until noon on April 26 to arrive to be counted. The city of Anchorage, Alaska, held general elections for city council and service area boards of supervisors on April 5, 2022. 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.. - Retail marijuana sales tax. Over one third of the voters chose to cast a vote for our community, she said. All that I accomplished over the past six years was a team effort.. Perez-Verdia has a 12-point lead over his closest challenger Liz Vazquez. 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. Additional ballots will continue to trickle in through the mail over the coming week, but likely not enough to significantly change any results. Photo from City of Anchorage, Assembly Work session on AO 2022-80 (S), November 18, 2022. By Monday, 69,771 ballots had been counted in the municipal election, representing about 30% of registered voters. The board may, but is not required to, appoint a principal executive officer in consultation with the mayor. As ballots continue to arrive by mail, election officials will update results on Wednesday and Friday by 5 p.m. If the vacancy occurs more than 270 days before the next regular election, the assembly shall call for a special election to fill the vacancy . People vote in the regular municipal election at the Anchorage Vote Center in the Assembly Chambers at the Loussac Library on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Not time to lose any sleep over it, he said. AMC 28.30.020 - Qualifications of candidates for service area board of supervisors; declaration of candidacy required. The initial tally shows 41,316 ballots cast included. From Chugiak to Girdwood, every neighborhood in the Municipality of Anchorage is represented on the Anchorage Assembly. There are contested races in Anchorage Assembly Districts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, in which incumbents face a handful of challengers. However, incumbent District 6 assembly member John Weddleton trails Randy Sulte by 453 votes. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaskas News Source is bringing you the latest municipal election news as it happens. The vote centers have closed, marking the end of ballot casting in this years Anchorage municipal election. 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. It's sponsored by Assembly members Austin Quinn-Davidson, Meg . The first tally posted Tuesday night includes just over 41,300 ballots. Elections will also be held in the state for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and for the Nevada Senate . We serve and educate the community by building and sustaining our relationships with voters, election workers, candidates and community partnersandincreasingpublic participation in the democratic process of local government. 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 Chugiak Eagle River Service Area) an annual increase in taxes of approximately $2.53 to retire the proposed bonds. Shall the residential real property tax exemption be increased, as described above? In a statement thanking her volunteers and the people who voted for her, Crosss most competitive challenger, Gretchen Wehmhoff, said the campaign wasnt easy by any means. before they begin campaigning and raising funds for an election. (f) The assembly shall implement this section by ordinance. More ballots will continue to trickle in before the election is set to be certified on Aug. 26. From Chugiak to Girdwood, every neighborhood in the Municipality of Anchorage is represented on the Anchorage Assembly. Most incumbents continue to lead their races against challengers who sought to unseat them. There are five Anchorage Assembly seats up for grabs this year, all with contested races. Ballots will be mailed to qualified, registered Anchorage voters onMarch 14. The assembly shall establish by ordinance the board's responsibilities, composition and operation. Part of the research is also to understand why it didnt pass.. Anchorage deserves nothing less than the best in elections. 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. The affected area within the Lakehill LRSA and Cromwell Heights Subdivision do not receive direct road maintenance services from the Lakehill LRSA. This election was the second to use ranked choice voting under Alaskas new election system, which was implemented this year. According to a memo from Sitka Police Chief Robert Baty, the city was awarded the contract in January after submitting a . Darin Colbry, a third candidate in that race, has collected 238 votes. East Anchorage incumbent Assembly member Forrest Dunbar and West Anchorage incumbent Kameron Perez-Verdia have large leads over their conservative challengers. Officialelection results are published after election certification by the Anchorage Assembly. 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. As for the Anchorage School Board, Margo Bellamy, school board president, is ahead so far, with 50% of the vote to challenger Mark Anthony Coxs 38% and Dan Lorings 3%. The gap widened between Weddleton and his competitor, Randy Sulte, who now leads by 577 votes. In other assembly races, Meg Zaletel appears to be holding her Midtown Anchorage seat by a margin of 474 votes against challenger Kathy Henslee. We believe in fair, accurate, and accessible elections. Register to voteor update your registration byMarch 5 to vote in the upcoming Regular Municipal Election. 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the City Hall Assembly Chambers. View the full updated preliminary results here. Should Sitka's police department take on a contract to answer 911 calls from Whittier and Girdwood Alaska? SUBSCRIBE, 907-343-4311PO Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650, , We invite you to learn more about what we do and get involved., PO Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650. In a statement Monday, Wehmhoff said it had not originally been her plan to run for a seat on the assembly. (Bill Roth / ADN). Find Anchorage Election Information on Absentee Ballots, Voting by Mail, Polling Place Times, and Polling Place Locations. 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