anchorage assembly election 2022
REGISTER TO VOTE, To represent West Anchorage, Assembly member Kameron Perez-Verdia is holding a lead over challengers Liz Vazquez and Nial Sherwood Williams. Take a look at the full election results here. Primary elections will be held on June 11, 2024. Ballots went out this week for an election to fill a new 12th seat on the Anchorage Assembly, which would represent Anchorage's downtown as well as some neighboring communities. 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%. My fellow Assembly members; the Assembly staff; staff throughout the Municipality all show a commitment to making Anchorage a better place. (e) Accountability Board Staff. More ballots will continue to trickle in before the election is set to be certified on Aug. 26. (AO 2023-3), Yes [ ] No [ ], ANCHORAGE ROADS AND DRAINAGE SERVICE AREA ROAD AND STORM DRAINAGE BONDS. Wesley Early covers municipal politics and Anchorage life for Alaska Public Media. 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. He held a lead over his challengers after initial. Perez-Verdia has a 12-point lead over his closest challenger Liz Vazquez. Facebook. For District 2 representing Eagle River-Chugiak, which had no incumbent, Kevin Cross maintained his lead with over 27% more votes received than nearest challenger Gretchen Wehmhoff. Felix Rivera and Christopher Constant will both be running for re-election. Members of the assembly voted unanimously to accept the results of the election, which saw over 70,000 . 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. The assembly shall establish a tax rate at a level sufficient for the approved budget and in accordance with Charter 14.06. 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. Zaletels margin is only slightly larger than Sultes, at 462 votes over her challenger, Kathy Henslee. Additional ballots will continue to trickle in through the mail over the coming week, but likely not enough to significantly change any results. Incumbent assembly members Kameron Perez-Verdia, Meg Zaletel, and Forrest Dunbar all hold leads of over 4%. Election Dates The next general election will be held on November 8, 2022. (f) The assembly shall implement this section by ordinance. Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed . Election Results Unofficial election results are posted after 8:30 p.m. on Election Day. According to a memo from Sitka Police Chief Robert Baty, the city was awarded the contract in January after submitting a . Posted by KCAW News | Feb 28, 2023. The initial rate of levy shall be five percent (5%) and may not be increased until after June 30, 2028. According to the most recent results posted Monday, election officials have tallied 69,711 ballots so far. Additionally, the preliminary vote for a large capital improvements bond for the Anchorage School District has flipped. Catch up on all the races and pre-election coverage here. They had to be postmarked by Tuesday, but most have until April 18 to arrive to be counted. Man charged in 1994 sexual abuse cold case, SD Senate committee defeats petition signature requirement bill, Two bills aimed at protecting landowners from over-intrusion by carbon pipeline builders died today in a senate committee, according to Weddletons campaign page on Facebook, Latest results from the Anchorage election, Anchorage election turnout expected to be on par with previous years, will stay open until 8 p.m. on election day, Read more: Anchorage voters can track their ballot starting in the next election. AMC 28.30.020 - Qualifications of candidates for service area board of supervisors; declaration of candidacy required. Register or update your voter registration by March 5 to vote this spring. Read how here: https://t.co/rCltt8LcRQ pic.twitter.com/rXeyIkwXGV. Currently, 20% of a residential real property's value may be exempt from taxation, up to a maximum of $50,000. Kennedy did not run for reelection. [Coverage of the 2022 Anchorage city election] This year, five Assembly seats and two school board seats are up for election. The preliminary results for the races for two Anchorage School Board seats show incumbents Kelly Lessens and Margo Bellamy are both leading Lessens has 19,575 votes, or 51%, while Bellamy, the current school board president, has 19,307 votes, or 50.42%. So far, all bonds are passing, though the bond for the Anchorage School District and another for capital improvements to areawide facilities both have just barely more than 50% support. Filing Packet, Candidates for Anchorage School Board Seats - The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. There are contested races in Anchorage Assembly Districts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, in which incumbents face a handful of challengers. The area where the city had planned to build a 29,000 square foot navigation center for homeless adults. Incumbent school board members Kelly Lessens and School Board President Margo Bellamy both hold leads of over 5,000 votes in the two school board seats up for reelection. Our plan was for this bond to pass; unfortunately, it appears that it will not, the Anchorage School District said in a statement Wednesday. E Ship Creek Ave., Ste. File your Declaration of Candidacy along with your POFD Statement with the Municipal Clerk's Office by hand or via email to elections@anchorageak.gov. 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. According to updated preliminary results posted Friday, Cross commands the race with 61% of the votes counted so far, while Wehmhoff trails with 33.9% of the vote. (Bill Roth / ADN). Wednesdays update brings the total number of ballots tallied to 54,787. Election officials will continue to count ballots next week, and updated preliminary results will be posted on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening. 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. We believe in fair, accurate, and accessible elections. 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. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. General elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even numbered years. The debt will be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected areawide in Anchorage. Seven Anchorage Assembly seats will be on the ballot in April, including several with no incumbent running. Voters also decided whether to call a constitutional. News Home; More from News of the North . Christopher Hall, a third candidate in that race, had 201 votes Tuesday night. More than 210,000 ballots were mailed out to registered voters. In the race to replace Eagle River incumbent Crystal Kennedy, conservative candidate Kevin Cross has a 25-point lead over his more progressive challenger Gretchen Wehmhoff. Over one third of the voters chose to cast a vote for our community, she said. 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? 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. Copyright 2022 KTUU. That is significant.. The subject of a failed recall election, Zaletel is running to keep her seat. Ive been honest with the people and I think the people are ready for a change.. ), 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. For all State of Alaska filing requirements, you may access online filing by logging into your, After logging into your MyAlaska account, you may access online filing by selecting, All candidates, except candidates for service area boards, must file a POFD Statement online at. (a) When a municipal owned utility is sold pursuant to section 16.02 of this Charter, the proceeds shall be used to:(1) Retire the debt of that utility;(2) Retire other municipal debt deemed appropriate by the assembly;(3) Establish a trust fund with the balance of the proceeds. I think Ive been who I am, Sulte said of the campaign. 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 . Assembly member Crystal Kennedy previously announced she would not be running for reelection. Anchorages municipal election kicks off at 8 a.m. Tuesday, but residents dont have to wait until then to cast their vote. There are three vote centers Loussac. Grants and fund expenditures shall be used for nonsectarian purposes and may be issued to any public, private, or religious organization otherwise eligible to receive municipal grants and contracts. 2022 Alaska Primary Election Results. In the Nov. 8 general election, Alaskans voted on races for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and 59 of 60 seats in the Alaska Legislature. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. Cross had been endorsed by Crystal Kennedy, a conservative Assembly member who chose not to run for re-election. - Tax increase limitation. According to early unofficial results posted by elections staff Tuesday night, about 41,300 ballots had been tallied. 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 person appointed shall serve until the next regular or special election, at which time a successor shall be elected to serve the balance of the term. Shall the South Goldenview RRSA boundaries be amended by annexing Spruce Terraces Subdivision parcels T11N R3W SEC 2 E2NW4NE4, (020-043-02-000), and T11N R3W SEC 2 W2NW4NE4, (020-043-03-000) to the South Goldenview RRSA and amending Anchorage Municipal Code section27.30.700, effective retroactive to January 1, 2023? [1] See also [ edit] 2024 Nevada elections References [ edit] ^ "2024 Election Information". The gap widened between Weddleton and his competitor, Randy Sulte, who now leads by 577 votes. (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. Dunbar has a 15-point lead over Stephanie Taylor. Nearly all votes have been tallied in the Anchorage city election, and outcomes of the races for Assembly and school board remained unchanged Wednesday after 368 more ballots were counted. Municipal and state requirements for filing for Municipal office are detailed below.For specific candidateinformation, visit Anchorage Municipal Code AMC 28.30. ), CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THEANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS. Municipal Exemption Statement - Must be filed by candidates intending to raise and spend Published: Apr. (b) Accountability Board of Child Care and Early Education; Composition and Purpose.There is established an accountability board of child care and early education appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the assembly. The additional unofficial results posted Wednesday show election staff have counted 46,181 ballots so far. Anchorage Assembly Unites to End Parking Mandates Progressives and conservatives find common ground on easing regulations on housing and business development. The two are separated by a margin of more than 2,600 votes. Both roads will directly access existing South Goldenview RRSA roads. (Bill Roth / ADN) View the full election calendar for all upcoming elections and deadlines. The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. Forrest Dunbar, who represents East Anchorage, is leading his race with 4,235 votes to challenger Stephanie Taylors 3,401 votes. School board seats are elected at-large, so voters across the. 100, Door D Anchorage, AK 99501. With the incumbents retained, the Assemblys majority will have enough votes to override the mayors vetoes. The latest voter list from elections staff shows that the municipality received 54,181 returned ballot envelopes from registered voters in the Anchorage municipal election by the end of Tuesday, an addition of about 9,500 more ballots since the most recent count Monday night. View the full round of unofficial results by clicking here. The affected road is Paine Road (0.17 mile) within Grandeur Subdivision Addition 2. The 2024 United States presidential election in Nevada is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Projects could include road and parking improvements, park access, and park-access-supporting amenities. All that I accomplished over the past six years was a team effort.. The race for District 2, which covers Eagle River and Chugiak, is contested, though there will not be an incumbent. An elected successor shall serve the balance of the term, except as otherwise stated in this section, and shall take office 30 days after certification of the election. 2022 Interim Proclamation District and Regional Maps The Alaska Supreme Court approved 2022 Interim Proclamation plan on 5/24/2022 for the house and senate districts for use in the 2022 Elections. 2022 Anchorage elections Election dates Filing deadline: January 28, 2022 (municipal election) May 10, 2022 (special election) August 1, 2022 (judicial retention) General election: April 5, 2022 (municipal election) June 21, 2022 (special election) November 8, 2022 (judicial retention) Election stats (AO 2023-8, As Amended), GIRDWOOD VALLEY SERVICE AREA LOCAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC STABILITY POWER. Fellow incumbent Kelly Lessens has 51% of the vote to Rachel Riess 40% and Dustin Dardens 5%. All rights reserved. Ballots will continue to trickle in over the next several days. It is in fact close, Weddleton said. The assembly by ordinance shall provide for further succession to the office of acting mayor. For write-in candidatesfor a seat on a service area board of supervisors, declarations of candidacy shall be filed with the municipal clerk no earlier than 67 days andat least seven days before a regular election, and no earlier than 42 days and at least seven days before a special election.. 907-243-VOTEelections@anchorageak.gov619E Ship Creek Ave., Ste. 26, 2022 at 10:21 PM PDT. Candidate Gretchen Wehmoff had 2,097 votes, and Vanessa Stephens has 299. The election will not be certified until April 26. Incumbents Dave Donley and Andy Holleman have both filed to run for reelection. This proposition would establish dedicated funding for child care and early education, an Accountability Board of Child Care and Early Education, dedicate the net retail marijuana sales tax revenues to this board's budgeted activities, and move the marijuana sales taxes from under the tax increase limitation (tax cap") calculation to be above the tax cap and lower the tax cap one time by one million dollars in 2024. E Ship Creek Ave., Ste. 2022 Election Info! The assembly shall establish by ordinance the board's responsibilities, composition and operation. Below is the final candidate list. Creation of the service area would allow the municipality to submit to voters bond propositions for projects that support access to portions of Chugach State Park that are located in the service area and ameliorate the neighborhood effects of access by park users. 100, Door D Anchorage, AK 99501. 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. Election officials said residents can expect an initial round of unofficial, preliminary results to be published around 8:30 p.m. Alaskas News Source will publish results here as they are posted. The principal executive officer shall serve at the pleasure of the board. (AO 2022-17(S-2), As Amended), Yes [ ] No [ ], ANCHORAGE PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICE AREA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS. 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. For the purpose of providing educational capital improvements, construction, upgrades, design, and renovation of school facilities and educational facility building life extension projects within Anchorage, as provided in AO2022-108, shall Anchorage borrow money and issue up to $37,787,000 in principal amount of general obligation bonds? A person who has not filed a declaration of candidacyfor a seat on a service area board of supervisors, including as a write-in candidate, in accordance with this section,is disqualified. Tax increase limitation. This proposition would not authorize the Girdwood Valley Service Area to levy any additional taxes. Election officials have counted 70,139 ballots, representing about 30% of registered voters. From Chugiak to Girdwood, every neighborhood in the Municipality of Anchorage is represented on the Anchorage Assembly. It is clear that the election was won by Randy Sulte, a post from Saturday states, adding that Weddleton called Sulte to congratulate him. The Municipality will also pledge its full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. Additionally, the candidate is required to file campaign disclosure reports to disclose all campaign financial activity throughout the course of the election. Cross has 59% of the vote to Wehmhoffs 36% and Stephenss 5%. A total of about 210,000 ballots were mailed out to registered voters. 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 mayor shall describe any changes made to the budget proposed from the board in a report accompanying the mayor's proposed budget. By the end of Friday, election officials had tallied 62,695 ballots, about 26.5% of all registered voters. B. So far, in the years most expensive race, incumbent Forrest Dunbar is holding a lead over challenger Stephanie Taylor to represent East Anchorage on the Anchorage Assembly. 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. (Trial Court Case No. The bond proposition has 20,506 yes votes to 20,360 no votes. According to an email from elections staff, more than 68,100 returned ballot envelopes had been received by the end of Thursday. Ballot Information If the vacancy occurs more than six months before the next regular election, the assembly shall provide for a special election to fill the vacancy no sooner than 90 [not more than 60] days after the occurrence of the vacancy. . Election Day is here, as vote centers opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for in-person voting in Anchorages municipal election. Speaking of the 3,350 votes that had been cast for her as of Friday, Wehmhoff said that comes close to matching the number of households in Chugiak. On the incumbent side, Bellamy and Lessens held a joint fundraiser last month for their re-election campaigns. Of the four incumbents running for assembly seats, three remain ahead with wide margins. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. But when faced with an election where it appeared a person who had lived in our town for less than two years could easily walk into our assembly seat, I couldnt come up with another plan other than to take one last foray into politics, she wrote. Voters also decided whether to call a constitutional convention, a question that appears on the ballot once every 10 years. Weddleton, a self-described moderate, is seeking his third term on the assembly. 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. Anchorage residents have several choices before them when they go to cast their votes in this years municipal election. 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? Unopened ballot return envelopes are counted after arriving at the Election Center during the regular municipal election on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Randy Sulte, whos challenging South Anchorage incumbent John Weddleton for his seat on the Anchorage Assembly, has grown his lead according to a third round of preliminary election results released Thursday evening. The Anchorage Assembly is set to take up the certification of the vote results on April 26, according to the elections calendar. 2022 GENERAL ELECTION. (a) The assembly is hereby authorized, to the extent provided by law, to levy a tax on all retail sales of marijuana and marijuana products in an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) [twelve percent (12%)] of the sales price. Kevin Cross is winning outgoing Eagle River/Chugiak Assembly member Crystal Kennedys seat with 62% of the vote. The debt shall be paid from real and personal property taxes levied and collected within the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Service Area, without cost to properties in Chugiak, Eagle River, Girdwood, and other areas outside the Service Area. Assembly incumbents Forrest Dunbar, Kameron Perez-Verdia and Meg Zaletel still lead challengers backed by Mayor Dave Bronson in Mondays results, meaning the Assembly majority is set to hang onto its veto power over the mayor. There is no incumbent for District 2, the Chugiak/Eagle River district, and Kevin Cross is leading that race with 3,510 votes. And for a Midtown Anchorage Assembly seat, incumbent Meg Zaletel has a lead with 54% of the vote over Kathy Henslees 46%.