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October 2, 2018 CBJ Municipal Election Now Certified

It is with great pleasure that we announce the official certification of the October 2, 2018 Regular Municipal Election. The results of the election can be found under the October 2, 2018 links on the on the Clerk’s Election webpage at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections

The Municipal Clerk’s Office would like to extend its thanks and appreciation to all the candidates who were willing to run for office and extend special thanks to all the hard working election volunteers and staff who made this election possible!

The newly elected Board of Education (School Board) members will be sworn into office at a meeting to be held this evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain Library. Newly elected Assemblymembers will be attending an Assembly Onboarding Training event at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 13 in the Assembly Chambers and they will be sworn into office at the Monday, October 15 Assembly meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers.

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For more information contact the City Clerk’s office at 586-5278 or [email protected]

October 10th, 2018|

Unofficial Preliminary Election Results Friday, Oct. 5 Now Available

The Election Absentee and Question Review Board has completed its work and the preliminary results are now posted on the Election page or by clicking here.   For anyone who was present at Election Central #2 on Friday, the copy of the printed results were missing the total numbers from the Early Votes and Absentee In Person, Absentee By Mail, and Special Needs ballots. Those numbers have now been included with the total numbers on the spreadsheet linked above.

Please note all results are UNOFFICIAL until the election is certified by the Canvass Review Board on Tuesday, October 9.  The Canvass Review Board will begin its work at 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, October 9 and is anticipated to be done certifying the election later that same day.

October 6th, 2018|

Election Night Unofficial Preliminary Results Posted, 2500+ Ballots still to review

The October 2, 2018 Regular Municipal Election Night is over but the election work continues through October 9.

The unofficial results from Election Night are posted here and the Absentee/Question Review board will begin working on Wednesday, October 3 to review approximately 2500+ Early/Absentee and Questioned ballots. Once their review is completed, those ballots to be counted will be added to the unofficial results on Friday, October 5. (Time to be announced.) The Canvass Review Board is scheduled to audit and certify the election on Tuesday, October 9.

October 3rd, 2018|

Municipal Candidate Profiles and Early/Absentee Voting Options

The Candidate Profile Statements are now available for review on our Certified Candidates webpage.  Candidate statements are optional and if a candidate chose not file a statement, that is noted on the webpage accordingly.

For those voters who wish to vote Early or Absentee, below are a list of options available:

ABSENTEE VOTING (also known as Early Voting)

A qualified voter may vote an absentee ballot for any reason. An absentee ballot may be cast in person, or requested from the election official in writing, by application with the voter’s signature. Absentee Ballots are available no later than September 17, 2018.

In-Person Absentee (Early) Voting:
Beginning September 17, 2018, Early/Absentee-In-Person voting will take place at the following locations/dates/times:

City Hall – 2nd Floor Conference Room 224 Foyer
September 17 – October 1, 2018
Monday – Friday: 8:00a.m. – 4:30p.m.

Mendenhall Mall Annex
September 17 – October 1, 2018
Monday through Friday: 11:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.
and
Saturdays Sept. 22 and 29: Noon – 4:00p.m.

By Mail:
Applications for By-Mail Ballots may be obtained in the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections Applications for By-Mail Ballots must be received in the Municipal Clerk’s office no later than Tuesday, September 25, 2018. After September 25, please refer to Absentee Voting BY FAX.

By Electronic Transmission [Fax]:
Applications for By-Fax Ballots (electronic transmission) may be obtained in the Municipal Clerk’s Office or online at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections Applications for By-Fax Ballots must be received in the Municipal Clerk’s office no later than Monday, October 1, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.

By Personal Representative:
A qualified voter who is unable to go to the polling place on election day due to age, illness or disability, may appoint a personal representative to obtain a ballot for the voter on or after September 17, 2018, up to and including election day. Persons who are ill or unable to go to the polls, who still wish to vote and have not chosen one of the methods above, may contact the Clerk’s Office to make arrangements for an absentee ballot by personal representative.

Absentee ballot application forms and information available at:
Municipal Clerk/Election Official Office, City Hall Room 202
155 S. Seward Street, Juneau, AK. 99801
(907) 586-5278 phone (907) 586-4550 fax e-mail: [email protected]
https://juneau.org/clerk/elections

September 6th, 2018|

MUNICIPAL VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE COMING UP – SEPT. 2

The last day to register to vote for the October 2, 2018 Regular Municipal Election is Sunday, September 2, 2018. Voters should register, if possible, prior to that date.  If a voter has changed a name, or a residence or a mailing address, an updated voter registration application should be completed.  Voters may register to vote at any of the following locations:

  • State Division of Elections’ Office, 240 Main St., Room 601
  • State Division of Elections – Region I Office, Mendenhall Mall, 9109 Mendenhall Mall Road, Suite 3
  • Municipal Building, 155 S. Seward St., Clerk’s Office Room 202
  • Zach Gordon Youth Center
  • Any CBJ Library

You can also register to vote using the online Voter Registration portal through the State of Alaska Division of Elections Web Page at:  https://voterregistration.alaska.gov/ If you experience any difficulties trying to access this form, please contact the State Division of Elections directly at 465-3021.

If you are already registered but unsure where your polling place is, you can call the STATE OF ALASKA POLLING PLACE LOCATOR number 1-888-383-8683, enter your Social Security Number or your voter number when prompted, and you will be told where your polling place is located.

August 27th, 2018|