2025 CBJ municipal election candidate filing period opens July 18

The 2025 City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Regular Municipal Election candidate filing period opens Friday, July 18 at 8 a.m. and closes Monday, July 28, at 4:30 p.m.

This fall, Juneau voters will elect three (3) Assembly members and three (3) Board of Education (School Board) members. Juneau residents are encouraged to consider this opportunity to serve the public and contribute to their community.

All candidate filings must be submitted in person at the Municipal Clerk’s Office located on the second floor of City Hall — 155 Heritage Way, Room 215. Candidates are encouraged to file as early as possible during the filing period to allow for time to correct any errors or insufficiencies in their paperwork.

The Clerk’s Office cannot certify a candidate’s nominating petition without the following paper documents filed in the Clerk’s Office by Monday, July 28 at 4:30 p.m.

Declaration of Candidacy must be submitted to the Clerk in their original paper form including signatures and notarization. Form available at juneau.org/clerk/elections

Nominating Petition must be submitted to the Clerk in their original paper form including signatures. Form available at juneau.org/clerk/elections

Public Official Financial Disclosure (POFD) must be filed electronically though APOC’s website and a printed signed copy submitted to the Clerk. Log in to my.alaska.gov to start the process.

Candidates for office must meet eligibility criteria including voter registration and residency requirements. Eligibility criteria for Assembly and Board of Education differ, so be sure to check the correct form.

Candidates may only run for one elected office (Assembly or Board of Education) at a time.

 

The following seats are open in this election:

Assembly – 3 Open Seats for Full 3-Year Terms

  • One (1) Areawide Assembly Seat, candidates may live anywhere within the CBJ.
  • One (1) District 1 Assembly Seat, candidates must live in Downtown Juneau, Douglas, North Douglas, Lemon Creek or the Airport area.
  • One (1) District 2 Assembly Seat, candidates must live in the Mendenhall Valley, Auke Bay or Out-the-Road.

View a map of Assembly districts.

Assemblymembers are limited to a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms and must take a minimum of a one-year break before they are eligible to run again for Assembly. Juneau area voters may vote for all races on the ballot.

 

Board of Education – 3 Open Seats for Various Terms

  • Two (2) seats are for full three-year terms
  • One (1) seat is for an unexpired two-year term.

Juneau voters may vote for up to three candidates.

Board of Education candidates may reside anywhere within the CBJ. There are no term limits for Board of Education members.

 

2025 Regular CBJ Municipal Election Information

The last day to vote in the Municipal Election is Tuesday, October 7. Ballots are mailed to all registered voters on Friday, September 19. Voters are encouraged to return their voted ballot by-mail via USPS or at one of the five Ballot Drop Box locations around town to avoid waiting in line at a Vote Center on Election Day. The deadline to register to vote or update your voter information (including mailing address) is September 7.

For more information on CBJ elections, including what to do if you are traveling during election season, visit juneau.org/clerk/elections or contact the Clerk’s Office at (907) 586-5278 or [email protected]

July 11th, 2025|

Candidate Filing Period – Opens July 18th!

Candidate Nominating Petitions

Candidate Filing Period – Opens July 18th!

The following seats will be on the October 7, 2025 Regular Municipal Election Ballot:

  • Areawide Assemblymember (one full term)
  • Assemblymember – District 1 (one full term)
  • Assemblymember – District 2 (one full term)
  • Board of Education/School Board (two full terms and one partial term)

Candidate Filing Period will open at 8:00am on Friday, July 18 and close at 4:30pm on Monday, July 28, 2025.

Are You Registered to Vote

It’s Easy!

Register to Vote or Update Your Voter Information

Have you changed your name, residence address or mailing address, an updated voter registration application should be completed. Register to vote or update your information at any of the following physical locations during regular office hours:

State Division of Elections’ Office, 240 Main St., Room 601, Monday – Friday

State Division of Elections – Region I Office, Mendenhall Mall Annex, Monday – Friday

Municipal Building, 155 Heritage Way, Clerk’s Office Room 214/215, Monday – Friday

Any CBJ Library – check schedule for hours: http://www.juneau.org/library/contact_branch.php

Check your Voter Registration status 24/7:

https://myvoterportal.alaska.gov/

June 30th, 2025|

Citizen Initiative Petition Status

Initiative Petition Booklets 2021

As of June 20, 2025, the Municipal Clerk’s Office is in the final 10-day check for the 3 citizens petitions circulated by Affordable Juneau:

Charter Amendment Short Title: Mill Rate Cap Amendment

Initiative Short Title: Poll Based Elections

Initiative Short Title: Sales Tax Exemptions

A final certification notice or denial notice will be provided by close of business June 30, 2025.

For Reference: April 28, 2025 Municipal Clerk Letter to Petition Committee which includes the redacted Petition Affidavits & the City Attorney’s legal review memo.

June 24th, 2025|

Learn the basics of running for local office at free workshop on May 3

Run for local office workshop banner

Have you ever thought about running for local office? This October, Juneau voters will elect several Assembly and School Board members—and one of them could be you.

CBJ and the Juneau League of Women Voters will host the eleventh annual “How to Run for Local Office” workshop on Saturday, May 3, from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. in the CBJ Assembly Chambers (155 Heritage Way).

The workshop is designed to help educate and prepare people interested in running for local, municipal office or school board. Learn about what elected officials do, how to prepare for your run, requirements for candidacy, and the basics of a campaign. Each attendee will receive a full toolkit of information, including legal forms, references, and other resources for a local campaign.

This workshop is free. To register, visit juneaulwv.org/run. (Although drop-ins are welcome, registrations are highly encouraged to ensure materials are available for everyone.) Questions? Contact [email protected].

All CBJ 2025 Regular Municipal Election information will be available at juneau.org/clerk/elections as election season approaches.

This workshop is sponsored by:

Juneau League of Women Voters
City and Borough of Juneau Clerk’s Office
Juneau School District

With support from Juneau Public Libraries and Friends of Juneau Public Libraries.

For questions, please contact the Juneau League of Women Voters at [email protected].

April 28th, 2025|

Assembly Adopts Election Code Rewrite Ordinance 2025-14, March 3, 2025

Assembly Adopts Election Code Rewrite Ordinance 2025-14, March 3, 2025

On Monday, March 3, 2025, the Assembly adopted Ordinance 2025-14am An Ordinance Amending the City and Borough Title 29 Code Relating to Elections Processes and Procedures.

In 2024, the Clerk’s Office received four petitions from citizens trying to engage in direct democracy. About 15% of the signatures initially turned in were rejected. Of those, more than half were rejected due to the strict, and outdated, requirements laid out in 29.10.090 about what is an ‘adequate’ address. This section of code was written before Clerk staff had real-time access to the State Division of Elections Voter Database (VREMS) which allows staff to quickly verify if a person is a Juneau resident who is eligible to sign a petition.

This led Clerk staff to propose Ordinance 2025-14, with the help of the Law Department. This ordinance removed many technical or procedural actions throughout the entire election code and placed them into Rules of Procedure, which will allow election staff to better adapt to changing technologies. It also requires that the Rules of Procedure be available to the public online. This ordinance removed redundancies, rewrote complex language, and updated terminology definitions to make the code more readable by the public.

Additionally, this ordinance provides some minor changes in timing, primarily when ballots are to be mailed out.

The ordinance was introduced at the February 3, 2025 Assembly meeting, discussed in greater detail and amended during the February 24, 2025 Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting. Public hearing and Assembly adopted took place during the March 3, 2025 meeting and the ordinance effective date is April 2, 2025.

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For additional information, please contact the CBJ Municipal Clerk’s Office at (907) 586-5278 or [email protected].

March 14th, 2025|