CBJ Ballot Processing Center

October 21, 2025

CBJ October 7, 2025 Regular Municipal Election Final Results
Certified by Election Official after Completion of Canvass Review Board.

The Canvass Review Board has completed its work on the October 7, 2025 CBJ Regular Municipal Election and the Election Official has now certified the final results. The Canvass Review Board began work on Monday, October 20 and completed its review on Tuesday, October 21. Official results are posted to the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Elections webpage at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections.

The Assembly and School Board races saw the following candidates elected:

• Areawide Assembly: Ella Adkison was elected to her first full three-year term.
• District 1 Assemblymember: Greg Smith was elected to his final three-year term as an Assemblymember.
• District 2 Assemblymember: Nathaniel “Nano” Brooks was elected to his first three-year term as an Assemblymember.
• School Board members: Steve Whitney and Melissa Cullum were elected to three-year terms, while Jenny Thomas was elected to a two-year term to fill an unexpired seat.

The results of the ballot proposition are summarized below. Exact language for each proposition is available in the sample ballot (PDF).

Proposition 1 – Mill Rate Cap Amendment
Proposition 1 was a citizen’s initiative petition to amend Section 9.7 of the CBJ Charter. It proposed capping the property tax rate at 9 mills, down from the previous rate cap 12 mills.  Additional millage would be permissible to pay for general obligation debt. Any property tax rate above the new cap would require voter approval at a future election. The proposition passed with 5,163 YES votes and 5,006 NO votes.

Proposition 1 is scheduled to take effect on November 20, 2025, 30 days after enactment, however the impacts of the rate cap will not be reflected until the Fiscal Year 2027 municipal budget.

Proposition 2 – Sales Tax Exemptions
Proposition 2 was a citizen’s initiative petition to amend the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Code to create new sales tax exemptions for both essential food (as defined by the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008) and non-commercial essential utilities. The proposition passed with 7,099 YES votes and 3,100 NO votes.

Proposition 2 is scheduled to take effect on November 20, 2025, 30 days after enactment. The citizen’s initiative was modeled after the existing senior sales tax exemption and will require several steps by City, merchants and service providers, as well as members of the public to implement. The CBJ Finance Department will assist merchants with this change, however, seniors with sales tax exemption cards should continue to carry their cards until the transition is complete.

More information on this process will be provided over the next 30 days.

Proposition 3 – Seasonal Sales Tax
Proposition 3 proposed amending the CBJ Sales Tax Code to implement a new permanent seasonal sales tax structure. The measure proposed the introduction of a 2% sales tax from October 1 through March 31 and a 6.5% sales tax from April 1 through September 30 of each year, while repealing both the current permanent 1% and temporary 3% sales taxes. The existing temporary 1% sales tax would have remained unchanged. The proposition failed with 4,365 YES votes and 5,853 NO votes.

A more detailed report with election statistics will be provided at the October 27 Assembly Reorganizational Meeting, to be held at 6 p.m. in person at Centennial Hall Ballroom #3 and remotely via Zoom webinar.

CBJ would like to extend our gratitude to the 10,263 people who voted in this election, those candidates who ran for office, and all those involved with races and propositions on the ballot, with a special thanks to the dedicated CBJ Election Workers and support staff who contributed hours and hours of their time to ensure the safety and integrity of our municipal election.

For media inquiries about the municipal election, contact the CBJ Municipal Clerk’s Office at (907) 586-5278, option 4, or [email protected].

The City & Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Election Staff are continuing to process ballots from the October 7 2025, Regular Municipal Election. Updated preliminary results, including all ballots reviewed, approved, and scanned through Friday, October 10, are now available online: https://juneau.org/clerk/elections 

Election staff estimate that there are 200–400 ballots remaining to be counted.  

Cure letters 

A limited number of voters may have received a cure letter. This just means a quick follow up is required to confirm the identity of the voter matches the ballot before it can be counted.  

As part of the ballot review process (per CBJ Code 29.07.150), every ballot goes through a standard verification step. This includes checking for a signature and personal identifier and comparing them to the signatures on file with CBJ Elections or the State of Alaska Division of Elections. 

If something is missing or doesn’t match our records, a cure letter is sent to give you the opportunity to resolve it. Common reasons include: 

• Missing signature 

• A signature that’s significantly different from what’s on file 

• Missing or incomplete personal identification information (driver’s license number, date of birth, etc.) 

• First-time voters who registered by mail and have not previously provided ID 

This process helps protect individual votes and maintains election integrity while providing the chance to fix the issue. 

Voters are encouraged to please check your mail and respond promptly so your vote can be included in the final certified results. Each cure letter will clearly explain what to do. If you have questions, call the CBJ Ballot Processing Center at 907-586-5278 (option 4). 

Key Upcoming Dates 

• October 20–21: The Canvass Review Board meets to finalize and certify the election. 

• October 21: Official results will be posted (with possible delay of up to 3 days, if needed). 

 Need help? 

Call the Ballot Processing Center at 907-586-5278 (option 4) 

Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

Full election details are online at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections.   

Preliminary unofficial results for the 2025 CBJ Regular Municipal Election are now posted on the CBJ Elections webpage at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections. Results include all ballots received and verified through Monday, October 6. Based on the trends of previous elections, the preliminary unofficial results now posted are expected to represent approximately 50-60% of the final and total ballot count.

October 7, 2025 was Election Day for this year’s by-mail Municipal Election. Ballots were mailed to voters on September 19 and began returning on September 22.  To be counted in the election, all ballots were required to be returned by 8:00 p.m. or postmarked on Election Day.

Ballots cast on Election Day at Vote Centers, placed in Ballot Drop Boxes, or mailed and postmarked by Election Day are still being processed. A second set of unofficial results will be posted on Friday, October 10, with additional updates to follow as needed until certification.

As part of the review process, cure letters are being sent to voters to ensure any missing information or signature remedies are addressed so those ballots can be approved for counting. Voters are encouraged to watch their mail and respond as soon as they receive a cure letter to make sure their ballot can be counted.

The Canvass Review Board will meet October 20–21 to review and certify the election. Final official results will be posted once certification is complete on October 21. Certification may be delayed by up to three days on a case-by-case basis as may be required.

Questions? Contact the Ballot Processing Center at 907-586-5278 (option 4). The Clerk’s/Elections Office will open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8.