Local coffee houses peg discount to Tuesday’s voter turnout

(Graphic by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO. Creative Commons photo by Matt Biddulph)
(Graphic by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO. Creative Commons photo by Matt Biddulph)

The better the turnout in Tuesday’s municipal elections, the cheaper the coffee on Wednesday.

Coppa, GonZo and The Rookery have promised to peg coffee discounts on Wednesday to Tuesday’s voter turnout percentages.

The discount at GonZo will correspond to the turnout at the Lynn Canal and Auke Bay precincts. Discounts at Coppa and The Rookery will correspond to the two precincts covering downtown Juneau, West Juneau and Thane Road.

In Auke Bay and Lynn Canal, that’s about 1 percent off per 30 votes. Downtown, it’s about 50 votes per point.

In last year’s municipal election, 29 percent of Juneau’s registered voters turned out.

Early voting ends Monday. Regular polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For live election night coverage, tune into KTOO at 8 p.m. or visit our election guide.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misstated that the discount at GonZo will correspond to downtown precincts voter turnout. The downtown precinct discount applies to Coppa and The Rookery. 

Jeremy Hsieh

Local News Reporter, KTOO

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