The deadline to vote is Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Local Government
Author of measure to cut Ketchikan library funding over LGBTQ content says he doubts it will pass
Ketchikan’s library director says she’d be forced to cut most programming and lay off half her staff. People who live outside city limits would not be eligible for a library card.
Proposition 1: Can the city borrow $35 million to build a new Juneau City Hall?
Supporters aren’t aware of any organized opposition, though a former city department manager says it’s the wrong time for the project, especially after the pandemic changed office space needs.
Biden approves federal disaster declaration for Western Alaska storm
That makes federal funding available to Alaskans impacted by the storm.
Proposition 4: Juneau voters will decide whether to repeal mandatory disclosure of real estate prices
This question asks voters to repeal measures the Juneau Assembly adopted in 2020 and this past February that mandate sharing real estate sales prices with the city assessor’s office.
Ketchikan residents demonstrate against ballot measure that would cut library funding over drag queen storytime
People waved signs, handed out books and urged voters to support the library this October.
Two weeks before Juneau’s election, Will Muldoon says it’s not too late to run
Muldoon launched a write-in campaign less than two weeks before the election. And he won. It was the first time someone in Juneau had won any election as a write-in in almost 30 years.
Amid housing crunch, Sitka tightens rules for short-term rentals
The new rules require owners to live on the property for at least six months a year.
Juneau’s new ballot processing center is up and running
For the past two municipal elections, Juneau’s city clerk had to fly to Anchorage with all of the city’s ballots to use the vote-counting equipment there.
Joe Gerace’s lies went way beyond Anchorage. Multiple agencies investigate how they were duped
An inquiry found that Anchorage’s former health director violated four sections of the Alaska Code of Military Justice: fraudulent enlistment, false official statements, conduct unbecoming an officer and wearing an Army combat patch despite never seeing battle.