https://www.skagway.org/clerksoffice/page/election-information
REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TUESDAY, October 4, 2022
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, there will be held in the Municipality of Skagway, Alaska, a REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
THE FOLLOWING OFFICES WILL BE ON THE BALLOT:
Two (2) Assembly Seats – for three (3) year terms each, to expire October 2025;
One (1) School Board Seat – for a three (3) year terms, to expire October 2025.
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS: Any person qualified to vote in borough elections may have their name placed on the ballot for election as a candidate for any borough elective office. No person may serve simultaneously as mayor and assembly member.
FILING DATES: Interested persons wishing to file for an elected office may file a DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY with the Borough Clerk between August 1, 2022, and August 15, 2022. A PUBLIC OFFICIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE must be on file in the Borough Clerk’s Office or attached to the Declaration of Candidacy to be considered complete.
ELECTION HOURS: The polls will open at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, and will close at 8:00 p.m. on the same day.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE: The deadline to register to vote in the October 4, 2022, Regular Municipal Election is Sunday, September 4, 2022.
VOTER QUALIFICATIONS: A person may vote in a municipal election only if the person:
is qualified to vote in state elections under AS 15.05.010;
has been a resident of the municipality for 30 days immediately preceding the election;
has registered before the election as required under AS 15.07 and is not registered to vote in another jurisdiction.
ABSENTEE VOTING: Voters who will be out of town for the Regular Municipal Election on October 4, 2022, are able to vote absentee in person at the Borough Offices beginning Monday, September 19, 2022, and ending Monday, October 3, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. In order to allow sufficient time for mailing, absentee ballots by mail should be requested by Friday, September 23, 2022.
For more information contact the Borough Clerk at s.burnham [at] skagway.org (s[dot]burnham[at]skagway[dot]org) or 907-983-9706.