Sitka Municipal Election Archives

Polls open until 8 for Sitka’s municipal election

by Katherine Rose | Oct 4, 2022 | Election Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

Sitkans will began casting their ballots at 7:00 this morning (10-4-22) in the local municipal election at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Ten candidates are vying for six open seats on Sitka’s assembly and school board. And there are two important ballot propositions. Read More

Sitka School Board candidates weigh issues in KCAW forum

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 26, 2022 | Election Coverage, Local News

Candidates Mitch Mork and Tristan Guevin covered achievement, teacher retirement, LGBTQ student policies, among other issues in an hour-long forum on KCAW on September 22. Read More

As early voting opens, Sitka’s election official explains all the ways to cast a ballot before — or on — October 4

by KCAW News | Sep 23, 2022 | The Morning Interview

Sitka voters will elect a mayor and two assembly members, and decide two ballot propositions, in this year's municipal election. Sara Peterson explains all the ways voters can participate. She also has information for anyone interested in running as a write-in candidate. Read More

Sitka’s voting machines undergo routine pre-election testing — in public

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 9, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

Although no one's complained about the accuracy of Sitka's elections, municipal clerk Sara Peterson opted to perform her routine (and thorough) testing of the two Dominion voting machines in public. Read More

Miller a clear favorite, but the race for second Sitka Assembly seat to be decided by absentee/early ballots

by Katherine Rose and Robert Woolsey | Oct 5, 2021 | Election Coverage, Local News

The race for the second seat on the Sitka assembly is a dead heat, and won’t be settled until absentee and early ballots are counted this Friday. Sitkans cast their votes more decisively on Prop 1 on election day, however, favoring the sale of the Sitka Community Hospital building by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Read More