Notice of Regular Election - Oct 3, 2023 Municipal Election

NOTICE IS GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, there will be a Regular Election for the Petersburg Borough, Alaska, for the purpose of electing:

Two Assembly members                               
Three Harbors & Ports Advisory Board members
One School Board member                          
Three Library Advisory Board members
Three Hospital Board members                    
Three Parks & Recreation Advisory Board members
Three Planning Commission members         
Two Public Safety Advisory Board members

And one ballot proposition for all Borough voters as follows:

PROPOSITION #1

Allowing Borough Employees to Serve on Certain Borough Boards and Commissions

Shall Sections 2.10A, 8.02C, 9.02C, and 11.13 of the Petersburg Borough Charter be amended to allow borough employees to serve on the Borough Assembly, Planning Commission, Hospital Board and School Board, except not on the board or commission which directly administers their employment?

                                                __ Yes

                                                __ No

If this proposition is approved, Assembly members and members of the Planning Commission could work at the Petersburg Medical Center or School District; School Board members could not work at the School District, but would be permitted to work at the Medical Center or in a Borough position hired by the Borough Manager; and Hospital Board members could not work at the Medical Center, but would be permitted to work at the School District or in a Borough position hired by the Borough Manager.

The polls for the election will be open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on October 3, 2023. 
The polling place for the election is the Activity Room of the Community Center.

Voter Qualifications:

To vote in this election, you must:

1) Be a United States citizen qualified to vote in the State of Alaska elections and registered to vote in the State of Alaska;

2) at least eighteen (18) years of age;

3) a resident of the Petersburg Borough for at least thirty (30) days preceding the election; and

4) not disqualified under Article V of the State of Alaska Constitution as recited in Section 2.08.030.

Absentee Voting:                                                                                         

Any qualified elector who is absent or expects to be absent from the Borough, or who will be unable to go to the polling place for reasons of physical disability on the day of the Election, may vote by absentee ballot. 

Voters wishing to receive an absentee ballot by mail must make request for an absentee ballot to the Clerk’s office no later than 4:30 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023.  

Absentee ballots will be available in the Training Room of the Municipal Building, 12 S. Nordic Drive, beginning Wednesday, September 13, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The last day for absentee voting will be 11 am to noon on Monday October 2, 2023.  

Debra K. Thompson, Borough Clerk