Local ballot measures, Alaska

Recent local news Valdez, New school bond going to voters ACLU Demands Voter Fraud Investigation Of Anchorage LGBT Rights Referendum,Anchorage voters reject sexual orientation initiative, Supporters of Anchorage measure seeking equal rights for gay, transgender residents blast ad, Anchorage gay-rights initiative wins support, Anchorage Opposing Groups on Controversial Ballot Measure Reach out to Community Councils Our view: School bonds, Millions of Dollars in Bonds and Ballot Propositions Before Anchorage Voters Coastal Management Petition Signature Drive in Kodiak Anti-Pebble ads are blatantly not true and New anti-Pebble ads: Simply not credible Anchorage municipal clerk verifies signature for initiative protecting gay, transgender rights, Anchorage Discrimination Law Change Will Be On Ballot, Group Says State of Alaska sues to invalidate voter initiative aimed at stopping gold and copper mine Rpt-Voters in Alaska pass anti-Pebble ballot initiative, Anchorage businessman backs anti-Pebble initiative Fairbanks voters reject Proposition 2 air quality measure, Prop. 2 initiative will stay on ballot, judge rules ...more local news School bond and tax votes See also: School bond and tax elections in Alaska Alaska is one of nine states along with the District of Columbia that do not require elections for school bond and tax votes. All bonding for new projects are considered by the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. All bonds and major maintenance grants are awarded through two funds that are for new bonds and major renovations. How revenue is made into the funds is proceeds from general issue bond sales along with legislative appropriation every fiscal cycle. Each school district must justify the need for the bonds along with a multi-year capital improvement plan. The State Department of Education has the authority to approve or deny part or all of an application.

Local elections 2010 April 6 2009 October 6, March 24 2008 April 1 Alaska counties Aleutians East • Aleutians West • Anchorage • Bethel • Bristol Bay • Denali • Dillingham • Fairbanks North Star • Haines • Juneau • Kenai Peninsula • Ketchikan Gateway • Kodiak Island • Lake and Peninsula • Matanuska-Sustina • Nome • North Slope • Northwest Arctic • Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan • Sitka • Municipality of Skagway • Southeast Fairbanks •Unorganized Borough• Valdez-Cordova • Wade-Hampton Borough • Yakutat • Yukon-Koyukuk

External links

• Official Alaska website.
• Alaska's official description of citizen initiatives