Tag: Kenai elections

UPDATE: Kenai hand-count-only group successful in getting proposition on Oct. ballot

FeaturedFebruary 3, 2025

Kenai residents will vote on a ballot proposition this October which aims to amend borough code to require that all ballots “cast in person on paper ballots on election day shall be hand counted only, counting shall occur upon closing of the polls on

Fiscally conservative Kenai School Board candidate backs parent rights, homeschoolers, charter schools

EducationSeptember 30, 2024

Jeanne Reveal is a self-proclaimed conservative candidate for the Kenai School Board. She wants clear, financial transparency from the school district, along with robust support for parents who want to homeschool or utilize charter schooling

Oct. 1 ELECTION ALERT: When Homer voter turn out is high, conservatives tend to win

FeaturedSeptember 30, 2024

Kenai Borough elections often suffer from meager voter turnout, which tends to favor the political

Five candidate surveys shed light on Alaska conservatives running for local office

FeaturedOctober 4, 2021

Many Alaska communities are holding local elections on Oct. 5. Most are already underway thanks to mail in balloting. We published our candidate survey results for Mat-Su, Juneau, Kenai and Fairbanks. Click on the above links to read the results. They

It’s time for conservative Alaskans to take decisive action

FeaturedSeptember 29, 2021

There’s a lot happening on the local political front over the next few days and weeks, and it is imperative that conservative minded Alaskans mobilize and take decisive action. Tonight, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m., the Anchorage Assembly is holding round two of a

Kenai candidates open up on hot-button issues as Oct. 5 election nears

FeaturedSeptember 21, 2021

Alaska Watchman sent a list of hard-hitting questions to all candidates running for local office in Kenai, including borough assembly, school board and city council. Our intent is to give voters a clear sense of who the socially and fiscally conservative

Kenai passes election integrity law to improve security, voter confidence

FeaturedJune 17, 2021

The Kenai Borough Assembly unanimously passed an ordinance at its June 15 meeting which aims to ensure greater public confidence in local elections. Introduced by Assemblyman Jesse Bjorkman, the new law codifies a number of policies. This includes announcing

Conservative Kenai Mayor Charlie Pierce holds massive election night lead

PoliticsOctober 7, 2020

Conservative Kenai Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce took nearly 60% of the election day votes in his effort to win reelection. His closest challenger, Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings, was trailing 5,777 to 3,531. Absentee ballots, however, are still being tallied. The

Voter guides identify conservatives in Fairbanks, Mat-Su, Kenai and Sitka elections

PoliticsOctober 1, 2020

Elections that make the biggest impact on daily life are often the ones with the lowest voter turnout. Contests for school board, borough assembly and city council don’t generate the advertising budgets, radio and television ads and roadside signs of

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