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1. What is Filing for Office?

Simply put, filing for Borough office means gathering signatures and completing and submitting the forms to place your name on the ballot for a Borough Assembly or School Board member seat.

2. Who May File?

To qualify as a candidate for Borough Mayor or Assembly Member, a citizen must have resided in the Borough for one year prior to the election date, and must be Borough registered voter 30 days prior to the election. To qualify as a candidate for School Board, a citizen must be a Borough registered voter 30 days prior to the election.

3. What to File?

Candidates for Mayor, Assembly and School Board must submit the completed declaration of candidacy along with the signatures of at least 10 qualified Borough voters. All candidates must also complete and submit the APOC Public Official Financial Disclosure Statement. These forms must be submitted together to the Borough Clerk's office between August 1 and August 25.

4. What are we filing for?

The seats up for election on the October 3, 2023 Borough ballot are: 

Borough Assembly - 3 seats for 3-year terms 

Borough School Board - 2 seats for 3-year terms

5. When to file?

Filing for Borough offices is available from August 1 through noon on August 25 in the Borough Clerk’s office. Filing forms will be available at the Borough Clerk’s Office and on the Election page of the Borough website beginning July 1.

Borough Elections

6. Are there rules for campaigning?

The State of Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) has established rules for campaign disclosure.  Those forms must be filed directly to APOC by the candidate. Campaign forms are available at http://doa.alaska.gov/apoc/ 

 

Alaska law prohibits the placement of outdoor advertising along state highways unless certain exceptions are met.  See Alaska Statutes 19.25.105 at:  http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folio.asp 

 

In addition, there are rules regarding placement of political and campaign signs on buildings within the Borough. See KGB Code 18.20.050 at: http://www.codepublishing.com/AK/ketchikangatewayborough

7. What to expect in office?

Be willing to make the time and effort commitment to keep informed of the issues facing the Borough. Learn more of what is expected by looking through the Candidate Information Handbook on the Elections Page of the Borough website.