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Juneau Board of Education candidate Amber Frommherz. (Official campaign profile photo)

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Get to know a candidate: Amber Frommherz

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Cruise ships and passengers visit Marine Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024. A proposition on the fall ballot would ban large cruise ships on Saturday and the Fourth of July in Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Ballot Propositions 2: Ship-Free Saturday

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(Juneau Empire staff)

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Juneau Empire’s voter guide for Oct. 1 municipal election

Mayor, Assembly, school board, municipal bond and cruise ship items on ballots being mailed Thursday.

District 2 Assembly candidate Mary Marks. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Get to know a candidate: Mary Marks

Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 1 Assembly candidate Connor Ulmer. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Get to know a candidate: Connor Ulmer

Assembly District 1 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Mayoral candidate Angela Rodell. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Get to know a candidate: Angela Rodell

Mayoral candidate in the 2024 Juneau muncipal election

Incumbent Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Get to know a candidate: Beth Weldon

Mayoral candidate in the 2024 Juneau muncipal election

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A Juneau Police Department officer talks on a radio in a patrol car. Officials said JPD’s communications system, which had an end-of-life date in 2014, needs to be replaced to provide improvements such as full radio coverage within the city and borough limits.

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Ballot Propositions 1 and 3: Municipal bonds for public safety, wastewater treatment upgrades

This story, originally published in the Juneau Empire on July 2, has been moved in front of the…

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Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen (left) and Vice President Emil Mackey, holding his son Emil Mackey IV, listen to discussion about next year’s budget for the school district during a meeting March 14 at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. Recall votes for both board members are on the Oct. 1 municipal election ballot.

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Recall petitions A and B: Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen and Vice President Emil Mackey

This story, originally published in the July 11 Juneau Empire, has been moved in front of the Empire’s…

Workers at the Alaska Division of Elections’ State Review Board consider ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the division’s headquarters in Juneau. At background is the Alaska State Capitol. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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After Alaska’s primary election, here’s how the state’s legislative races are shaping up

Senate’s bipartisan coalition appears likely to continue, but control of the state House is a tossup.

The Alaska delegation sign is seen at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. The speaker on the screen is Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)

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Alaska Democrats sue to remove imprisoned out-of-state Democrat from U.S. House ballot

Eric Hafner doesn’t meet the U.S. Constitution’s requirements for a candidate, the party argues.

(City and Borough of Juneau photo)

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My Turn: Poor taxation and spending policies by city leaders reason to vote no on bond measures

Is it coincidental that CBJ increased assessed values on private property when intending to sell bonds against property…

A summary sheet is seen during ballot review on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the headquarters of the Alaska Division of Elections in Juneau. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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A meeting at an Eagle River brewery helped put a convicted felon on Alaska’s U.S. House ballot

When Nick Begich arranged to meet Matt Salisbury at Matanuska Brewing in Eagle River last Thursday, he intended…

Republican challenger Nick Begich III and Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola are on the stage at the beginning of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association’s candidate forum on Aug. 28, 2024. (Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)

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Peltola, Begich face off in first debate at Alaska oil and gas industry forum

U.S. House candidates focus on Biden administration’s policies, citing advances and setbacks.

A summary sheet is seen during ballot review on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the headquarters of the Alaska Division of Elections in Juneau. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska’s primary election turnout is on pace to be third-lowest in 50 years

Historical trends indicate the cause may be a boring ballot and a growing voter roll

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom talks with city officials before a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, June 24, 2024, at Aurora Harbor. She dropped out of the U.S. House race on Friday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom drops out of U.S. House race after third-place primary finish

Democratic incumbent Mary Peltola now faces one-on-one matchup against Republican Nick Begich III.

Pins supporting the repeal of ranked choice voting are seen on April 20, 2024, at the Republican state convention in Anchorage. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked choice repeal initiative, now bound for November vote

A ballot measure that could repeal Alaska’s ranked choice election system is headed to a vote in November,…

Five of the six candidates seeking three open seats on the Juneau Board of Education participate in a forum hosted by the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Juneau Moose Family Center. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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School board candidate forum focuses on lessons learned from consolidation process

Five of six candidates running for three seats answer questions about “what ifs” and “what’s next.”

A ballot box containing absentee ballots dropped off at Anchorage City Hall is seen on Aug. 19, 2024. (Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)

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Progressive candidates show unusual strength in Alaska state legislative primaries

Near-record-low turnout has experts warning against drawing conclusions before November election.

Republican businessperson Nick Begich III, Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola are among 12 candidates competing in the primary for the seat currently held by Peltola. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Peltola leads in Alaska U.S. House primary, with Begich ahead of Dahlstrom

Turnout appears to be low in primary with only one statewide race.