Filing for office begins at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, January 13, 2023, for the April 4, 2023 Regular Municipal Election. Candidate filing forms are available at muni.org/elections. Forms are also available at the MOA Election Center, 619 E. Ship Creek Avenue, Door D, and at the Municipal Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 632 West 6th Ave., Suite 250. Filing for office closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2023.
During the filing period, candidates may file at the at the following locations and hours:
Office of the Municipal Clerk
632 W 6th Ave., Ste. 250
Anchorage, AK 99501
Open Tuesday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
MOA Election Center
619 E Ship Creek Ave., Ste. 100, Door D
Anchorage, AK 99501
Open Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Municipal offices will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Candidates may also return their filing paperwork by email (elections@anchorageak.gov) or fax (907-343-4313).
Offices on the 2023 ballot include:
- Assembly Seat B – North Anchorage (formerly Downtown)
- Assembly Seat C – Chugiak, Eagle River, JBER;
- Assembly Seat E – West Anchorage;
- Assembly Seat G – Midtown;
- Assembly Seat H – East Anchorage (2-year term);
- Assembly Seat I – East Anchorage;
- Assembly Seat K – South Anchorage, Girdwood, Turnagain Arm;
- School Board Seat C;
- School Board Seat D;
- and various Service Area Board of Supervisor seats.
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., the public is invited to witness the random drawing of letters of the alphabet by the Municipal Clerk’s Office of Elections. This drawing will determine the order the candidates’ names will appear on the 2023 Regular Municipal Election ballot, pursuant to Anchorage Municipal Code 28.40.010C. The drawing will take place in the MOA Election Center, 619 E. Ship Creek Avenue, Door D, Anchorage, AK 99501.
The April 4, 2023 Regular Municipal Election is a Vote at Home election where qualified registered voters will be mailed a ballot package at least 21 days before Election Day. Voters will have the opportunity to study the ballot with trusted resources, mark their choices, read and sign the voter declaration, and return their ballot by placing it in one of 18 secure drop boxes, bringing it to an Anchorage Vote Center, or sending it through the US Mail with first-class postage.
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Contact:
Jamie Heinz | MOA Election Administrator
elections@anchorageak.gov
907-243-VOTE (8683)