Voter Turnout Workgroup
This task force is no longer active. The Voter Turnout Workgroup has completed their work and submitted a final report to the Assembly summarizing their findings, recommendations and any proposed actions. Historical information about this group's objectives is detailed below.
Established by KPB Resolution 2023-053 (adopted 08/01/23 unanimous consent)
The Voter Turnout working group is directed to specifically focus its meetings to explore actionable options and ideas to present to the Assembly that are aimed at increasing awareness, participation, and voting in local elections, including but not limited to, changing the Borough election day to align with that of the State of Alaska.
FINAL REPORT TO THE ASSEMBLY
Meeting Information and Documents
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Voter Turnout Workgroup Members
Donna Aderhold, Teri Birchfield, Barb Blakeley, Johni Blankenship, Pat Case, Linda Cusack, Liz Diament, Leslie Hamman, Melissa Jacobsen, Alex Koplin, Brad Parson, Kris Peck, Shellie Saner, Michele Turner, Lauri Wallace
Resources
- Mat-Su Election Results
- Municipality of Anchorage Turnout Report
- On the Ballot Podcast "Off-Cycle Elections" Podcast "Off-Cycle Elections"
- Ballotpedia "On-Cycle Elections"
- Democracy Happy Hour - 100% Democracy Presented by Fix Democracy First (100% Democracy begins at 35:28 timestamp)
- 100% Democracy Webpage
- Elections and Disinformation Are Colliding Like Never Before in 2024, The New York Times
- How can we increase voter participation? Brookings
- Keep Municipal Elections in October, Reporting from Alaska