The deadline to file for a seat on the borough assembly, school board or port commission in the Oct. 3 municipal election is 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31.
And for residents not registered to vote in Alaska, the deadline to register to vote is Sunday, Sept. 3.
Two seats on the assembly and one each on the school board and port commission will be on the ballot.
As of Monday, Aug. 28, incumbent Anne Morrison had filed for reelection to the assembly, as had challenger Michael J. Ottesen; assembly incumbent Ryan Howe had not yet filed or announced his intentions.
If there are more than two candidates, the top two vote-getters on the ballot will win the seats. Each is a three-year term.
Neither school board incumbent Esther Aaltséen Reese nor port commission incumbent Gary Morrison had yet filed paperwork by Monday morning to seek reelection. John DeRuyter had filed for school board.
Candidates must fill out a declaration form and submit it along signatures of at least 10 qualified voters to get their name on the ballot. The form is available at City Hall, which is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Candidates must be registered to vote in Alaska and have been a Wrangell resident for at least the past year.
Voter registration forms are available at City Hall or online through the state Division of Elections website https://voterregistration.alaska.gov/. Registration through the state site can be handled completely online.
Just over 31% of the registered voters in town cast ballots in the October 2022 municipal election, an increase from the 25% turnout in 2021 and 24% in 2020.
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