The results from the Oct. 4 city election are officially certified.<\/p>\n
The Canvass Board, which is in charge of certifying each municipal election, met Tuesday to pore over and ultimately approve the results from the 2016 regular municipal election.<\/p>\n
All of the winners announced unofficially<\/a> on Oct. 4 \u2014 and again after absentee and question ballots were counted on Oct. 7<\/a> \u2014 still held their respective seats on the Juneau Assembly and School Board. The number of votes each candidate received did change slightly, however, due to small corrections and the addition of a few mail-in absentee ballots.<\/p>\n [Here’s the list of official updated results provided by the city on Tuesday<\/a>]<\/p>\n Propositions 1 and 2, which raised the sales tax on marijuana products from 5 percent to 8 percent and extended the city\u2019s temporary 3 percent sales tax for another five years respectively, both passed. Proposition 3, which would have made the 3 percent sales tax permanent, failed.<\/p>\n A total of 8,408 people cast a ballot in this year\u2019s election, which means that 33.5 percent of Juneau\u2019s 25,100 registered voters participated.<\/p>\n Slightly more than 1,300 people cast absentee ballots, most of whom (1,067 people) voted early at the Mendenhall Mall or City Hall. About 620 people cast question ballots, meaning they either voted at the wrong precinct or they weren\u2019t properly registered. Of those, the Canvass Board was able to count 562 ballots.<\/p>\n The Juneau No. 2 precinct, which encompasses much of downtown, had the highest turnout of the city\u2019s 13 precincts. 737 people cast a ballot at Northern Light United Church, the polling place for the precinct. Juneau No. 3, which includes Twin Lakes, had the lowest turnout; 280 people cast ballots in that district.<\/p>\n \u2022 Contact reporter Sam DeGrave at 523-2279 or sam.degrave@juneauempire.com.<\/p>\n Read more news:<\/strong><\/p>\n Oily rags responsible for Tuesday morning dryer fire in Valley<\/a><\/p>\n Taking Stock: A Q&A with the independent running against Murkowski<\/a><\/p>\n