If you’ve ever thought about running for a local office in the City or Borough of Juneau, this is the week to file the papers to put your name on the ballot for the October 5 municipal election.<\/p>\n
By city charter, CBJ holds a municipal election on the first Tuesday of October each year. Candidates for the election must file with the City Clerk’s office by 4:30 p.m., on Monday, July 26. The filing period opened on July 16. If a candidate changes their mind after filing, they can withdraw their candidacy until July 30.<\/p>\n
“At 4 p.m. on Monday we see lots of candidates walking in the door,” said Beth McEwen, CBJ’s municipal clerk, during an interview. Although she expected last-minute filings, she added that candidates who have been campaigning tend to come in earlier during the filing period.<\/p>\n
McEwen said she doesn’t like to make predictions about how many candidates may file.<\/p>\n
“There is no typical,” she said, adding that she believes 12 candidates in a school board race is the most she has seen file for an election. “I’m happy when we have a candidate in every race.”<\/p>\n
Residents gather to support protests in Cuba<\/a><\/ins><\/p>\n About the election<\/strong><\/p>\n During this election, voters will elect a mayor, two assembly members and three school board members.<\/p>\n As candidates are certified, McEwen will update the list of official candidates online at juneau.org\/clerk\/clerk-certified-municipal-candidates-2021<\/a>. A timestamp at the top of the page indicates when the list was last updated.<\/p>\n As of Friday afternoon, Mayor Beth Weldon had filed for a second term. Barbara Blake and Paul Kelly are officially Assembly District 1 candidates, and Elizabeth (Ebett) Siddon has filed for another term on the Board of Education.<\/p>\n Michelle Bonnet Hale<\/a> said that she intends to file for a second term for the District 2 seat she currently holds. So far, she is the only District 2 candidate to announce a run in the October municipal election. Troy Wuyts-Smith <\/a>has announced that he is a District 1 candidate. Both have filed their intention to run with the Alaska Public Offices <\/a>Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n How to run<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the clerk’s website, “CBJ Declaration of Candidacy Forms and Nominating Petitions are available in the Municipal Clerk’s office in City Hall and online atjuneau.org\/clerk\/elections<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Candidates must collect signatures from 25 residents as part of the process.<\/p>\n McEwen encourages potential candidates to collect more than 25 signatures in case some are not valid. Eligible signers must live in Juneau and be registered to vote locally.<\/p>\n