The school bond package is failing, and in a statement Wednesday, the Anchorage School District said it “has started the process of researching next steps.”
Unopened ballot return envelopes are counted after arriving at the Election Center during the regular municipal election on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
Nearly all votes have been tallied in the Anchorage city election, and outcomes of the races for Assembly and school board remained unchanged Wednesday after 368 more ballots were counted., Assembly incumbents Forrest Dunbar, Kameron Perez-Verdia and Meg Zaletel were winning in the race for their seats, beating a group of challengers backed by Mayor Dave Bronson. With the incumbents retained, the Assembly’s majority will have enough votes to override the mayor’s vetoes.
Kevin Cross is winning outgoing Eagle River/Chugiak Assembly member Crystal Kennedy’s seat with 62% of the vote. Kennedy did not run for reelection.to upgrade school district buildings. The school district bond was behind by 1,180 votes on Wednesday, with 51% voting no. “Our plan was for this bond to pass; unfortunately, it appears that it will not,” the Anchorage School District said in a statement Wednesday. “The District has started the process of researching next steps to address the important safety, restoration, and maintenance needs Proposition 1 addressed. Part of the research is also to understand why it didn’t pass.”As ballots trickle in by mail, election officials will update results on Friday by 5 p.m.
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