What Juneau voters and candidates are saying about this year’s municipal election

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What Juneau voters and candidates are saying about this year’s municipal election
Juneau Elections2024 Juneau ElectionAngela Rodell
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The preliminary results of the election released Tuesday night only include ballots that were mailed in or dropped off before Election Day. Official results won’t be certified until Oct. 15.

Frank Rue drops his ballot off in the City Hall ballot drop box on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Drivers honked their horns as a crowd of people wearing raincoats and holding coffee waved campaign signs at the corner of a downtown intersection early Tuesday morning.

Assembly District 1 candidate Neil Steininger waves signs near Egan Drive on Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. “Well, I’m pretty hopeful that we have a pretty good voter turnout,” Weldon said. “We had a lot of early votes in, so I’m hoping today we’ll have a lot more votes in and I’m hopeful that I’m the winner.”

On the other side of town, Heather Ramseth was dropping off her ballot in a drop box outside City Hall. She said she was happy to see such a robust ballot this year with new and returning candidates on it. “It’s too hard a line just to say no ships on Saturdays,” she said. “I think trying to be more nuanced about our approach is important, and continuing to have conversations, even though it’s hard.”asking whether to oust Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen and another asking whether to recall board Vice President Emil Mackey.

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