It’s election season on the Kenai Peninsula Borough, and this year there are a number of open seats on the Borough Assembly, the School Board and several Service Area boards.
Residents have until Sept. 1 to register to vote in municipal elections, and absentee ballots can be submitted in person from Sept. 16 through Election Day, Oct. 1 at the following locations: The Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk’s Office at 144 N. Binkley St. in Soldotna from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Annex Office at 638 E. Pioneer Ave in Homer from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Homer City Clerk’s Office at 491 E. Pioneer Ave. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Kenai City Clerk’s Office at 210 Fidalgo Ave. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Seldovia City Clerk’s Office at 235 Dock St. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Seward City Clerk’s Office at 410 Adams St. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Election Day is Oct. 1, and polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Visit https://myvoterinformation.alaska.gov to find your nearest polling location, and visit the Kenai Peninsula Borough website for more information on the upcoming municipal elections.
These are the borough seats to be filled and the candidates that have filed for each seat:
Borough Assembly (3-year term)
District 3 – Nikiski
District 4 – Soldotna
District 7 – Central Peninsula
School Board (3-year term)
District 1 – Kalifornsky
District 6 – East Peninsula
District 9 – South Peninsula
Bear Creek Fire Service Area Board (3-year term)
Seat AEarl Kloster
Seat B
Seat E
None
Joint Operations Board for Central Peninsula Emergency Medical and Central Emergency (3-year term)
Seat A
Seat B
Nikiski Fire Service Area Board (3-year term)
Seat A
Peter Ribbens
Seat B
Mark Cialek
Seat C
Janet Hilleary
Nikiski Senior Service Area Board (3-year term)
Seat B
Seat C
North Peninsula Recreation Board (3-year term)
Seat A
Harrison Deveer
Seat B
Seward Bear Creek Flood Board (3-year term)
Seat C
None
Seat F
Orson Smith
Seat G
Mark Ganser
South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Board
Seat G
Seat H
Seat I
