HAINES BOROUGH SPECIAL ELECTION - Official Results

Official Results:

702* ballots cast (29% Voter Turnout)

452     YES    
(210 #1, 55 #2, 180 Early, 7 canvass)

248     NO      
(129 #1, 31 #2, 88 Early)

*2 ballots not votes registered- either blank ballots or overvoted

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION JUNE 6, 2023 PER CITIZENS' INITIATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

Should voters elect the members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission by making the following changes to the Haines Borough Charter

Section 8.01:

(B) Composition. The Planning Commission shall consist of seven members elected at large by Haines Borough voters to three-year staggered terms (striking "appointed by the mayor, with approval of the assembly").

Election day is Tuesday, June 6 from 7:00 am - 8:00 pm and the regular precinct will be available on election day. For absentee options- click here.

Precincts & Polling Places

The Haines Borough has two precincts currently with the following polling places. Note: the precincts are determined by the State of Alaska, and the polling places are the ones the state uses for its elections every two years.

Haines No. 1 –  Boundaries described in 6 AAC 333.545. Polling Place: ANB/ANS Hall at the corner of 1st Avenue and Willard Street.

Haines No. 2 – Boundaries described in 6 AAC 333.550. Polling Place: Klehini Valley Fire Department on Mosquito Lake Road.

Election Supervisor

The borough clerk serves as the borough's election supervisor and has the authority to conduct all election proceedings and to carry out the intent of the borough's election laws. The clerk may authorize an assistant to assist with the supervisory functions and, prior to each election, with assembly approval through resolution, appoints election workers for each polling place. These workers attend a mandatory training prior to the election.