2012 Election Dates and Hours

State of Alaska
http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ei_ed_2012_dates.php

Primary Election
Election Day - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Registration and Registration Updates Deadline – Sunday, July 29, 2012
Early and In-Person Absentee, Special Needs and By-Fax Voting Begins –
Monday, August 13, 2012
Absentee By-Mail Application Deadline – Saturday, August 18, 2012
Absentee By-Fax Application Deadline – Monday, August 27, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Alaska Time

General Election
Election Day - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Registration and Registration Updates Deadline – Sunday, October 7, 2012
Early and In-Person Absentee, Special Needs and By-Fax Voting Begins –
Monday, October 22, 2012
Absentee By-Mail Application Deadline – Saturday, October 27, 2012
Absentee By-Fax Application Deadline – Monday, November 5, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Alaska Time

Fairbanks North Star Borough
http://www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/elections/ElectionInformationandCurrentElectedOfficials.htm

The next Regular Municipal Election is October 2, 2012.

Up for a vote (Names listed are current seat holders, some are term limiting out):

Mayor: Luke Hopkins

Borough Assembly Seat A: Matt Want
Borough Assembly Seat F: Nadine Winters
Borough Assembly Seat G: Mike Musick

School Board Seat A: Silver Chord
School Board Seat B: Wendy Dominique

Upcoming elections for 2012

Notice:

"The Alaska Republican Party Presidential Preference Poll (PPP) will be conducted from 4 – 8 pm March 6 at locations throughout Alaska."

The location for Fairbanks is the Carlson Center, North Pole is yet to be determined.

Also be sure to check out these sites:

The Alaska Elections website: http://www.elections.alaska.gov/

Presidential Caucus

The State of Alaska does not have a Presidential Primary election. The recognized political parties in Alaska conduct caucuses to select their delegates to the National Conventions and/or their candidates for President and Vice-President. For more information about party caucuses, please contact the political party.

Redistricting

The division is working on drawing new precinct boundaries based on the June 13, 2011 Proclamation of Redistricting. Voters will receive new voter ID cards in July of 2012.2012 Redistricting District Descriptions with Draft Precinct Descriptions

Recognized Political Parties
The following parties are currently recognized political parties in Alaska:

Alaska Democratic Party
Patti Higgins - Chair
2602 Fairbanks Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 258-3050
Fax: (907) 258-1626
E-mail: info@alaskademocrats.org
Web site: http://www.alaskademocrats.org


Alaska Libertarian Party
Mark Fish - Chair
Stephen Merrill - Treasurer
200 West 34th Ave #543
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 337-3171
E-mail: chair@alaskalibertarian.com
Web site: http://www.alaskalibertarian.com



Alaska Republican Party
Randy Ruedrich - Chair
1001 W. Fireweed Lane
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 276-4467
Fax: (907) 276-0425
E-mail: rpa@acsalaska.net
Web site: http://www.alaskarepublicans.com


Alaskan Independence Party
Lynette Clark - Chair
2521 Old Steese Hwy N
Fairbanks, AK 99712
Phone: (907) 457-1884
E-mail: lclark@akip.org
Web site: http://www.akip.org