LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
City Clerk Sara Peterson said voting in the October 6 municipal election is off to a good start, based on the number of ballots cast in-person at the advance voting station at Harrigan Centennial Hall, and the number of absentee ballot requests received by the clerk’s office.
Advance voting at Centennial Hall started Monday, and by the end of the day Wednesday 312 voters had cast ballots at that location, Peterson said. Also, she said, 236 requests have been received at her office for absentee mail and fax ballots, and 18 have requested to vote by personal representative.
Indications are that this year’s advance and absentee ballots will total more than the 561 cast in 2018, an election that included two propositions as well as mayor, School Board and Assembly races.
The site for in-person advance voting at Centennial Hall will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through October 5. Information on other methods of voting is available on the city’s webpage, cityofsitka.com.
Peterson said absentee ballots will be counted on October 7, the day after the election, and late-arriving ballots will be counted October 9. The Assembly will certify the results of the election at its October 13 meeting.
Peterson said she wanted to remind voters that even if they cast an absentee ballot in the state primary, they still need to request a ballot from the city if they wish to vote absentee in the October 6 city election.
“There’s been some confusion,” Peterson said.
The COVID-19 precautions that will be in place at the voting precincts on election day are already in place at the advance voting site at Centennial Hall. Hand sanitizer is provided at the entrance and voters are physically distanced waiting to sign in and cast ballots. Voting booths and pens are sanitized after each use. Election workers wear face coverings and the clerk’s office recommends voters wear masks.
With a sheet of glass separating them, poll worker Denise Blankenship, left, hands a ballot to voter Stan Schoening this afternoon at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Poll manager Jude Reis said so many people were taking advantage of the opportunity to cast an early vote in the municipal election, she had to request extra help. The regular election is scheduled for Oct. 6. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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March 1974
Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.