At a special meeting of the Anchorage Assembly on Friday, members are expected to certify the results of the May 14 mayoral runoff election.
The final results the Assembly will certify are, at this time, 42,597 votes for Suzanne LaFrance, and 36,961 for Dave Bronson, a 7-point difference.
Some 79,658 votes were cast out of 238,050 registered Anchorage voters, a 33.46% turnout in the runoff election. Official results will be posted after certification.
After the election is certified, a transition period begins. LaFrance has set up a transition website at teamanchorage.com. The website has a “get in touch” form for people to express interest in working for the LaFrance administration, which will begin July 1.
In addition to certifying the election, the Assembly has other items on the agenda, including clarifying that the Assembly is the official entity that can comment and respond on behalf of the Municipality regarding the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project proposed dismantling, stripping the power from the executive branch.
The Assembly will also vote to set a public hearing June 11 on the Municipality’s official position on the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project. Leftist members of the Assembly want to hold off having the governor make a decision. The governor has the final say on Eklutna.
The Assembly will also vote on reappropriating money from the Mayor’s Office to the transition expenses needed due to the LaFrance win. The Assembly had forgotten to make plans for the transition costs in the regular budget.
The Assembly will vote on something it has long wanted to do: Designate certain space inside City Hall as “Assembly Premises” over which it has sole authority.
