February 19 at 7pm, the Anchorage Chapter of AMAC Action will host an event featuring a preview of “Vision Zero” by Justin Milette and information about becoming an election observer, presented by Sami Graham.
Vision Zero is “a safety initiative that aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries — particularly involving pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized road users — through a combination of engineering, enforcement, education, and policy changes. The underlying principle is that all traffic deaths are preventable with better street design, policy actions, and targeted safety efforts.”
Election observers are individuals who act on behalf of a candidate or organization to observe elections and help ensure fairness and integrity. Observers “witness the election process and, as appropriate, ask procedural questions of the Municipal Clerk, and challenge the eligibility of individual voters or the manner in which votes are counted. Additionally, observers may lodge complaints and offer suggestions regarding election administration and management to the Municipal Clerk.”
An observer must submit a registration form, sign a confidentiality agreement, receive training, and maintain a certificate of training. Observers must be designated by a candidate on the ballot in the election, or by an organization or organized group that sponsors or opposes an initiative, referendum, or recall measure on the ballot in the election. A candidate may be an observer.
Readers can learn more about election observers via the Municipality of Anchorage’s Observer’s Handbook and/or by attending the event on Feb 19.
Event location: 2511 Sentry Dr. in Anchorage.
Time and date: 7pm, Feb 19.