Municipal Election File, 2020

October 6, 2020
Municipal Election

The Interior Taxpayers Assoc.
 

Our ITA Candidate Forum was held September 8, 2020, 6:30pm in the JP Jones Community Center at the corner of 24th Avenue and Rickert Street.

We heard from the candidates for City Council and Borough Assembly. No “canned” questions are used -  all came from the audience.

This communication was paid for by the Interior Taxpayers’ Association, Inc., Box 71892 Fairbanks, Alaska 99709. Fairbanks, AK, Donna Gilbert, President, who has approved this message. The 3 top contributors of ITA so far this election season are Asa Dowdy Jr, Tim Byrnes, & Marlene Leak. This NOTICE TO VOTERS is required by Alaska law. We certify that this communication is not authorized, paid for, or approved by any candidate.

Reminder, the 2020 Municipal election is October 6!

After the forum, members present voted our endorsements. Here is the Press Release we gave out!

The Interior Taxpayers' Association Releases
 Endorsements for Election 2020.

Endorsements for candidates and propositions.

The Interior Taxpayers' Association held their Local Candidates’ Forum September 8, when they questioned the candidates and voted their endorsements for the October 6, 2020 local election.

For the City Council, members endorsed Lonny R. Marney for Seat E, and Jim Clark for Seat F.

For the Borough Assembly, the nod went to Tammie Wilson for seat D, Jimi Cash for Seat E, and Aaron Lojewski for seat H

The only proposition on either ballot is the Borough Tax Cap Renewal that ITA sponsors every two years, so of course they ask for your YES vote on that.

Their annual forum for local candidates was open to the public Tuesday night, September 8, at the Borough Assembly Chambers. The audience heard from & questioned candidates for City Council and Borough Assembly. In the absence of Donna Gilbert (in Florida undergoing medical treatment) Lance Roberts moderated, & ITA members & friends provided refreshments.

ITA wishes to thank the candidates who attended, the audience who supplied the questions, and all those who contributed in-kind donations of refreshments or who helped with the nuts and bolts of putting on a forum. We are indebted to you all!

At the end, ITA tallied member ballots to determine endorsements for the taxpayer group. Non-members were provided with similar candidate "scorecards" and encouraged to submit their comments as well, which some did, although they did not affect the endorsements. Once again, non-member scorecards tended to mirror the results of the official ballots. In fact, if they had been the only ones counted, the endorsements would have been exactly the same!

This communication was paid for by the Interior Taxpayers’ Association, Inc., Fairbanks, AK, Donna Gilbert, President, who has approved this message. The 3 top contributors of ITA so far this election season are Asa Dowdy Jr., Tim Byrnes, and Marlene Leake. This NOTICE TO VOTERS is required by Alaska law. We certify that this communication is not authorized, paid for, or approved by any candidate.

Endorsements for the October 1, 2019 election have been archived at elec2019x.html

OUR SINCERE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND PARTICIPATED WITH YOUR GREAT QUESTIONS!    

READ OUR AD IN THE NEWS-MINER JUST BEFORE THE ELECTION!

This communication was paid for by the Interior Taxpayers’ Association, Inc., Fairbanks, AK, Donna Gilbert, President, who has approved this message. The 3 top contributors of ITA this election season so far are Donna Gilbert, Lee DeSpain, and Ann Roberts, all of Fairbanks. This NOTICE TO VOTERS may not be required by Alaska law, but is included as a precaution. We certify that this communication is not authorized, paid for, or approved by any candidate.

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