Municipal Elections

In this episode we’re talking about municipal elections. How they work, when they happen, everything you need to know as a voter in the city of Anchorage. 

Our guest is William Northrop, the acting elections administrator with the Municipality of Anchorage. He spoke with Alaska Teen Media producer Roey McCowan about his role and broke down the various aspects of municipal elections, ballot counting, voting, and much more.

They spoke on March 22nd, before the 2024 mayoral election went into a runoff.

Hosted by Mika Bell.

Theme music by Kendrick Whiteman. 

Produced by Alaska Teen Media Institute. 

More information on Anchorage’s municipal elections and the mayoral runoff can be found on their website.

To register to vote in Anchorage, go to voterregistration.alaska.gov.

This podcast was made possible thanks to a Youth Matter Grants from the Center For Safe Alaskans. Youth Vote is an initiative of the League of Women Voters of Anchorage, a nonpartisan, grassroots volunteer organization. 

The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.

If you are a youth ages 13 to 26 and are interested in joining Youth Vote, go to anchorageyouthvote.org for more information. 

You can also join the League of Women Voters. Membership is free for youth ages 16 through 18. Go to lwvanchorage.org/join to find out more.