Haines Borough voters struck a blow against corporate personhood and elected George Campbell to the Haines Borough Assembly in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results. Campbell was the clear winner of one borough assembly seat with 566 votes, and write-in candidate Diana Lapham was the apparent winner of the second seat with 448 votes. Write-in Mario Benassi […]
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Rejected ballots a concern
Some voters who did not mark a preference on all portions of Tuesday’s ballot were surprised when the tally machine spit their ballots back out. The machine is programmed to eject any ballot that’s not completed. For example, if a voter filled in a circle for only one assembly candidate – even though two seats […]
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Support Miller for school board seat
Last fall, when the school board appointed Ardy Miller to a vacant seat on the school board, I didn’t know her, but her experience as a teacher and school administrator in both the U.S. and Canada and as a manager at the Alaska Department of Education made me believe that she would be an effective member of the school […]
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Voters urged to follow instructions on ballot
Haines Borough officials are urging residents to carefully follow ballot directions when casting their votes Tuesday. Voters will elect two assembly members and three school board members in Tuesday’s election. They’ll also decide on a proposed change to the borough charter limiting corporate personhood. Assembly candidates include George Campbell and write-in candidates Mario Benassi and Diana […]
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Candidate forum Sept. 26
KHNS and the Chilkat Valley News will host an assembly and school board candidate forum 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Haines High School open area. Haines Borough voters will elect two assembly members and three school board members in the Oct. 1 municipal election. They’ll also decide on a proposed change to the borough charter limiting corporate personhood. […]
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Board open to options for upping enrollment
The Haines Borough School District is committed to keeping the Mosquito Lake School open this year, but superintendent Michael Byer made no promises about next year at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Following a recent fall-time tradition, the board meeting was held at the elementary school at 27 Mile Haines Highway. The district will lose about $250,000 this year if […]
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Board ranks Byer ‘excellent overall’
Haines Borough School Superintendent Michael Byer received an “excellent overall rating” following a closed-door, verbal evaluation Aug. 13 that lasted 105 minutes. school board president Brenda Josephson said Byer’s rating was based on “satisfactory ratings in all areas of performance standards.” The board cited areas for Byer to improve including teacher evaluations, budget development, and communications […]
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Miller quits race for assembly
Resident Rob Miller has withdrawn from the race for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly, leaving George Campbell and write-in Mario Benassi as the only two candidates for as many seats. Miller said he recently learned he would need to take two, two-month absences for medical reasons in addition to a planned three-month absence this […]
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Two candidates for assembly, four to vie for school board
Despite a recent change in election procedures and exemption from state financial disclosure requirements, only two candidates filed to fill two seats up for grabs on the Haines Borough Assembly this October. Residents George Campbell and Rob Miller are hoping to secure the two three-year seats, and likely will, though voters can still elect write-in candidates. Incumbents Norm […]
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Local candidate filing period open to July 26
Residents interested in running for Haines Borough Assembly or school board must declare their candidacy and file the appropriate paperwork by July 26. Two assembly seats and two school board seats, all with three-year terms, are available. One school board seat with a two-year term will also be open. Assembly member Norm Smith, whose seat is opening up, said this week “there is no […]