Assembly certifies Oct. 7 election and swears in newly elected members

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Oct. 14 adopted Resolution 2025‑040 certifying the results of the Oct. 7, 2025 regular election and then administered the oath to newly elected assembly members.

Clerk Michelle Turner presented the resolution and canvass updates and explained a network transmission interruption on election night that prevented immediate electronic transmission of results; the clerk said tabulation equipment functioned and staff used poll tapes and verified returns to post unofficial results that night. "We experienced a network interruption that prevented us from transmitting," the clerk said, adding staff later reconciled returns and the canvass process updated results before certification.

Vice President Lenora Cooper and several assembly members publicly thanked poll workers, the clerk's office and the Canvas Board for conducting the election and processing absentee ballots. After formal certification, Clerk Turner administered the oath and new assembly members were sworn in at the meeting.

Ending

Assembly members urged public confidence in the election process and thanked staff and volunteers. The certified results will be posted as official and new members assume their duties per the oath administered at the meeting.