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Committee discusses ranked‑choice voting ordinance; clerk estimates $14,000 start‑up cost
Summary
The assembly’s Committee of the Whole discussed a draft ordinance to permit ranked‑choice voting in local elections, including choices for handling multi‑member seats, an estimated $14,000 initial software cost and outstanding questions for the school board.
The Committee of the Whole discussed a draft ordinance to adopt ranked‑choice voting for the City and Borough of Juneau election code but did not take final action. Members asked clerks and staff about implementation costs, timing and how multi‑member seats (block voting) would be handled.
Clerk’s office staff told the committee the software module needed to run ranked‑choice tabulation would cost roughly $14,000 up front, with about $12,000 as an annual ongoing expense. The clerk said that under vote‑by‑mail,…
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