We’re making voter guides. You get to decide what’s in them.
Mat-Su Sentinel needs your help to craft questions for local borough and city candidates as we create a series of voter guides.
What you need to know:
- The Mat-Su Sentinel is creating voter guides to help borough residents participate in this year's elections.
- The voter guide will include topics and questions created with input from you, the voter. But to do that, we need you to tell us what you want by filling out a short form (below). Unless you choose to provide your name and email address, all submissions are completely anonymous.
- Elections in the cities of Palmer, Wasilla, and Houston will be held Oct. 7. The borough-wide election will be held Nov. 4. All registered voters in the borough can cast a ballot in the mayoral election, while residents in certain borough districts will vote for Assembly or school board members.
The Mat-Su Sentinel is creating voter guides to help borough residents participate in local elections.
The Mat-Su Sentinel is preparing voter guides for the October elections for Houston, Palmer and Wasilla, and the November elections for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly and School Board.
We need your help in deciding what to include. What issues are important to you? What questions would you like the candidates to answer?
Submissions for questions for the Palmer, Wasilla and Houston voter guides ended in mid-August. Submissions for borough assembly and school board questions will close Sept. 16.
Submit your topics and questions here:
About the Mat-Su Sentinel voter guides
National elections get a lot of attention, but local elections are our chance to choose who will make decisions about some of the most basic, yet impactful, things we experience every day. These things include road repairs, school start times, snowplowing, classroom sizes, trash fees, property taxes, sales tax rates and more.
You always hear that voting is a privilege, but it can feel more like a chore. How do you know who to vote for or what they think about the issues that affect you most?
Voter guides can make it easier. With your help, we're creating an interactive, easy-to-navigate series of voter guides borough residents. In 2024, our local voter guides won a national award.
Your responses will be completely anonymous unless you choose to share your name and email address.
Submitted issues and questions will form the basis of what the Mat-Su Sentinel sends to candidates. Questions will be on topics or issues that are within the purview of the candidates if they win the seat in question.
City elections in Palmer, Wasilla and Houston will be held Oct. 7. The borough-wide election will be held Nov. 4. All registered voters in the borough can vote on ballot measures, while residents of certain borough districts will vote for Assembly or school board members.
-- Amy Bushatz can be contacted at abushatz@matsusentinel.com