Monthly Archives: August 2010

As you have no doubt heard, there are only 12 votes separating first and last place in District 12 with Feige at 666, Fellman at 656 and Haase at 654.  Based on past election results*, I expect there are at least 400 absentee/questioned/early votes, so the race is far from over.
 
Close votes are not unusual.  When John Harris was first elected in our district, he only won by only 11 votes; and it was only 4 years ago when District 37′s Carl Moses and Bryce Edgmon had a tie and the race was decided by a coin toss.
 
I commend my opponents for running a clean race, focused on the positive things each of us has to offer instead of pulling each other down.  Our race has been about jobs, development, maintaining infrastructure, and moving Alaska forward.  I am confident we will present a unified team to propel the eventual winner across the November finish line.
 
Don Haase
(907)831-3608
 
*Past 4 Elections for House 12 seat:
2008 General
-7612 Total votes
-2926 Absentee/Questioned/Early
-38%
 
2008 Primary
-3745 Total
-927 A/Q/E
-25%
 
2006 General
-5118 Total
-1441 A/Q/E
-28%
 
2006 Primary
-3237 Total
-712 A/Q/E
-23%
 
By applying these percentages to our race (1976 total) the lowest number of A/Q/E ballots would be 435
-23% = 435
-25% = 494
-28% = 556
-38% = 760

Polls will be open on Tuesday, August 24 from 7am until 8pm in your area.

Alaska’s Primary Structure
Alaska law allows a political party to select who may participate in their party’s primary. Parties may expand or limit who may participate in their Primary Election by submitting a written notice with a copy of their pre cleared by-laws to the Director of Elections no later than September 1st of the year prior to the year in which a Primary Election is to be held.

Based on political party by-laws submitted to the Division of Elections there are three ballot choices:

Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party Candidate with Ballot Measures ballot – any registered voter may vote this ballot;

Alaska Republican Party Candidate with Ballot Measures ballot – voters registered as Republican, Nonpartisan or Undeclared may vote this ballot; and
the Ballot Measures Only ballot – any registered voter may vote this ballot.
The political party affiliation listed on a voter’s registration record 30 days prior to the election determines which primary ballot type a voter is eligible to vote.

Alaska’s Primary History
Learn more about the history of Alaska’s Primary Elections.

Ballot Measures Appearing on the Primary Election Ballot

Ballot Measure #1, 07ANCO – Initiative Prohibiting the Use of Public Funds to Lobby or Campaign; and Prohibiting Holders of Government Contracts and Family Members from Making Political Contributions.
This bill would ban the use of public funds for political campaigns and lobbying by state and local government agencies, and school districts. Public funds could not be used to support or oppose ballot measures, lobby to pass a law, or ask for public funding. Any entity that lobbies or campaigns would be barred from receiving public funds. It would ban political contributions by government contract holders and members of their families. It would ban legislators and their staff from being employed by government contract holders for two years after leaving state service. The bill has criminal and civil penalties.

Should this initiative become law?
Follow this link for the 07ANCO proposed bill language.

Ballot Measure #2, 09PIMA – Abortion for Minor Requires Notice to or Consent from Parent or Guardian or Through Judicial Bypass
This bill would change the law to require notice to the parent or guardian of a female under the age of 18 before she has an abortion. Currently, a female under 18 may have an abortion with no notice to her parent or guardian. The bill includes detailed requirements for the notice, including that the minor’s doctor must provide the notice at least 48 hours before the procedure. This waiting period would be waived if a parent or guardian gives consent. The bill also allows the minor to go to court to authorize an abortion without giving notice to her parent or guardian. The minor could ask the court to excuse her from school to attend the hearings and to have the abortion. The court could direct the school not to tell the minor’s parent or guardian of the minor’s pregnancy, abortion, or absence from school. The bill allows a minor who is a victim of abuse by her parent or guardian to get an abortion without notice or consent. To do this, the minor and an adult relative or authorized official with personal knowledge of the abuse must sign a notarized statement about the abuse. The bill would make it a felony for a doctor to knowingly violate the statutory notice provisions for giving the minor’s parents notice of the minor’s intent to have an abortion. The bill sets out a doctor’s defense for performing an abortion without first providing notice or obtaining consent where the minor faces an immediate threat of death or permanent physical harm from continuing the pregnancy. Doctors who perform abortions on a minor would have to submit reports. This bill amends a law passed by the legislature in 1997 that is on the books but which may not be enforced because of a Court decision. The 1997 law was known as the “Parental Consent Act.” This bill makes changes to the 1997 law to address concerns in the Court decision and seeks to make the law, as amended, enforceable.

Should this initiative become law?
Follow this link for the 09PIMA proposed bill language.

Alaska Republican Party Ballot will have:
United States Senator – vote for one
Murkowski, Lisa – Republican
Miller, Joe – Republican

United States Representative – vote for one
Young, Don – Republican
Cox, John R. – Republican
Fisher, Sheldon – Republican

Governor – vote for one
Walker, Bill – Republican
Heikes, Gerald L. – Republican
Hlatcu, Merica – Republican
Little, Sam – Republican
Parnell, Sean R. – Republican
Samuels, Ralph – Republican

Lieutenant Governor – vote for one
Treadwell, Mead – Republican
Burke, Eddie – Republican
Lupo, Bob – Republican
Ramras, Jay – Republican

State Senator District F – vote for one
Coghill, John B. – Republican

State Representative District 12 – vote for one
Feige, Eric A. – Republican
Fellman, Pete – Republican
Haase, Don – Republican

Ballot Measure 1
Ballot Measure 2

Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Alaskan Independence Ballot will have:
United States Senator – vote for one
Vondersaar, Frank, J. – Democrat
Haase, Fredrick “David” – Libertarian
Kern, Jacob Seth – Democrat
McAdams, Scott T. – Democrat

United States Representative – vote for one
Crawford, Harry T. Jr. – Democrat

Governor – vote for one
Wright, Donald R. – Alaskan Independence
Berkowitz, Ethan A. – Democrat
French, Hollis S. – Democrat
Toien, William S. “Billy” – Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor – vote for one
Powers, J.J. “Jack” – Democrat
Benson, Diane E. – Democrat
Brown, Jeffrey D. – Libertarian
Moreno-Hinz, Lynette – Democrat

State Representative District 12 – vote for one
Cottle, Bert L. – Democrat

Ballot Measure 1
Ballot Measure 2

Unofficial Primary Election Results
View the August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results at ACS’s Web page
View the August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results  at GCI’s Web page
View the August 24, 2010 Primary Election Results at Elections Web page

All information has been copied from the Division of Elections website