STATE OF STATEALASKA OF OFFICIAL ELECTION PAMPHLET November 5, 2002 NovemberNovember 5 5,, 2002 2002 REGION ll: MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH, WHITTIER, HOPE This publication was produced by the Division of Elections at a cost of $0.50 per copy. Its purpose is to inform Alaskan voters about candidates and issues appearing on the 2002 General Election Ballot. It was printed in Salem, Oregon. This publication is required by Alaska Statute 15.58.010. The 2002 Official Election Pamphlet was compiled and designed by Division of Elections staff: Henry Webb, coordinator; Mike Matthews, map production. STATE OF STATE OF ALASKA OFFICIAL ELECTION PAMPHLET STATE OF OFFICIAL ELECTION PAMPHLET Table of Contents Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2002 Special Voting Needs and Assistance-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Voter Eligibility and Polling Places---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Absentee Voting Information-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Redistricting Information----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 Candidates for Elected Office--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 List of Candidates for Elected Office----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 Candidates for United States Senate----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 Candidates for United States House-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor--------------------------------------------------------------------------24 Candidates for Senate District G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------38 Candidates for House District 13---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40 Candidates for House District 14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------46 Candidate for Senate District H-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51 Candidates for House District 15---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52 Candidates for House District 16---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57 Candidates for Senate District I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------61 Candidates for House District 17---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------63 Candidate for House District 18-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------67 Candidates for Senate District J----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------70 Candidates for House District 19---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------72 Candidates for House District 20---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------76 Candidates for House District 21---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------80 Candidates for House District 22---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------85 Candidates for Senate District L----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------89 Candidate for House District 23-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91 Candidates for House District 24---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------94 Candidates for Senate District M----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------99 Candidates for House Distrcit 25--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------101 Candidates for House District 26--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------105 Candidate for Senate District N----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------109 Candidate for House District 27----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------110 Candidates for House District 28--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------113 Candidates for Senate District O--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------118 Candidates for House District 29--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------120 Candidate for House District 30----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------124 Candidates for Senate District P---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------127 Candidates for House District 31--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------129 Candidates for House District 32--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------133 Judicial Retention Candidates-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------137 Judicial Retention System Explanation-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------138 Statewide Judicial Retention Candidates---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------142 Judicial Retention Candidates, 3rd Judicial District------------------------------------------------------------------------146 Ballot Measures-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------161 Bonding Proposition A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------164 Bonding Proposition B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------165 Bonding Proposition C----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------167 Ballot Measure 1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------170 Ballot Measure 2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------172 Ballot Measure 3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------175 Supplemental Information-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------183 Political Party Statements-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------184 Alaska Public Offices Commission Statement--------------------------------------------------------------------------------190 Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Statement-----------------------------------------------------------------------------191 Note: Sample ballots are included with candidates for elected office, judicial retention candidates, and ballot measures. Maps are placed with appropriate state house and senate candidates. REGION ll • Page 1 Special Voting Needs and Assistance Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2002 The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. TO DETERMINE WHERE YOUR POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED PLEASE CALL: 1-888-383-8683 (IN ANCHORAGE, 269-8683). Election information is also available on our Internet web site: www.elections.state.ak.us ASSISTANCE WHILE VOTING: If you have difficulty voting you may bring someone to help you at the polls. The person assisting you may go into the voting booth with you to aid you in voting. This person may be an election offi- cial, family member, friend, bystander, campaign worker, or anyone else who is not your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. This is your right under federal law. NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING VOTERS: Bilingual assistance is available at many polling places throughout the state. Please let the Division of Elections know ahead of time if you will need this service when you vote. HEARING-IMPAIRED VOTERS: The Division of Elections has a TTY telecommunications device, which allows hearing-impaired vot- ers to obtain general information about elections by calling (907) 465-3020. VISUALLY-IMPAIRED VOTERS: Magnifying ballot viewers for the visually-impaired will be available at all polling places and absentee voting sites. Audio tape recordings of the 2002 Official Election Pamphlet are available from the Alaska State Library,