PoliticsAnchorage · April 10, 2026
anchorage wants your yes vote
Anchorage has $155 million on the ballot this week, and most residents do not know what they are voting on.
Daily Alaska staff · April 10, 2026 · Anchorage
Anchorage voters are deciding on 12 propositions worth $155 million in the April 7 municipal election, which also includes six Anchorage Assembly seats and two Anchorage School District board seats, according to the Municipality of Anchorage.
Property owners would feel the direct impact. Several of the propositions are bonds that, if approved, would be repaid by property owners over the next 20 years.
Ballots are due April 7 and can be hand-delivered to the Clerk's Office or dropped at any drop box in the municipality, including locations in Eagle River, Midtown and South Anchorage.
Proposition 1 is the largest single ask, authorizing $79 million in school capital improvements, including work at Romig Middle School and several elementary campuses.
Proposition 2 would authorize $38 million for roads and drainage projects across the Anchorage service area.
A separate, one-time $12 million school levy would fund a single-year measure meant to stop cuts to student programs and protect teacher jobs. The Anchorage School District is working through a $90 million budget shortfall, and the levy is one of the few remaining options before the end of the school year.
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Questions people ask
when are Anchorage April 2026 ballots due
Ballots are due April 7, and you can hand-deliver them to the Clerk's Office or any drop box around town, including Eagle River, Midtown and South Anchorage.
how much money is on the Anchorage ballot
There's $155 million across 12 propositions: a $79 million school capital bond, a $38 million roads and drainage bond, and a one-time $12 million school levy.
why is there a $12 million school levy in Anchorage
The school district is facing a $90 million budget shortfall, and the one-time levy is meant to stop cuts to student programs and protect teacher jobs.
how long would you pay for Anchorage bonds
Some of these bonds would cost property owners payments spread over 20 years.
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Claims and where they come from
- Anchorage has 12 propositions on the April 7 ballot totaling $155 million. · alaskapublic.org
- Proposition 1 would authorize $79 million for school capital improvements including Romig Middle School. · alaskapublic.org
- Proposition 2 would authorize $38 million for roads and drainage across the Anchorage service area. · alaskapublic.org
- The Anchorage School District is working through a $90 million budget shortfall. · alaskapublic.org
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