Independent Review of Municipal Election

When people come to the polls to vote and find their freedom to vote hampered, the integrity of the election comes into question.

On April 3, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska, an election was held. Many irregularities occurred. Following are some of the irregularities that occurred during that election:

1. Highly unusual turn-out numbers, including six times the usual questioned ballots.

2. Polls running out of ballots with workers telling the people to go to other polling places. (People were unable to vote even after, in some cases, making stops at three and four polling places. The law requires the city to print enough ballots for 70 percent of registered voters. The actual turnout was in the vicinity of 27 percent. So why were tens of thousands of ballots not delivered to the polling places where needed?)

3. Voters voting on sample and Xeroxed ballots.

4. An activist sending out multiple newsletters incorrectly informing recipients that they are allowed to register and vote the same day, having been told that by a municipal employee.

5. Elections workers being employed by ESS, a private company, subsidiary of Compass Global.

As Americans, it is our responsibility to hold our leaders accountable. We do that by voting. In the end, that's the only way we can hope to ensure the legitimacy of the government that represents us.

We, therefore, petition for a thorough, independent audit of the Anchorage elections of Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012.