Proposition 1 and Proposition 2 in the Cordova General Election both passed, City Clerk Susan Bourgeois announced. Proposition 1 authorizes the city to take out a loan of up to $1.21 million to purchase new landfill equipment. Proposition 2 allows elected officials to do business with the city under certain circumstances previously prohibited.
Proposition 1 received 566 votes in favor and 93 votes against. Proposition 2 received 455 votes in favor and 182 votes against.
A total 666 ballots were counted on the evening of Tuesday, March 2, including 358 ballots cast at the Cordova Center polling station on election day, 232 ballots cast early at the polling station, 44 special needs ballots and 32 absentee mail-in ballots. Up to 15 mail-in ballots may still be counted if postmarked by March 2 and received by March 16. Additionally, five ballots of uncertain validity must be checked with the Alaska Division of Elections.
