{"id":5602,"date":"2022-06-01T23:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T07:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/ready-or-not-election-2022-here-we-come"},"modified":"2023-06-17T13:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T21:02:26","slug":"ready-or-not-election-2022-here-we-come","status":"publish","type":"learn-and-grow-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/ready-or-not-election-2022-here-we-come","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for Election 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>School is out, and the sun is shining! While families are busy making plans for summer, individuals running for public office are busy planning their campaigns. Here is what you need to know about the upcoming election season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-243x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5247\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offices Up for Election<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaskans will vote for a record number of federal and statewide offices this year. Seats up for election include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>US Senator<\/li><li>US Representative<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Governor\/Lt. Governor<\/li><li>59 of the 60 state legislative seats (representing both State House of Representatives and Senate)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Election System<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaska will be using a new election system that includes a \u201cpick one\u201d primary election ballot and a \u201cranked-choice\u201d general election ballot. This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wvaJbC4lSPk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short video<\/a>&nbsp;from Anchorage Daily News explains how the new system works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Informed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s shaping up to be a busy election season, but don\u2019t worry \u2013 we\u2019ve got you covered for election dates and information important to families and children!<br><br>In the months leading up to the election, we\u2019ll be sharing blog posts and social media content including voter registration deadlines, questions you can ask your candidates, and activities to help involve children in the elections.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re also joining Alaska Children\u2019s Trust to support their Vote for Kids campaign, kicking off on June 25 with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/events\/acts-vote-for-kids-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rally for Kids<\/a>&nbsp;in Anchorage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So before you head out to enjoy the sunshine, take a few minutes to mark your calendar with key dates shown here, and follow us on Facebook to stay informed this election season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5604,"template":"","lg_tags":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-5602","learn-and-grow-blog","type-learn-and-grow-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1.png",730,3080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-71x300.png",71,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1.png",730,3080,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-243x1024.png",243,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-364x1536.png",364,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-485x2048.png",485,2048,true],"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-600x400.png",600,400,true],"ab-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-600x600.png",600,600,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1.png",95,400,false],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1.png",142,600,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Vote4Kids-Timeline-Vertical_Vertical-1-125x125.png",125,125,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"jpollard","author_link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/author"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"School is out, and the sun is shining! 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Offices Up for Election Alaskans will vote for a record number of federal and statewide offices this...&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn-and-grow-blog\/5602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learn-and-grow-blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/learn-and-grow-blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lg_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lg_tags?post=5602"},{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=5602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}