City of Palmer
Notice of Offices to be Filled
October 6, 2026, Regular Election
The City of Palmer will hold a regular election on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The nominating period for the following offices is July 20 through July 31, 2026:
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Two (2) Council Member positions, each with a three (3) year term ending October 2029.
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One (1) Council Member position, with a one (1) year term ending October 2027.
Candidate Qualifications:
To qualify as a candidate for Council Member, a person must meet the following requirements of the City Charter Section 2.2:
(a) To be eligible to file a nominating petition for election to a city office, a person shall be a qualified voter of the city and shall have been a resident of the city or of territory annexed to the city or shall have had a combination of residence in the city and in the annexed territory for a period of not less than one year preceding the date of the filing of such petition
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Palmer Municipal Code (PMC) 18.15.010:
Any person is eligible for city office if the person is a qualified voter of the city and meets state and city requirements for the office.
A. Candidates for the office of Mayor or Council Member shall reside in the city or in territory annexed to the city and meet the requirements of PMC 2.04.031 or 2.05.020.
B. Candidates shall provide sufficient proof as required by the clerk that they are eligible or shall be eligible by the date of the election, to be recognized as a candidate for any election.
Nominating Petitions:
Candidates may obtain a nominating petition packet from the Palmer City Clerk’s Office or may download one from the City’s website at www.palmerak.org/elections no earlier than July 20, 2026.
To be a valid nominating petition, the candidate must file a completed Candidates Information and Statement form accompanied by a petition containing a minimum of twenty (20) signatures of registered City of Palmer voters pursuant to PMC 18.15.020. Each sponsor shall state on the petition the sponsor’s place of residence, by street and number or lot and block or other manner which clearly identifies the place of residence.
Completed petitions may be filed with the Palmer City Clerk’s Office beginning at 8 a.m. on July 20, 2026.
All candidates must file a valid nominating petition with the Palmer City Clerk by 4 p.m. on July 31, 2026, to be placed on the ballot.
For further information regarding the October 6, 2026, Regular City Election, please contact the Palmer City Clerk’s Office at (907) 761-1301, email cityclerk [at] palmerak.org (cityclerk[at]palmerak[dot]org), or go to our website at www.palmerak.org/elections.