Anchorage rejects anti-bias measure
By Lisa Keen on April 4, 2012
http://www.keennewsservice.com/2012/04/04/anchorage-rejects-anti-bias-measure/Voters in Anchorage, Alaska, overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that sought to add "sexual orientation" and "transgender identity" to the city's human rights law.
With 102 of 121 precincts counted late last night, the vote on the measure, Proposition 5, was 58 percent to 42 percent, according to the city elections division.
Turnout Tuesday set records, with so many voters showing up that some precincts ran out of ballots. The Anchorage Daily News reported that the head of "Protect Your Rights," a group organizing opposition to the ballot measure, sent out an email Monday and Tuesday telling "thousands" that they could register to vote at the polls on Tuesday, but he was wrong. The email said nothing about the topic of Proposition 5; it said only "Protect Your Rights. Vote No."
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Voters reject sexual orientation initiative
By MICHELLE THERIAULT BOOKS
Anchorage Daily News
Published: April 4th, 2012 12:04 AM
http://www.adn.com/2012/04/03/2406275/voters-reject-gay-rights-initiative.htmlAnchorage voters rejected a proposed ordinance to add legal protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people in a chaotic municipal election fraught with ballot shortages and high voter turnout in many precincts.
With more than 90 percent of the precincts reporting late Tuesday, 58 percent of voters had voted against Proposition 5, the equal rights ordinance that was far and away the most controversial and emotional component of this spring's election.
