Initial returns in Anchorage’s municipal elections show the Assembly’s majority will remain in place. Two incumbents on the Anchorage School Board are ahead of challengers. And most of this year’s bonds and tax levies are on track to pass, if early results hold.

The state of Alaska has charged 10 Whittier residents with voter misconduct, asserting in a series of indictments filed April 3 that they voted illegally in a variety of recent elections because they were born in American Samoa and thus are American nationals and not citizens.

The order mandates ballots to be received by Election Day and requires proof of citizenship for registering to vote in federal elections.

The first batch of city election results is expected to drop Tuesday evening, with more returns in the following days.

Anchorage residents voted on about a dozen ballot propositions, including the police vehicle tax levy and a second tax levy to fund snow clearing equipment. Voters also weighed in on a roughly $63.8 million bond for upgrades and repairs across the Anchorage School District.

President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and a related drop in oil prices have contributed to the uncertainty for Alaska lawmakers tasked each year with crafting a state budget based on vo