The candidacy filing period for the upcoming regular city election opens Friday, Aug. 1, and will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15.

Three Homer City Council seats will be up for election on Oct. 7 — two three-year term seats belonging to Storm Hansen and Jason Davis, and one one-year term seat currently held by Bradley Parsons. Hansen was first elected to office in 2019; Davis was first elected in 2022. Parsons was appointed to the council last November as an interim member, after Rachel Lord was elected mayor in the middle of her council term.

Residents are eligible to file if they are a qualified voter within the City of Homer and have been a city resident for one year prior to the upcoming election.

Declarations of candidacy may be filed with the Homer City Clerk by electronic transmission as long as the original declaration has been signed and notarized and is delivered to the city clerk’s office no later than the close of the filing period. If the city clerk has not received the original signed and notarized declaration before the end of the filing period, the candidate’s name will not appear on the ballot.

Registered candidates may withdraw, amend or correct their declaration by “appropriate written notice” to the city clerk’s office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 15. Candidacy declarations may not be corrected, amended or withdrawn after this deadline.

Find the 2025 candidate filing packet on the City of Homer website at www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/citycouncil/notice-candidacy-filing-period-regular-city-election.

For additional information, contact the city clerk’s office by calling 907-235-3130 or visit them in person at Homer City Hall, 491 E. Pioneer Ave.