Fair to host in-person annual meeting May 19

The Alaska State Fair will hold its 2021 annual membership meeting on Wednesday, May 19. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in Raven Hall on the fairgrounds. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Interested members of the public are invited to attend, but only Fair lifetime and 2020 annual members are eligible to vote at the meeting.

The primary order of business is the election of one member to the Fair’s board of directors for a term of three years. There are two candidates on the ballot: Jon-Marc Petersen (incumbent) and Cody Beus. Fair members are able to vote in the board election via mail-in ballot or in-person at the meeting.

There will also be two votes on proposed changes to the Fair’s articles of incorporation and bylaws. The first vote is on “housekeeping” changes related to consistency. The second vote is on a proposed change that would allow Fair members to vote on future changes to the articles and bylaws by mail-in ballot or in-person. Under the current bylaws, Fair members must attend the annual meeting to vote on these changes in-person.

Fair members in attendance have the opportunity to win annual meeting door prizes, including a $250 certificate for 2021 Fair items, individual certificates for two tickets to each booked concert, certificate for two tickets to a 2021 concert of the winner’s choice, a Fair season pass, and a family fun pack including two adult and two youth/senior admission passes with a general parking pass.

For more information please visit alaskastatefair.org or contact the main office, at info@alaskastatefair.org or 907.746.4827.