With less than 24 hours to get their message out to voters before Tuesday's general election, Alaska Committee members held "Vote No on Ballot Measure 2" signs at the McNugget intersection and the corner of 10th Street and Egan Drive during early morning rush hour traffic today.

"This is home," said Rosalee Walker, a volunteer who waved at motorists as they crossed the Douglas Bridge into town. "Juneau is my home, and I'll do whatever it takes to protect my home."

Walker, 73 and a former Juneau Assembly member, has lived in Juneau for 36 years and has been active in battling past capital-move initiatives.

Voter turnout is important not only to defeat Ballot Measure 2 but also to deter future move initiatives, she said.

"We're pushing to get out the vote to let (pro-move) folks know that enough is enough," Walker said.

Alaska Committee Campaign Manager Christopher Clark said volunteers would be at the two locations this afternoon and during the morning and evening rush hours Tuesday. In addition, a recorded message from the Alaska Committee will be phoned to Southeast homes for the next day and a half to reach voters who have not yet heard of the initiative.

"The strategy is to focus on where we're the strongest," Clark said.

Radio and television spots will continue statewide through Tuesday, he said. As of last week the Alaska Committee had spent about $1.25 million on the campaign. Of the $1.7 million raised by the committee, about $1.6 million has come from the city of Juneau, according to Alaska Committee Executive Director Win Gruening.

If approved by voters Tuesday, the measure would move legislative sessions from Juneau to Anchorage until facilities are available in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It also would repeal the FRANK Initiative, which requires voters know and approve the cost of the move. The FRANK Initiative, which stands for Fiscally Responsible Alaskans Needing Knowledge, was approved by ballot initiative in 1994, the same year voters rejected a separate ballot measure to move the capital to Wasilla.

Clark said many people he has encountered in the campaign have noted their disapproval of the feature that would move the Legislature not once, but twice.

Like his colleagues in the Alaska Committee, Clark contends Ballot Measure 2 is a "back-door capital move" and that the rest of state government soon would follow if the initiative is approved. But most people in Southeast are aware of this, Clark said.

"A lot of people know full well that this is the first step in a full capital move," Clark said.

With virtually no campaigning from the pro-move group Alaskans for Efficient Government, Clark said the campaign is headed in the right direction.

Elizabeth Snyder, a volunteer for the Alaska Committee, said even if the initiative fails on Tuesday, the city of Juneau and the Alaska Committee need to continue to work to make Juneau a great capital city.

"We need to be good hosts and good neighbors and show that Juneau is truly a capital for all Alaskans," Snyder said.

Timothy Inklebarger can be reached at timothyi@juneauempire.com.

Juneau's legislative races on Nov. 5 ballot

Senate District B: • Cathy Muñoz, Republican • Sen. Kim Elton, Democrat

House District 3: • Mike Race, Republican • Rep. Beth Kerttula, Democrat

House District 4: • Bruce Weyhrauch, Republican • Tim Grussendorf, Democrat

For more election information, go to juneauempire.com

Where to vote in Juneau District 1 polling places:
• Douglas: Douglas Library, 1016 3rd St.
• Juneau No. 1: Juneau Assembly chambers, 155 S. Seward St.
• Juneau No. 2: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 325 Gold St.
• Juneau No. 3: Juneau Senior Center, 895 12th St.
• Juneau No. 4: Cedar Park, 3414 Foster Ave.
• Juneau Airport: Nugget Mall, 8745 Glacier Hwy.
• Lemon Creek: AEL&P, 5601 Tonsgard Ct.
• North Douglas: Juneau Fire Hall, 820 Glacier Ave.
• Salmon Creek: Wildflower Court, Hospital Drive, behind Bartlett Regional Hospital.
• Switzer Creek: Alaska Marine Highway building, 6858 Glacier Highway.
District 2 polling places:
• Mendenhall No. 1: Mendenhall Mall, 9105 Mendenhall Mall Road.
• Mendenhall No. 2: Safeway, 3033 Vintage Blvd.
• Mendenhall No. 3: Glacier Valley Baptist Church, 3921 Mendenhall Loop Road.
• Mendenhall No. 4: Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 4212 Mendenhall Loop Road.
• Lynn Canal: Auke Bay Ferry Terminal, mile 13.8 Glacier Hwy.
• Auke Bay-Fritz Cove: Auke Bay Fire Hall, mile 12 Glacier Hwy.