It currently provides eligible residents with a tax rebate up to four times their property taxes.

Only a quarter of the eligible residents have accepted the offer, which had been due to expire today.

In 2004, 84 percent of eligible residents in the city voted, well above the national average.

It estimated that in 2000, only 44 percent of eligible residents voted.

In 2005, every eligible Alaskan resident (including children) received a check for $845.76.

But about 80,000 eligible residents are still not enrolled.

Out of 1,400 residents eligible to vote in the June election, only 109 cast ballots.

And about 80 percent of the 380,000 eligible residents have registered to vote.

This year, a record $1,963.86 was distributed to each of the 585,800 eligible residents.

The group also sells refurbished computers to eligible residents for $125.