Alaska Statutes
Title 15. Elections

Sec. 15.07.090. Voting after change of name; reregistration; amendment or transfer of registration. - (a) A voter whose name is changed by marriage or...

Sec. 15.07.100. Registration officials. - (a) A registration official shall be a qualified state voter...

Sec. 15.07.120. Custody of registers. - A master register shall at all times remain in the...

Sec. 15.07.125. Official registration list. - The director shall prepare an official registration list for each...

Sec. 15.07.127. Preparation of master register. - The director shall prepare both a statewide list and a...

Sec. 15.07.130. Voter registration list maintenance. - (a) Periodically, at times of the director's choosing, but no...

Sec. 15.07.135. Cancellation of registration of convicted persons. - (a) The director shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the...

Sec. 15.07.137. Voting information from municipalities. - Within 60 days after each election held in a municipality,...

Sec. 15.07.140. General administrative supervision by director. - The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the registration...

Sec. 15.07.150. Appeals from denial of registration. - When a person is refused registration by a registration official,...

Sec. 15.07.160. Unlawful action. - (a) Except as provided in AS 15.07.135, a registration official...

Sec. 15.07.180. Fees prohibited. - A registration official may not accept a fee from an...

Sec. 15.07.190. Violation of AS 15.07.180. - A person who violates AS 15.07.180 is guilty of a...

Sec. 15.07.195. Certain information in voter registration records confidential. - (a) The following information set out in state voter registration...

Sec. 15.07.200. Registration supervision. - The registration program is under the supervision of the director...

Chapter 10. Election Precincts, Election Officials, and Redistricting

Article 1. Election Precincts and Officials.

Sec. 15.10.010. Precinct boundaries initially established. - The state is divided into the election precincts as established...

Sec. 15.10.020. Precinct boundaries and polling places modified by director. - (a) The director shall have the exclusive power to modify...

Sec. 15.10.030. Uniform precinct boundaries required for state and local elections. - The precinct boundaries established by the director shall be the...

Sec. 15.10.040. Restriction on precinct boundary modification. - A precinct may not include territory lying within more than...

Sec. 15.10.050. General duty and standard for precinct boundary modification. - The director shall modify the boundary of a precinct, and...

Sec. 15.10.070. Precinct boundary identification. - Each precinct shall be given an appropriate name or number...

Sec. 15.10.080. Dates for designating precinct boundary. - The director shall designate boundaries of an election precinct which...

Sec. 15.10.090. Notice of precinct boundary or polling place designation and modification. - The director shall give full public notice if a precinct...

Sec. 15.10.100. Judicial review of precinct boundary. - Any person aggrieved by a determination of precinct boundaries by...

Sec. 15.10.105. Division of elections; personnel rules. - (a) The division of elections is created. The lieutenant governor...

Sec. 15.10.107. Staff training. - The director shall, before each primary election in even-numbered years,...

Sec. 15.10.108. Youth vote ambassador program. - (a) The youth vote ambassador program is established in the...

Sec. 15.10.110. Appointment of election supervisors. - The director shall appoint election supervisors, including one in each...

Sec. 15.10.120. Appointment of election board. - (a) An election supervisor shall appoint in each precinct within...

Sec. 15.10.125. Appointment of additional election boards. - In each precinct having 200 or more voters additional election...

Sec. 15.10.140. Appointment of counters. - The chairperson of the election board may appoint a team...

Sec. 15.10.170. Appointment and privileges of watchers. - (a) The precinct party committee, where an organized precinct committee...

Sec. 15.10.180. Appointment of state ballot counting review board. - The director shall appoint two persons from the political party...

Article 2. Census and Population.

Sec. 15.10.200. Definition of “decennial census of the United States” and use of census numbers by redistricting board. - (a) In art. VI, Constitution of the State of Alaska,...

Sec. 15.10.210. Expenditures for population surveys or sampling prohibited. - An expenditure of public funds may not be made for...

Sec. 15.10.220. Voting Rights Act review and legal representation. - (a) The independent legal counsel for the Redistricting Board provided...

Article 3. Redistricting.

Sec. 15.10.300. Preparation for legislative redistricting. - (a) There is created as an independent agency of the...

Chapter 13. State Election Campaigns

Sec. 15.13.010. Applicability. - (a) This chapter applies (1) in every election for governor,...

Sec. 15.13.020. Alaska Public Offices Commission. - (a) There is created in the Department of Administration the...

Sec. 15.13.030. Duties of the commission. - The commission shall (1) develop and provide all forms for...

Sec. 15.13.040. Contributions, expenditures, and supplying of services to be reported. - (a) Except as provided in (g) and (l) of this...

Sec. 15.13.045. Investigations, hearings. - (a) The commission may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, hold hearings,...

Sec. 15.13.050. Registration before expenditure. - (a) Before making an expenditure in support of or in...

Sec. 15.13.052. Independent expenditures; political activities accounts. - (a) Before making an independent expenditure in support of or...

Sec. 15.13.060. Campaign treasurers. - (a) Each candidate and group shall appoint a campaign treasurer...

Sec. 15.13.065. Contributions. - (a) Individuals, groups, nongroup entities, and political parties may make...

Sec. 15.13.067. Who may make expenditures. - Only the following may make an expenditure that is not...

Sec. 15.13.068. Expenditures and contributions by foreign-influenced corporations and foreign nationals. - (a) A foreign-influenced corporation or foreign national may not, directly...

Sec. 15.13.069. Certain expenditures that comply with charitable gaming provisions permitted. - Notwithstanding another provision of this title, a charitable gaming permittee...

Sec. 15.13.070. Limitations on amount of political contributions. - (a) An individual or group may make contributions, subject only...

Sec. 15.13.072. Restrictions on solicitation and acceptance of contributions. - (a) A candidate or an individual who has filed with...

Sec. 15.13.074. Prohibited contributions. - (a) A person, group, or nongroup entity may not make...

Sec. 15.13.076. Authorized recipients of contributions. - A contribution to a (1) candidate may be received only...

Sec. 15.13.078. Contributions and loans from the candidate. - (a) The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit the...

Sec. 15.13.082. Limitations on expenditures. - (a) A candidate or group may not make an expenditure...

Sec. 15.13.084. Prohibited expenditures. - A person may not make an expenditure (1) anonymously, unless...

Sec. 15.13.086. Authorized makers of expenditures. - An expenditure (1) authorized by or in behalf of a...

Sec. 15.13.090. Identification of communication. - (a) All communications shall be clearly identified by the words...

Sec. 15.13.095. False statements in telephone polling and calls to convince. - (a) A candidate who is damaged as the result of...

Sec. 15.13.100. Expenditures before filing. - A political campaign expenditure may not be made or incurred...

Sec. 15.13.110. Filing of reports. - (a) Each candidate, group, and nongroup entity shall make a...

Sec. 15.13.111. Preservation of records. - (a) Each person required to report under this chapter shall...

Sec. 15.13.112. Uses of campaign contributions held by candidate or group. - (a) Except as otherwise provided, campaign contributions held by a...

Sec. 15.13.114. Disposition of prohibited contributions. - (a) A candidate, group, or nongroup entity that receives and...

Sec. 15.13.116. Disbursement of campaign assets after election. - (a) A candidate who, after the date of the general,...

Sec. 15.13.135. Independent expenditures for or against candidates. - (a) An independent expenditure supporting or opposing a candidate for...

Sec. 15.13.140. Independent expenditures for or against ballot proposition or question. - (a) [Repealed, § 19 ch 36 SLA 2010.] (b) An...

Sec. 15.13.145. Money of the state and its political subdivisions. - (a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this...

Sec. 15.13.150. Election educational activities not prohibited. - This chapter does not prohibit a person from engaging in...

Sec. 15.13.155. Restrictions on earned income and honoraria. - (a) A candidate for the state legislature, for governor, or...

Sec. 15.13.374. Advisory opinion. - (a) Any person may request an advisory opinion from the...

Sec. 15.13.380. Violations; limitations on actions. - (a) Promptly after the final date for filing statements and...

Sec. 15.13.385. Legal counsel. - (a) The attorney general is legal counsel for the commission....

Sec. 15.13.390. Civil penalty; late filing of required reports. - (a) A person who (1) fails to register when required...

Sec. 15.13.400. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “candidate” (A) means an individual who...

Chapter 15. Elections and Ballots

Sec. 15.15.010. General administrative supervision by director. - The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the conduct...

Sec. 15.15.020. Date of general election. - The general election is held on the Tuesday after the...

Sec. 15.15.025. Top four nonpartisan open primary. - A voter qualified under AS 15.05 may cast a vote...

Sec. 15.15.030. Preparation of official ballot. - The director shall prepare all official ballots to facilitate fairness,...

Sec. 15.15.032. Use of electronically generated ballots. - (a) If the director provides for voting by use of...

Sec. 15.15.035. Printing of ballots and other material. - The director may not be required to do business with...

Sec. 15.15.040. Preparation of other election materials. - (a) The director shall prescribe the form of and prepare...

Sec. 15.15.050. Distribution of election materials. - The director shall distribute an adequate supply of sample and...

Sec. 15.15.060. Polling places, voting booths, and supplies. - (a) Immediately following the appointment of the election board, the...

Sec. 15.15.070. Public notice of election required. - (a) The director shall give and is authorized to contract...

Sec. 15.15.080. Time for opening and closing polls. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, on...

Sec. 15.15.090. Designation of precinct polling place. - The polling place shall be located within the precinct unless...

Sec. 15.15.100. Time off for voting. - A qualified voter who does not have sufficient time outside...

Sec. 15.15.110. General duties and oath of election board. - The election board shall supervise the election in the precinct....

Sec. 15.15.120. Filling vacancies in election board. - If an appointed election board member fails to appear and...

Sec. 15.15.130. Majority decision of election board. - The decision of the majority of election board members determines...

Sec. 15.15.140. Permitted use of unofficial ballots. - (a) If the election board receives an insufficient number of...

Sec. 15.15.150. Official opening of polls. - On the day and hour of election, the election board...

Sec. 15.15.160. Prohibition of political discussion by election board. - During the hours that the polls are open, an election...

Sec. 15.15.170. Prohibition of political persuasion near election polls. - During the hours the polls are open, a person who...

Sec. 15.15.180. Keeping of register. - The election officials shall keep a register or registers in...

Sec. 15.15.195. Voters on official registration list. - An election official in a precinct shall allow a voter...

Sec. 15.15.198. Voters not on official registration list. - (a) If a voter's name does not appear on the...

Sec. 15.15.210. Questioning of voters of suspect qualification. - Every election official shall question, and every watcher and any...

Sec. 15.15.215. Disposition of questioned votes. - (a) A voter who casts a questioned ballot shall vote...

Sec. 15.15.220. Administration of oaths. - Any election official may administer to a voter any oath...

Sec. 15.15.225. Voter identification at polls. - (a) Before being allowed to vote, each voter shall exhibit...

Sec. 15.15.230. Providing ballot to voter. - When the voter has qualified to vote, the election official...

Sec. 15.15.240. Voter assistance. - A qualified voter needing assistance in voting may request an...

Sec. 15.15.250. Disposition of spoiled ballot. - If a voter improperly marks, damages, or otherwise spoils a...

Sec. 15.15.260. Placing ballot in ballot box by voter. - When the voter has marked a ballot, the voter shall...

Sec. 15.15.270. Leaving polling place with ballot prohibited. - A voter may not leave the polling place with the...

Sec. 15.15.280. Prohibiting the exhibition of marked ballots. - Subject to AS 15.15.240 a voter may not exhibit the...

Sec. 15.15.290. Prohibiting the identification of ballots. - While the polls are open, an election official may not...

Sec. 15.15.300. Prohibiting the count of exhibited ballots. - An election official may not allow a ballot to be...

Sec. 15.15.310. Official closing of polls. - Fifteen minutes before and at the time of closing the...

Sec. 15.15.320. Voters in line when polls close. - Every qualified voter present and in line at the time...

Sec. 15.15.330. Commencement of ballot count. - When the polls are closed and the last vote has...

Sec. 15.15.340. Duties, oath, and vacancies of additional election officials. - Additional election officials shall report to the election board at...

Sec. 15.15.350. General procedure for ballot count. - (a) The director may adopt regulations prescribing the manner in...

Sec. 15.15.360. Rules for counting ballots. - (a) The election board shall count ballots according to the...

Sec. 15.15.361. Stickers. - Affixing stickers on a ballot in an election to vote...

Sec. 15.15.365. Counting of write-in votes in general election. - (a) Write-in votes on a general election ballot shall be...

Sec. 15.15.370. Completion of ballot count; certificate. - When the count of ballots is completed, and in no...

Sec. 15.15.380. Payment of election board members. - The director shall pay each election board member for time...

Sec. 15.15.390. Election expenses. - The director shall prescribe the manner of certifying, auditing, and...

Sec. 15.15.400. Preparation of voter list. - The director shall prepare both a statewide list and a...

Sec. 15.15.410. Plural voting. - Upon a determination that a person has voted more than...

Sec. 15.15.420. Duty to review the ballot counting. - The director shall review the counting of the ballots with...

Sec. 15.15.430. Scope of the review of ballot counting. - (a) The review of ballot counting by the director shall...

Sec. 15.15.440. State ballot counting review. - The state ballot counting review shall begin as soon as...

Sec. 15.15.450. Certification of state ballot counting review. - Upon completion of the state ballot counting review the director...

Sec. 15.15.460. Tie votes. - If two or more candidates tie in having the highest...

Sec. 15.15.470. Preservation of election ballots, papers, and materials. - The director shall preserve all precinct election certificates, tallies, and...

Sec. 15.15.480. Security of ballots. - All official ballots in the possession of election officials, whether...

Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections

Article 1. Absentee Voting.

Sec. 15.20.010. Persons who may vote absentee. - At any election a qualified voter may vote an absentee...

Sec. 15.20.015. Moving from house district just before election. - A person who meets all voter qualifications except the requirement...

Sec. 15.20.020. Provision for general administrative supervision. - The director shall provide general administrative supervision over the conduct...

Sec. 15.20.030. Preparation of ballots, envelopes, and other material. - The director shall provide ballots for use as absentee ballots...

Sec. 15.20.040. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and other material. - The director shall distribute the absentee ballots, envelopes, and other...

Sec. 15.20.045. Designation of absentee voting officials and stations. - (a) The director or election supervisor may designate persons to...

Sec. 15.20.050. Requirement of full public notice. - The director shall give full public notice of the dates...

Sec. 15.20.061. Absentee voting in person. - (a) A qualified voter may apply in person for an...

Sec. 15.20.064. Early voting. - (a) For 15 days before an election and on election...

Sec. 15.20.066. Absentee voting by electronic transmission. - (a) The director shall adopt regulations applicable to the delivery...

Sec. 15.20.072. Special needs voting. - (a) A qualified voter with a disability who, because of...

Sec. 15.20.081. Absentee voting in general; applying for absentee ballot by mail or electronic transmission. - (a) A qualified voter may apply in person, by mail,...

Sec. 15.20.160. Fee prohibited. - A person may not receive a fee from the voter...

Sec. 15.20.170. Disposition of ballots. - Each absentee voting official shall transmit the dated envelopes containing...

Sec. 15.20.180. Names of absentee voters to be made available. - The election supervisors and election officials shall have available for...

Sec. 15.20.190. Appointment, duties, and compensation of district counting boards. - (a) Thirty days before the date of an election, the...

Sec. 15.20.201. Time of district absentee ballot counting review. - (a) No less than seven days preceding the day of...

Sec. 15.20.203. Procedure for district absentee ballot counting review. - (a) The district absentee ballot counting board shall examine each...

Sec. 15.20.205. Time of district questioned ballot counting review. - (a) On the second day following the day of the...

Sec. 15.20.207. Procedure for district questioned ballot review. - (a) The district questioned ballot counting board shall examine each...

Sec. 15.20.211. Counting cross-district and certain write-in votes. - (a) If a qualified voter of the state votes a...

Sec. 15.20.220. Procedure for state review. - (a) When the director and appointed party representatives have completed...

Sec. 15.20.225. Definition of “state election”. - In AS 15.20.010 - 15.20.225, “state election” means a primary,...

Article 2. Election Recounts.

Sec. 15.20.430. Authorization of recount application. - (a) A defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters who believe...

Sec. 15.20.440. Form of application. - (a) The application must state in substance the basis of...

Sec. 15.20.450. Costs of recount; requirement of deposit. - The application must include a deposit in cash, by certified...

Sec. 15.20.460. Determination of date of recount. - If the director determines that the application is substantially in...

Sec. 15.20.470. Requirement of notice. - The director shall give the candidate or designated chairperson signing...

Sec. 15.20.480. Procedure for recount. - In conducting the recount, the director shall review all ballots,...

Sec. 15.20.490. Certification of results. - If it is determined by recount that the plurality of...

Sec. 15.20.510. Provision for appeal to courts. - A candidate or any person who requested a recount who...

Sec. 15.20.520. Provision for appeal to legislature or Congress. - A candidate or persons who requested a recount, who have...

Sec. 15.20.530. Determination of tie votes. - If after a recount and appeal two or more candidates...

Article 3. Election Contests.

Sec. 15.20.540. Grounds for election contest. - A defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters may contest the...

Sec. 15.20.550. Jurisdiction and time for contest. - The action may be brought in the superior court within...

Sec. 15.20.560. Judgment of court. - The judge shall pronounce judgment on which candidate was elected...

Article 4. Voting by Mail.

Sec. 15.20.800. Voting by mail. - (a) The director may conduct an election by mail if...

Article 5. Voting Machines and Tally Systems.

Sec. 15.20.900. Optically scanned or electronically generated ballots. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the director...

Sec. 15.20.910. Standards for voting machines and vote tally systems. - The director may approve a voting machine or vote tally...

Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates

Article 1. Primary Elections.

Sec. 15.25.010. Provision for primary election. - Candidates for the elective state executive and state and national...

Sec. 15.25.020. Date of primary. - The primary election is held on the third Tuesday in...

Sec. 15.25.030. Declaration of candidacy. - (a) A person who seeks to become a candidate in...

Sec. 15.25.040. Manner and date of filing declaration. - (a) The declaration is filed by either (1) the actual...

Sec. 15.25.042. Eligibility of a candidate. - (a) If the director receives a complaint regarding the eligibility...

Sec. 15.25.043. Determination of residency of a candidate. - In determining the residence within a house district of a...

Sec. 15.25.045. Withdrawal of candidacy. - Notice of withdrawal of candidacy must be in writing over...

Sec. 15.25.050. Requirement of filing fee. - (a) At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate...

Sec. 15.25.055. Removal of name from primary ballot. - A candidate's name must appear on the primary election ballot...

Sec. 15.25.060. Preparation and distribution of ballots. - The primary election ballots shall be prepared and distributed by...

Sec. 15.25.070. No write-in vote on primary ballot. - A voter may not vote for a person whose name...

Sec. 15.25.090. General procedure for conduct of primary election. - Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of...

Sec. 15.25.100. Placement of candidates on general election ballot. - (a) Except as provided in (b) - (g) of this...

Sec. 15.25.105. Write-in candidates in the general election. - (a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary...

Chapter 30. National Elections

Article 1. President.

Sec. 15.30.010. Provision for selection of electors. - Electors of President and Vice President of the United States...

Sec. 15.30.020. Number and manner of selecting candidates. - Each political party shall select a number of candidates for...

Sec. 15.30.025. Qualifications for limited political parties. - (a) A limited political party may be organized for the...

Sec. 15.30.026. Qualifications for independent candidates for President of the United States; selection of candidate for Vice-President; selection of electors. - (a) A person who desires to be an independent candidate...

Sec. 15.30.030. Qualification of electors. - Any qualified voter except a United States senator or representative...

Sec. 15.30.040. Requirement of party pledge. - The party shall require from each candidate for elector a...

Sec. 15.30.050. Interpretation of votes cast for candidates for President and Vice-President. - In voting for presidential electors, a vote marked for the...

Sec. 15.30.060. Notification of electors. - When the results of the election of presidential electors have...

Sec. 15.30.070. Place and time of meeting. - The electors shall meet at the office of the director...

Sec. 15.30.080. Filling of vacancies. - If there is a vacancy caused by death, failure to...

Sec. 15.30.090. Duties of electors. - After any vacancies have been filled, the electors shall proceed...

Sec. 15.30.100. Compensation of electors. - Each elector is entitled to receive from the state treasury...

Article 2. United States Congress.

Sec. 15.30.110. Provisions for election of United States senators. - A United States senator shall be elected at the general...

Sec. 15.30.120. Provisions for election of United States representatives. - A United States representative in Congress shall be elected from...

Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act.

Sec. 15.30.150. Short title. - AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190 shall be known and may be...

Sec. 15.30.160. Findings and declarations. - The people of the State of Alaska hereby find and...

Sec. 15.30.170. Purpose and intent. - The purpose and intent in enacting AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190...

Sec. 15.30.180. Federal legislative candidates; ballot access. - (a) Subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall take...

Sec. 15.30.190. Severability. - If any provision, subsection, part of the subsection, or clause...

Chapter 35. State Elections

Article 1. Executive.

Sec. 15.35.010. Election of governor and lieutenant governor. - A governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected at the...

Article 2. Legislative.

Sec. 15.35.020. Election of legislature. - One-half of the members of the state senate and all...

Article 3. Judiciary.

Sec. 15.35.030. Approval or rejection of supreme court justice. - Each supreme court justice shall be subject to approval or...

Sec. 15.35.040. Filing declaration by supreme court justice. - Each justice seeking retention in office shall file with the...

Sec. 15.35.041. Requirement of filing fee for supreme court candidate. - At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for...

Sec. 15.35.050. Placing name of supreme court justice on ballot. - The director shall place the name of a supreme court...

Sec. 15.35.053. Approval or rejection of a judge of the court of appeals. - Each judge of the court of appeals shall be subject...

Sec. 15.35.055. Filing declaration by judge of the court of appeals. - Each judge of the court of appeals seeking retention in...

Sec. 15.35.057. Requirement of filing fee for court of appeals. - At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for...

Sec. 15.35.059. Placing name of judge of the court of appeals on ballot. - The director shall place the name of a judge of...

Sec. 15.35.060. Approval or rejection of superior court judge. - Each superior court judge shall be subject to approval or...

Sec. 15.35.070. Filing declaration by superior court judge. - Each judge seeking retention in office shall file with the...

Sec. 15.35.071. Requirement of filing fee for superior court candidate. - At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for...

Sec. 15.35.080. Determination of judicial district in which to seek approval. - The judge shall seek approval in the judicial district to...

Sec. 15.35.090. Placing name of superior court judge on ballot. - The director shall place the name of a superior court...

Sec. 15.35.100. Approval or rejection of district judge. - (a) Each district judge shall be subject to approval or...

Sec. 15.35.110. Filing declaration by district judge. - Each district judge seeking retention in office shall file with...

Sec. 15.35.120. Requirement of filing fee for district court candidate. - At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for...

Sec. 15.35.130. Placing name of district judge on ballot. - The director shall place the name of a district judge...

Sec. 15.35.135. Withdrawal of candidacy; removal of name from general election ballot. - (a) Notice of withdrawal of candidacy for retention for a...

Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments

Article 1. United States Congress.

Sec. 15.40.140. Condition of calling special primary election and special election. - When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States...

Sec. 15.40.145. Temporary appointment of United States senator. [See revisor's note.] - When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States...

Sec. 15.40.160. Proclamation. - The governor shall issue the proclamation calling the special primary...

Sec. 15.40.165. Term of elected senator. - At the special election, a United States senator shall be...

Sec. 15.40.170. Term of elected representative. - At the special election, a United States representative shall be...

Sec. 15.40.180. Date of nominations. - Candidates for the special election shall be nominated by petition...

Sec. 15.40.190. Requirements of petition for candidates. - Petitions for the nomination of candidates must be executed under...

Sec. 15.40.220. General provisions for conduct of the special primary election and special election. - Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of...

Article 2. Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

Sec. 15.40.230. Condition and time of calling special primary election and special election. - When a person appointed to succeed to the office of...

Sec. 15.40.240. Conditions for holding special primary election and special election with primary or general election. - If the vacancy occurs on a date not less than...

Sec. 15.40.250. Proclamation of special primary election and special election. - The acting governor shall issue the proclamation calling the special...

Sec. 15.40.260. Term of elected governor and lieutenant governor. - At the special election, a governor and a lieutenant governor...

Sec. 15.40.270. Date of nominations. - Candidates for the special election shall be nominated by petition...

Sec. 15.40.280. Requirements of petition for candidates. - Petitions for the nomination of candidates must be executed under...

Sec. 15.40.310. General provisions for conduct of the special primary election and special election. - Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of...

Article 3. Legislature.

Sec. 15.40.320. Condition and time for filling vacancy by appointment. - When a vacancy occurs in the state legislature, the governor,...

Sec. 15.40.330. Qualification and confirmation of appointee. - (a) The appointee shall meet the qualifications of a member...

Sec. 15.40.340. Date of office of appointee. - If the appointment is not subject to confirmation, the term...

Sec. 15.40.350. Procedure upon rejection. - If an appointment is rejected, the governor, within 10 days,...

Sec. 15.40.360. Term of appointed representative. - If the vacancy is in the state house of representatives,...

Sec. 15.40.370. Conditions for full, unexpired term senate appointment. - If the vacancy is for an unexpired senate term of...

Sec. 15.40.380. Conditions for part-term senate appointment and special election. - If the vacancy is for an unexpired senate term of...

Sec. 15.40.390. Date of special primary election and special election. - The special primary election to fill a vacancy in the...

Sec. 15.40.400. Proclamation of special primary election and special election. - The governor shall issue the proclamation calling the special primary...

Sec. 15.40.410. Term of elected senator. - At the special election a state senator shall be elected...

Sec. 15.40.420. Selection of nominees in manner provided for general election. - If the vacancy in the office of state senator occurs...

Sec. 15.40.430. Designation of nominees by petition. - If the vacancy occurs less than one calendar month before...

Sec. 15.40.440. Requirements of petition for candidates. - Petitions for the nomination of candidates must be executed under...

Sec. 15.40.470. General provision for conduct of the special primary election and special election. - Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of...

Chapter 45. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

Article 1. Initiative.

Sec. 15.45.010. Provision and scope for use of the initiative. - The law-making powers assigned to the legislature may be exercised...

Sec. 15.45.020. Filing application. - An initiative is proposed by filing an application with the...

Sec. 15.45.030. Form of application. - The application must include the (1) proposed bill; (2) printed...

Sec. 15.45.040. Form of proposed bill. - The proposed bill shall be in the following form: (1)...

Sec. 15.45.050. Manner of notice. - Notice to the initiative committee on any matter pertaining to...

Sec. 15.45.060. Designation of sponsors. - The qualified voters who subscribe to the application in support...

Sec. 15.45.070. Review of application for certification. - Within 60 calendar days after the date the application is...

Sec. 15.45.080. Bases of denial of certification. - The lieutenant governor shall deny certification upon determining in writing...

Sec. 15.45.090. Preparation of petition. - (a) If the application is certified, the lieutenant governor shall...

Sec. 15.45.100. Statement of warning. - Each petition shall include a statement of warning that a...

Sec. 15.45.105. Qualifications of circulator. - To circulate a petition booklet, a person shall be (1)...

Sec. 15.45.110. Circulation of petition; prohibitions and penalty. - (a) The petitions may be circulated throughout the state only...

Sec. 15.45.120. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. - Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by printing...

Sec. 15.45.130. Certification of circulator. - Before being filed, each petition shall be certified by an...

Sec. 15.45.140. Filing of petition. - (a) The sponsors must file the initiative petition within one...

Sec. 15.45.150. Review of petition. - Within not more than 60 days of the date the...

Sec. 15.45.160. Bases for determining the petition was improperly filed. - The lieutenant governor shall notify the committee that the petition...

Sec. 15.45.180. Preparation of ballot title and proposition. - (a) If the petition is properly filed, the lieutenant governor,...

Sec. 15.45.190. Placing proposition on ballot. - The lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the...

Sec. 15.45.195. Public hearings. - (a) At least 30 days before the election at which...

Sec. 15.45.200. Display of proposed law. - The director shall provide each election board with at least...

Sec. 15.45.210. Determination of void petition. - If the lieutenant governor, with the formal concurrence of the...

Sec. 15.45.220. Adoption and effective date of proposed law. - If a majority of the votes cast on the initiative...

Sec. 15.45.240. Judicial review. - Any person aggrieved by a determination made by the lieutenant...

Sec. 15.45.245. Delegation by lieutenant governor. - The lieutenant governor may delegate the duties imposed on the...

Article 2. Referendum.

Sec. 15.45.250. Provision and scope of use of referendum. - The people may approve or reject acts of the legislature...

Sec. 15.45.260. Filing application. - A referendum is proposed by filing an application with the...

Sec. 15.45.270. Form of application. - The application must include (1) the act to be referred;...

Sec. 15.45.280. Manner of notice. - Notice to the referendum committee on any matter pertaining to...

Sec. 15.45.290. Designation of sponsors. - The qualified voters who subscribe to the application in support...

Sec. 15.45.300. Time of review of application for certification. - Within seven calendar days after the date the application is...

Sec. 15.45.310. Bases of denial of certification. - The lieutenant governor shall deny certification upon determining that (1)...

Sec. 15.45.320. Preparation of petition. - (a) The lieutenant governor shall prepare a sufficient number of...

Sec. 15.45.330. Statement of warning. - Each petition shall include a statement of warning that a...

Sec. 15.45.335. Qualifications of circulator. - To circulate a petition booklet, a person shall be (1)...

Sec. 15.45.340. Circulation; prohibitions. - (a) The petitions may be circulated throughout the state only...

Sec. 15.45.350. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. - Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by printing...

Sec. 15.45.360. Certification of circulator. - Before being filed, each petition shall be certified by an...

Sec. 15.45.370. Filing of petition. - The sponsors may file the petition (1) only if it...

Sec. 15.45.380. Review of petition. - Within not more than 60 days of the date the...

Sec. 15.45.390. Bases for determining the petition was improperly filed. - The lieutenant governor shall notify the committee that the petition...

Sec. 15.45.400. Submission of supplementary petition. - Upon receipt of notice that the filing of the petition...

Sec. 15.45.410. Preparation of ballot title and proposition. - (a) The lieutenant governor, with the assistance of the attorney...

Sec. 15.45.420. Placing proposition on ballot. - The lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the...

Sec. 15.45.430. Display of act being referred. - The director shall provide each election board with at least...

Sec. 15.45.440. Rejection of act. - If a majority of the votes cast on the referendum...

Sec. 15.45.450. Insufficiency of application or petition. - A referendum submitted to the voters may not be held...

Sec. 15.45.460. Judicial review. - Any person aggrieved by any determination made by the lieutenant...

Sec. 15.45.465. Delegation by lieutenant governor. - The lieutenant governor may delegate the duties imposed upon the...

Article 3. Recall.

Sec. 15.45.470. Provision and scope for use of recall. - The governor, the lieutenant governor, and members of the state...

Sec. 15.45.480. Filing application. - The recall of the governor, lieutenant governor, or a member...

Sec. 15.45.490. Time of filing application. - An application may not be filed during the first 120...

Sec. 15.45.500. Form of application. - The application must include (1) the name and office of...

Sec. 15.45.510. Grounds for recall. - The grounds for recall are (1) lack of fitness, (2)...

Sec. 15.45.515. Designation of sponsors. - The qualified voters who subscribe to the application in support...

Sec. 15.45.520. Manner of notice. - Notice on all matters pertaining to the application and petition...

Sec. 15.45.530. Notice of the number of voters. - The director, upon request, shall notify the recall committee of...

Sec. 15.45.540. Review of application for certification. - The director shall review the application and shall either certify...

Sec. 15.45.550. Bases of denial of certification. - The director shall deny certification upon determining that (1) the...

Sec. 15.45.560. Preparation of petition. - (a) The director shall prepare a sufficient number of sequentially...

Sec. 15.45.570. Statement of warning. - Each petition must include a statement of warning that a...

Sec. 15.45.575. Qualifications of circulator. - To circulate a petition booklet, a person shall be (1)...

Sec. 15.45.580. Circulation; prohibitions. - (a) The petitions may be circulated only in person throughout...

Sec. 15.45.590. Manner of signing and withdrawing name from petition. - Any qualified voter registered to vote in the district represented...

Sec. 15.45.600. Certification of circulator. - Before being filed, each petition shall be certified by an...

Sec. 15.45.610. Filing of petition. - A petition may not be filed within less than 180...

Sec. 15.45.620. Review of petition. - Within 30 days of the date of filing, the director...

Sec. 15.45.630. Bases for determining the petition was improperly filed. - The director shall notify the committee that the petition was...

Sec. 15.45.640. Submission of supplementary petition. - Upon receipt of notice that the filing of the petition...

Sec. 15.45.650. Calling special election. - If the director determines the petition is properly filed and...

Sec. 15.45.660. Preparation of ballot. - The ballot shall be designed with the question of whether...

Sec. 15.45.670. Conduct of special election. - Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of...

Sec. 15.45.680. Statement of official subject to recall; display of grounds for and against recall. - The director shall provide each election board in the state...

Sec. 15.45.690. Certification of election results. - If a majority of the votes cast on the question...

Sec. 15.45.700. Filling vacancy. - A vacancy caused by a recall is filled as a...

Sec. 15.45.710. Insufficiency of grounds, application, or petition. - A recall submitted to the voters may not be held...

Sec. 15.45.720. Judicial review. - Any person aggrieved by a determination made by the director...

Chapter 50. Constitutional Amendments and Conventions

Article 1. Constitutional Amendments.

Sec. 15.50.010. Preparation of proposition for constitutional amendment. - (a) The lieutenant governor shall prepare a proposed ballot title...

Sec. 15.50.020. Description of ballot title and proposition. - The ballot title shall, in not more than six words,...

Sec. 15.50.025. Objection to proposed ballot title and proposition. - A qualified voter, or the Legislature of the State of...

Sec. 15.50.027. Judicial review. - A qualified voter, or the Legislature of the State of...

Sec. 15.50.030. Placing proposition on ballot. - The lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the...

Sec. 15.50.040. Display of resolution. - The director shall provide each election board with one copy...

Sec. 15.50.050. Certification of vote. - If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition...

Sec. 15.50.060. Effective date. - Unless otherwise provided in the amendment, it becomes effective 30...

Article 2. Constitutional Conventions.

Sec. 15.50.070. Placing question of constitutional convention on ballot. - If during any 10-year period a constitutional convention has not...

Sec. 15.50.080. Certification of vote. - If a majority of votes cast on the question are...

Sec. 15.50.090. Time and manner of selecting delegates. - Delegates to the convention shall be elected at the next...

Sec. 15.50.100. Certification of constitutional amendment by convention. - The president of the constitutional convention shall certify to the...

Article 3. Delegation by Lieutenant Governor.

Sec. 15.50.110. Delegation by lieutenant governor. - The lieutenant governor may delegate the duties imposed on the...

Chapter 56. Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices, and Penalties

Sec. 15.56.012. Campaign misconduct in the first degree. - (a) Except as provided in AS 15.56.014 and 15.56.016, a...

Sec. 15.56.014. Campaign misconduct in the second degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of campaign misconduct in...

Sec. 15.56.016. Campaign misconduct in the third degree. - (a) A person commits the offense of campaign misconduct in...

Sec. 15.56.018. Applicability of campaign misconduct provisions. - (a) For purposes of AS 15.56.012(a) and 15.56.016(a)(1), each day...

Sec. 15.56.025. Telephone campaign misconduct. - (a) A person commits the crime of telephone campaign misconduct...

Sec. 15.56.030. Unlawful interference with voting in the first degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with...

Sec. 15.56.035. Unlawful interference with voting in the second degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with...

Sec. 15.56.040. Voter misconduct in the first degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of voter misconduct in...

Sec. 15.56.050. Voter misconduct in the second degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of voter misconduct in...

Sec. 15.56.060. Unlawful interference with an election. - (a) A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with...

Sec. 15.56.070. Election official misconduct in the first degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct...

Sec. 15.56.080. Election official misconduct in the second degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of election official misconduct...

Sec. 15.56.090. Improper subscription to petition. - (a) A person commits the crime of improper subscription to...

Sec. 15.56.100. Refusal to allow employees time off. - (a) An employer commits the offense of refusal to allow...

Sec. 15.56.110. Effect of certain convictions. - (a) The election of a candidate to the state legislature...

Sec. 15.56.115. Disposition of cases involving corrupt practice. - When a candidate or a nominee or the campaign treasurer...

Sec. 15.56.199. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “election” includes a local election as...

Chapter 58. Election Pamphlet

Sec. 15.58.010. Election pamphlet. - Before each state general election, and before each state primary,...

Sec. 15.58.020. Contents of pamphlet. - (a) Each general election pamphlet must contain (1) photographs and...

Sec. 15.58.030. Material to be filed by candidate. - (a) No later than August 30 of a presidential election...

Sec. 15.58.040. Material to be filed by political parties. - (a) No later than July 15 of a year in...

Sec. 15.58.050. Information and recommendations on judicial officers. - No later than August 7 of the year in which...

Sec. 15.58.060. Charges for space in pamphlet. - (a) Each general election candidate shall pay to the lieutenant...

Sec. 15.58.080. Distribution. - (a) Not less than 22 days before the general election,...

Sec. 15.58.090. Delegation by lieutenant governor. - The lieutenant governor may delegate the duties imposed by this...

Chapter 80. General Provisions

Sec. 15.80.005. Readability of certain election materials. - (a) The policy of the state is to prepare a...

Sec. 15.80.007. Sale of voter registration and election management software. - The director may sell voter registration and election management system...

Sec. 15.80.008. Recognized political party status. - (a) A political group that the director has not recognized...

Sec. 15.80.010. Definitions. - In this title, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “absent...

Sec. 15.80.020. Short title. - AS 15.05 - AS 15.80 may be cited as the...

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