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Alaska Statutes, Title 15

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Title 15, Elections

20 chapters · 396 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 15396 Ch 45, Initiative, Referendum, and Recall.77 Ch 15, Elections and Ballots.55 Ch 20, Special Procedures for Elections.39 Ch 13, State Election Campaigns.38 Ch 40, Special Elections and Appointments.34 Ch 07, Registration of Voters.25 Ch 10, Election Precincts, Election Officia…22 Ch 35, State Elections.20 Ch 30, National Elections.19 Ch 25, Nomination of Candidates.18 Ch 56, Election Offenses, Corrupt Practices…17 Ch 50, Constitutional Amendments and Conven…13 Ch 58, Election Pamphlet.8 Ch 05, Qualification of Voters.6

18 sections·Filtered byTitle 15✕Ch 25✕

AS 15.25.010 Provision for primary election.
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Candidates for the elective state executive and state and national legislative offices shall be nominated in a primary election by direct vote of the people in the manner prescribed by this chapter. The primary election does not serve to determine the nominee of a political party…
AS 15.25.014 Participation in primary election selection of a political party's candidates.
AS 15.25.020 Date of primary.
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The primary election is held on the third Tuesday in August of every even-numbered year.
AS 15.25.030 Declaration of candidacy.
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(a) A person who seeks to become a candidate in the primary election or a special primary election shall execute and file a declaration of candidacy. The declaration shall be executed under oath before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and must state in substance (1) …
AS 15.25.040 Manner and date of filing declaration.

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(a) The declaration is filed by either (1) the actual physical delivery of the declaration in person or by mail at or before 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, June 1 of the year in which a general election is held for the office; or (2) reliable electronic transmission of a copy in sub…

AS 15.25.042 Eligibility of a candidate.

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(a) If the director receives a complaint regarding the eligibility of a candidate for a particular office, the director shall determine eligibility under regulations adopted by the director. The director shall determine the eligibility of the candidate within 30 days of the recei…

AS 15.25.043 Determination of residency of a candidate.

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In determining the residence within a house district of a qualified voter for the purposes of compliance with art. II, sec. 2, Constitution of the State of Alaska, the director shall apply the rules established in AS 15.05.020 together with the following rules: (1) a person estab…

AS 15.25.045 Withdrawal of candidacy.

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Notice of withdrawal of candidacy must be in writing over the signature of the candidate.

AS 15.25.050 Requirement of filing fee.

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(a) At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee to the director. The filing fee for candidates for office of governor, lieutenant governor, United States senator, and United States representative is $100. The filing fee for candidates…

AS 15.25.055 Removal of name from primary ballot.

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A candidate's name must appear on the primary election ballot unless notice of the withdrawal from the primary is received by the director at least 52 days before the date of the primary election.

AS 15.25.056 Nomination by party petition where incumbent dies or is disqualified or incapacitated.

AS 15.25.060 Preparation and distribution of ballots.

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The primary election ballots shall be prepared and distributed by the director in the manner prescribed for general election ballots except as specifically provided otherwise for the primary election. The director shall prepare and provide a primary election ballot that contains …

AS 15.25.070 No write-in vote on primary ballot.

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A voter may not vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot. Votes cast for a person whose name is not on the ballot may not be counted, but writing in a candidate's name does not invalidate the entire ballot.

AS 15.25.090 General procedure for conduct of primary election.

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Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of a general election shall govern the conduct of a primary election, including provisions concerning voter qualification; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and obligations of the director…

AS 15.25.100 Placement of candidates on general election ballot.

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(a) Except as provided in (b) - (g) of this section, of the names of candidates that appear on the primary election ballot under AS 15.25.010, the director shall place on the general election ballot only the names of the four candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for …

AS 15.25.105 Write-in candidates in the general election.

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(a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not successful in advancing to the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate. Votes for a write-in candidate may not be counted unle…

AS 15.25.110 §§ 15.25.110 — 15.25.130. Filling vacancies by party petition; requirements for party petition; selection of nominees for party petition.

AS 15.25.140 §§ 15.25.140 — 15.25.200. Provision for no-party candidate nominations; date of filing petition; required number of signatures for statewide office; required number of signatures for district-wide office; requirements for petition; eligibility of candidate; placement of names on general election ballot; withdrawal of candidate's name.