Title 29 — Municipal Government
38 chapters · 509 sections in this title.
AS 29.26.010 Administration.
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(a) The governing body shall prescribe the rules for conducting an election. (b) For an election in which voters cast ballots at polling places in their precincts, the governing body shall appoint an election board composed of at least three judges for each precinct. If the gover…
AS 29.26.020 Nominations.
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(a) Subject to other provisions of this title, the governing body shall provide by ordinance for nominations of elected officials by providing for declaration of candidacy or for petition requiring the signatures of not more than 10 voters, or for both. (b) A person may be nomina…
AS 29.26.030 Notice of elections.
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(a) Subject to other provisions of this title, a municipality shall give at least 20 days notice of an election. (b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
AS 29.26.040 Date of regular election.
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The date of a regular election is the first Tuesday of October annually, unless a different date or interval of years is provided by ordinance.
AS 29.26.050 Voter qualification.
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(a) A person may vote in a municipal election only if the person (1) is qualified to vote in state elections under AS 15.05.010; (2) has been a resident of the municipality for 30 days immediately preceding the election; (3) is registered to vote in state elections at a residence…
AS 29.26.060 Runoff elections.
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(a) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, a runoff election shall be held if no candidate receives over 40 percent of the votes cast for the office of (1) mayor; or (2) member of the governing body or school board if candidates run for a designated seat. (b) Unless otherwise pr…
AS 29.26.070 Election contest and appeal.
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Article 2. Initiative and Referendum. (a) The governing body may provide by ordinance the time and procedure for the contest of an election. (b) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, an election may be contested only by a voter by filing a written affidavit with the municipal c…
AS 29.26.100 Reservation of powers.
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The powers of initiative and referendum are reserved to the residents of municipalities, except the powers do not extend to matters restricted by art. XI, § 7 of the Constitution of the State of Alaska.
AS 29.26.110 Application for petition.
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(a) An initiative or referendum is proposed by filing an application with the municipal clerk containing the ordinance or resolution to be initiated or the ordinance or resolution to be referred and the name and address of a contact person and an alternate to whom all corresponde…
AS 29.26.120 Contents of petition.
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(a) Within two weeks after certification of an application for an initiative or referendum petition, a petition shall be prepared by the municipal clerk. Each copy of the petition must contain (1) a summary of the ordinance or resolution to be initiated or the ordinance or resolu…
AS 29.26.130 Signature requirements.
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(a) The signatures on an initiative or referendum petition shall be secured within 90 days after the clerk issues the petition. The statement provided under AS 29.26.120(a)(6) shall be signed and dated by the sponsor. Signatures shall be in ink or indelible pencil. (b) The clerk …
AS 29.26.140 Sufficiency of petition.
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(a) All copies of an initiative or referendum petition shall be assembled and filed as a single instrument. Within 10 days after the date the petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall (1) certify on the petition whether it is sufficient; and (2) if the petition is insufficient…
AS 29.26.150 Protest.
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If the municipal clerk certifies that an initiative or referendum petition is insufficient, a signer of the petition may file a protest with the mayor within seven days after the certification. The mayor shall present the protest at the next regular meeting of the governing body.…
AS 29.26.160 New petition.
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Failure to secure sufficient signatures does not preclude the filing of a new initiative or referendum petition. However, a new petition on substantially the same matter may not be filed sooner than six months after a petition is rejected as insufficient.
AS 29.26.170 Initiative election.
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(a) Unless substantially the same measure is adopted, when a petition seeks an initiative vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular election or, if already scheduled, special election occurring not sooner than 60 days after certification of the pet…
AS 29.26.180 Referendum election.
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(a) Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a referendum vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular election or, if already scheduled, special election occurring not sooner than 60 days after certification of the petiti…
AS 29.26.190 Effect.
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Article 3. Recall. (a) The effect of an ordinance or resolution may not be modified or negated within two years after its effective date if adopted in an initiative election or if adopted after a petition that contains substantially the same measure has been filed. (b) If an ordi…
AS 29.26.240 Recall.
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An official who is elected or appointed to an elective municipal office may be recalled by the voters after the official has served the first 120 days of the term for which elected or appointed.
AS 29.26.250 Grounds for recall.
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Grounds for recall are misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure to perform prescribed duties.
AS 29.26.260 Application for recall petition.
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(a) An application for a recall petition shall be filed with the municipal clerk and must contain (1) the signatures and residence addresses of at least 10 municipal voters who will sponsor the petition; (2) the name and address of the contact person and an alternate to whom all …
AS 29.26.270 Recall petition.
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(a) If the municipal clerk determines that an application for a recall petition meets the requirements of AS 29.26.260, the clerk shall prepare a recall petition. All copies of the petition must contain (1) the name of the official sought to be recalled; (2) the statement of the …
AS 29.26.280 Signature requirements.
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(a) The signatures on a recall petition shall be secured within 60 days after the date the clerk issues the petition. The statement provided under AS 29.26.270(a)(6) shall be completed and signed by the sponsor. Signatures shall be in ink or indelible pencil. (b) The clerk shall …
AS 29.26.290 Sufficiency of petition.
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(a) The copies of a recall petition shall be assembled and filed as a single instrument. A petition may not be filed within 180 days before the end of the term of office of the official sought to be recalled. Within 10 days after the date a petition is filed, the municipal clerk …
AS 29.26.300 New recall petition application.
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A new application for a petition to recall the same official may not be filed sooner than six months after a petition is rejected as insufficient.
AS 29.26.310 Submission.
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If a recall petition is sufficient, the clerk shall submit it to the governing body at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting held before the next regular meeting.
AS 29.26.320 Election.
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(a) If a regular election occurs within 75 days but not sooner than 45 days after submission of the petition to the governing body, the governing body shall submit the recall at that election. (b) If no regular election occurs within 75 days, the governing body shall hold a speci…
AS 29.26.330 Form of recall ballot.
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A recall ballot must contain (1) the grounds for recall as stated in 200 words or less on the recall petition; (2) a statement by the official named on the recall petition of 200 words or less, if the statement is filed with the clerk for publication and public inspection at leas…
AS 29.26.340 Effect.
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(a) If a majority vote favors recall, the office becomes vacant upon certification of the recall election. (b) If an official is not recalled at the election, an application for a petition to recall the same official may not be filed sooner than six months after the election.
AS 29.26.350 Successors.
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(a) If an official is recalled from the governing body, the office of that official is filled in accordance with AS 29.20.180. If all members of the governing body are recalled, the governor shall appoint three qualified persons to the governing body. The appointees shall appoint…
AS 29.26.360 Application.
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AS 29.26.250 — 29.26.360 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.