Title 15 — Elections
20 chapters · 453 sections in this title.
AS 15.35.010 Election of governor and lieutenant governor.
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Article 2. Legislative. A governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected at the general election in 1962 and every four years thereafter.
AS 15.35.020 Election of legislature.
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Article 3. Judiciary. One-half of the members of the state senate and all members of the state house of representatives shall be elected at each general election in accordance with the apportionment articles of the Constitution of the State of Alaska.
AS 15.35.030 Approval or rejection of supreme court justice.
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Each supreme court justice shall be subject to approval or rejection at the first general election held more than three years after the justice's appointment. If approved, the justice shall thereafter be subject to approval or rejection in a like manner every tenth year.
AS 15.35.040 Filing declaration by supreme court justice.
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Each justice seeking retention in office shall file with the director a declaration of candidacy for retention no later than August 1 before the general election at which approval or rejection is requisite.
AS 15.35.041 Requirement of filing fee for supreme court candidate.
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At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for retention shall pay a filing fee to the director. The filing fee for a candidate for retention on the supreme court is $100.
AS 15.35.050 Placing name of supreme court justice on ballot.
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The director shall place the name of a supreme court justice who has properly filed a declaration of candidacy for retention on the ballot in each judicial district of the state for the general election at which approval is sought.
AS 15.35.053 Approval or rejection of a judge of the court of appeals.
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Each judge of the court of appeals shall be subject to approval or rejection at the first general election held more than three years after the judge's appointment. If approved, the judge is thereafter subject to approval or rejection in a like manner every eighth year.
AS 15.35.055 Filing declaration by judge of the court of appeals.
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Each judge of the court of appeals seeking retention in office shall file with the director a declaration of candidacy for retention no later than August 1 before the general election at which approval or rejection is requisite.
AS 15.35.057 Requirement of filing fee for court of appeals.
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At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for retention shall pay a filing fee to the director. The filing fee for a candidate for retention on the court of appeals is $100.
AS 15.35.059 Placing name of judge of the court of appeals on ballot.
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The director shall place the name of a judge of the court of appeals who has properly filed a declaration of candidacy for retention on the ballot in each judicial district of the state for the general election at which approval is sought.
AS 15.35.060 Approval or rejection of superior court judge.
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Each superior court judge shall be subject to approval or rejection at the first general election held more than three years after the judge's appointment. If approved, the judge shall thereafter be subject to approval or rejection in a like manner every sixth year.
AS 15.35.070 Filing declaration by superior court judge.
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Each judge seeking retention in office shall file with the director a declaration of candidacy for retention no later than August 1 before the general election at which approval or rejection is requisite.
AS 15.35.071 Requirement of filing fee for superior court candidate.
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At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for retention shall pay a filing fee to the director. The filing fee for a candidate for retention on the superior court is $30.
AS 15.35.080 Determination of judicial district in which to seek approval.
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The judge shall seek approval in the judicial district to which the judge was originally appointed, except in case of assignments and transfers with the judge's consent, in which case the judge shall seek approval in the district where the judge has served the major portion of th…
AS 15.35.090 Placing name of superior court judge on ballot.
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The director shall place the name of a superior court judge who has properly filed a declaration of candidacy for retention on the ballot in the judicial district designated in the declaration of candidacy for the general election at which approval is sought.
AS 15.35.100 Approval or rejection of district judge.
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(a) Each district judge shall be subject to approval or rejection at the first general election held more than two years after the judge's appointment under the provisions of AS 22.15.170. If approved, the judge shall thereafter be subject to approval or rejection in a like manne…
AS 15.35.110 Filing declaration by district judge.
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Each district judge seeking retention in office shall file with the director a declaration of candidacy for retention no later than August 1 before the general election at which approval or rejection is requisite.
AS 15.35.120 Requirement of filing fee for district court candidate.
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At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate for retention on the district court shall pay a filing fee of $30 to the director.
AS 15.35.130 Placing name of district judge on ballot.
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The director shall place the name of a district judge who has properly filed a declaration of candidacy for retention on the ballot in the judicial district designated in the declaration of candidacy for the general election at which approval is sought.
AS 15.35.135 Withdrawal of candidacy; removal of name from general election ballot.
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(a) Notice of withdrawal of candidacy for retention for a supreme court justice, judge of the court of appeals, superior court judge, or district court judge must be in writing over the signature of the candidate. (b) The name of a candidate for retention for supreme court justic…
AS 15.35.140 Secs. 15.35.140 — 15.35.170. Judges of the court of appeals: Requirements for retention in office. [Repealed, § 231 ch 100 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 15.35.053 — 15.35.059.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]