Title 15, Elections
20 chapters · 453 sections in this title.
AS 15.50.010 Preparation of proposition for constitutional amendment.
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(a) The lieutenant governor shall prepare a proposed ballot title and proposition for each amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska proposed by the legislature or by a constitutional convention. Each amendment shall be confined to one subject. Within 30 days of the da…
AS 15.50.020 Description of ballot title and proposition.
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The ballot title shall, in not more than six words, indicate the general subject of the act. The proposition shall, in not more than 100 words, give a true and impartial summary of the amendment proposed.
AS 15.50.025 Objection to proposed ballot title and proposition.
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A qualified voter, or the Legislature of the State of Alaska acting directly or through the legislative council, who believes that the proposed ballot title and proposition prepared by the lieutenant governor under AS 15.50.010 does not provide a true and impartial summary of the…
AS 15.50.027 Judicial review.
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A qualified voter, or the Legislature of the State of Alaska acting directly or through the legislative council, who has filed with the lieutenant governor a statement of objection to a proposed ballot title and proposition as provided in AS 15.50.025 and who believes that the ba…
AS 15.50.030 Placing proposition on ballot.
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The lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the ballot for the next statewide general election held after the amendment proposed by the legislature or held 120 days after the amendment proposed by a constitutional convention. If …
AS 15.50.040 Display of resolution.
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The director shall provide each election board with one copy of the resolution proposing the constitutional amendment by the legislature or by the convention, and the election board shall display the copy of the resolution in a conspicuous place in the room where the election is …
AS 15.50.050 Certification of vote.
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If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition favor the amendment, the constitutional amendment is adopted, and the lieutenant governor shall so certify.
AS 15.50.060 Effective date.
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Article 2. Constitutional Conventions. Unless otherwise provided in the amendment, it becomes effective 30 days after certification.
AS 15.50.070 Placing question of constitutional convention on ballot.
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If during any 10-year period a constitutional convention has not yet been held, and the question of holding a constitutional convention has not been placed before the voters, the lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the question on the ballot for the next regula…
AS 15.50.080 Certification of vote.
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If a majority of votes cast on the question are in the affirmative, the lieutenant governor shall so certify and shall issue the call for the convention.
AS 15.50.090 Time and manner of selecting delegates.
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Delegates to the convention shall be elected at the next statewide general election in the number and manner prescribed in the call for the convention by the lieutenant governor or as provided by law.
AS 15.50.100 Certification of constitutional amendment by convention.
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Article 3. Delegation by Lieutenant Governor. The president of the constitutional convention shall certify to the lieutenant governor each proposed amendment to the constitution adopted by the constitutional convention.
AS 15.50.110 Delegation by lieutenant governor.
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The lieutenant governor may delegate the duties imposed on the lieutenant governor by AS 15.50.010 15.50.100 to the director.