Title 15 — Elections

20 chapters · 453 sections in this title.

453 sectionsFiltered byTitle 15

AS 15.30.060 Notification of electors.
0.2K chars
When the results of the election of presidential electors have been determined, the director shall send a certificate of election to each elector and shall notify the electors of the time and place of their meeting and of their duties as electors.
AS 15.30.070 Place and time of meeting.
0.3K chars
The electors shall meet at the office of the director or other place designated by the director at 11:00 o'clock in the morning on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election. If Congress fixes a different day for the meeting, the electors sha…
AS 15.30.080 Filling of vacancies.
0.2K chars
If there is a vacancy caused by death, failure to attend, ineligibility, or other cause, and if available alternates have not been designated, the electors shall fill the vacancy by plurality vote.
AS 15.30.090 Duties of electors.
0.6K chars
After any vacancies have been filled, the electors shall proceed to cast their votes for the candidates for the office of President and Vice-President of the party that selected them as candidates for electors, or for the candidates for the office of President and Vice-President …
AS 15.30.100 Compensation of electors.
0.2K chars
Article 2. United States Congress. Each elector is entitled to receive from the state treasury the same per diem and travel expenses allowed members of the legislature.
AS 15.30.110 Provisions for election of United States senators.
0.3K chars
A United States senator shall be elected at the general election held in the year 1960 and at the general election every sixth year thereafter. A United States senator shall be elected at the general election held in the year 1962 and at the general election every sixth year ther…
AS 15.30.120 Provisions for election of United States representatives.
0.2K chars
Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act. A United States representative in Congress shall be elected from each congressional district at the general election in 1960 and at the general election every second year thereafter.
AS 15.30.150 Short title.
0.1K chars
AS 15.30.150 — 15.30.190 shall be known and may be cited as “The Alaska Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act of 1993.”
AS 15.30.160 Findings and declarations.
2.1K chars
The people of the State of Alaska hereby find and declare as follows: (1) federal officeholders who remain in office for extended periods of time become preoccupied with their own reelection and for that reason devote more effort to campaigning for their office than making legisl…
AS 15.30.170 Purpose and intent.
1.5K chars
The purpose and intent in enacting AS 15.30.150 — 15.30.190 is to: (1) promote, protect, and defend the compelling interest of the citizens of this state in preventing corruption and the appearance of corruption among the federal legislative representatives of this state by limit…
AS 15.30.180 Federal legislative candidates; ballot access.
4.1K chars
(a) Subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall take effect only when twenty-four (24) states, not including this state, have enacted and have in simultaneous effect statutes, state constitutional provisions, ordinances and other enactments having the force and effect of law, t…
AS 15.30.190 Severability.
0.3K chars
If any provision, subsection, part of the subsection, or clause of AS 15.30.150 — 15.30.190 shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void, invalid, or unconstitutional for any reason, the remaining provisions of AS 15.30.150 — 15.30.190 shall not be affected, and …
AS 15.35.010 Election of governor and lieutenant governor.
0.1K chars
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.
0.3K chars
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.
0.3K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.3K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.3K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.6K chars
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.
0.3K chars
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.
0.7K chars
(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.
0.2K chars
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.
0.1K chars
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.
0.3K chars
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.
0.6K chars
(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.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.010 Conditions and time of filling vacancy by appointment and special election. [Repealed, § 10 ch 50 SLA 2004 and § 7 2004 Ballot Measure No. 4.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.020 Qualification of appointee. [Repealed, § 1 ch 139 SLA 1967.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.030 Secs. 15.40.030 , 15.40.040. Conditions for full, unexpired term appointment; conditions for part-term appointment and special election. [Repealed, § 6 ch 30 SLA 1998.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.050 Secs. 15.40.050 — 15.40.075. Date of special primary election and special election; proclamation of special election; term of elected senator; determination of candidate; date of nomimations. [Repealed, § 10 ch 50 SLA 2004 and § 7 2004 Ballot Measure No. 4.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.080 Secs. 15.40.080 — 15.40.120. Selection of nominees in manner provided for general election; designation of nominees by petition; requirements of petition for no-party candidates and by political parties; selection of political party nominees. [Repealed, § 6 ch 30 SLA 1998.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.130 Secs. 15.40.130 , 15.40.135. General provision for conduct of special election; definition. [Repealed, § 10 ch 50 SLA 2004 and § 7 2004 Ballot Measure No. 4.]
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.140 Condition of calling special primary election and special election.
1.1K chars
When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or United States representative, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special primary election to be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy occurs, to be followed by a …
AS 15.40.141 §§ 15.40.141 — 15.40.142. Condition of calling a special runoff election; time of calling the special election and the special runoff election.
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.145 Temporary appointment of United States senator. [See revisor's note.]
0.5K chars
When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor may, at least five days after the date of the vacancy but within 30 days after the date of the vacancy, appoint a qualified individual to fill the vacancy temporarily until the results of the special elect…
AS 15.40.150 Condition for holding special election with primary.
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.160 Proclamation.
0.2K chars
The governor shall issue the proclamation calling the special primary election and special election at least 50 days before the special primary election.
AS 15.40.165 Term of elected senator.
0.3K chars
At the special election, a United States senator shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected shall take office on the date the United States Senate meets, convenes, or reconvenes following the certification of the results of the special electi…
AS 15.40.170 Term of elected representative.
0.3K chars
At the special election, a United States representative shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected shall take office on the date the United States house of representatives meets, convenes, or reconvenes following the certification of the resu…
AS 15.40.180 Date of nominations.
0.2K chars
Candidates for the special election shall be nominated by petition transmitted by actual physical delivery of the petition in person or by mail postmarked not later than midnight of the filing date.
AS 15.40.190 Requirements of petition for candidates.
0.2K chars
Petitions for the nomination of candidates must be executed under oath, state in substance that which is required for a declaration of candidacy under AS 15.25.030, and include the fee required under AS 15.25.050(a).
AS 15.40.200 §§ 15.40.200 — 15.40.210. Requirements of party petition; selection of party nominees.
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 15.40.220 General provisions for conduct of the special primary election and special election.
0.8K chars
Article 2. Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the primary election and general election shall govern the conduct of the special primary election and special election of the United States senator or Uni…