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AK Stat § 15.25.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates|Article 1. Primary Elections.|Sec. 15.25.100. Placement of candidates on general election ballot.

(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 an office. For purposes of this subsection and (b) of this section, candidates for lieutenant governor and governor are treated as a single paired unit. (b) If two candidates tie in having the fourth greatest number of votes for an office in the primary election, the director shall determine under (g) of this section which candidate's name shall appear on the general election ballot. (c) Except as otherwise provided in (d) of this section, if a candidate nominated at the primary election dies, withdraws, resigns, becomes disqualified from holding office for which the candidate is nominated, or is certified as being incapacitated in the manner prescribed by this section after the primary election and 64 or more days before the general election, the vacancy shall be filled by the director by replacing the withdrawn candidate with the candidate who received the fifth most votes in the primary election. (d) If the withdrawn, resigned, deceased, disqualified, or incapacitated candidate was a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor, the replacement candidate is selected by the following process: (1) if the withdrawn, resigned, deceased, disqualified, or incapacitated candidate was the candidate for governor, that candidate's lieutenant governor running mate becomes the candidate for governor, thereby creating a vacancy for the lieutenant governor candidate; (2) when any vacancy for the lieutenant governor candidate occurs, the candidate for governor shall select a qualified running mate to be the lieutenant governor candidate and notify the director of that decision. (e) The director shall place the name of the persons selected through this process as candidates for governor and lieutenant governor on the general election ballot. (f) For a candidate to be certified as incapacitated under (c) of this section, a panel of three licensed physicians, not more than two of whom may be of the same party, shall provide the director with a sworn statement that the candidate is physically or mentally incapacitated to an extent that would, in the panel's judgment, prevent the candidate from active service during the term of office if elected. (g) If the director is unable to make a determination under this section because the candidates received an equal number of votes, the determination may be made by lot under AS 15.20.530.
AK Stat § 15.25.105 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 25. Nomination of Candidates|Article 1. Primary Elections.|Sec. 15.25.105. Write-in candidates in the general election.

(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 unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the director stating (1) the full name of the candidate; (2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which residency at that address began; (3) the full mailing address of the candidate; (4) the political party or political group with which the candidate is registered as affiliated, or whether the candidate would prefer a nonpartisan or undeclared designation; (5) if the candidate is for the office of state senator or state representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; (6) the office that the candidate seeks; (7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; (8) the length of residency in the state and in the house district of the candidate; (9) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written on the ballot by the voter; (10) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of the office for which the person is a candidate; (11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in December following election or, if the office is to be filled by special election under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, by the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office; (12) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; and (13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be voted on at the general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for this office under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy. (b) If a write-in candidate is running for the office of governor, the candidate must file a joint letter of intent together with a candidate for lieutenant governor. (c) A letter of intent under (a) of this section must be filed not later than five days before the general election.
AK Stat § 15.30.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.010. Provision for selection of electors.

Electors of President and Vice President of the United States are selected by election at the general election in presidential election years, in the manner and as determined by the ranked-choice method of tabulating votes described in AS 15.15.350 - 15.15.370.
AK Stat § 15.30.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.020. Number and manner of selecting candidates.

Each political party shall select a number of candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States equal to the number of senators and representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress. The candidates for electors shall be selected by the state party convention or in any other manner prescribed by the bylaws of the party. The chairperson and secretary of the state convention or any other party official designated by the party bylaws shall certify a list of the names of candidates for electors to the director on or before September 1 in presidential election years.
AK Stat § 15.30.025 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.025. Qualifications for limited political parties.

(a) A limited political party may be organized for the purpose of selecting candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States by filing with the director at least 90 days before a presidential general election a petition signed by qualified voters of the state equaling in number at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for President at the last presidential election. The petition shall state that the signers intend to organize a limited political party, that they intend to select candidates for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States at the next succeeding presidential election, and the name of the limited political party. (b) A limited political party organized under this section may not assume a name which is so similar to an existing political party as to confuse or mislead the voters at an election. If the director determines that the name of the limited political party set out in a petition is confusing or misleading, the director may refuse to accept the petition for filing. (c) A limited political party organized under this section ceases to be a limited political party if its presidential candidate fails to receive at least three percent of the number of voters who cast ballots for the office of President at a presidential election.
AK Stat § 15.30.026 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.026. Qualifications for independent candidates for President of the United States; selection of candidate for Vice-President; selection of electors.

(a) A person who desires to be an independent candidate for President of the United States must file with the director not earlier than January 1 of a presidential election year and not later than the 90th day before a presidential general election a petition signed by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the number of voters who cast ballots in an election under this chapter for President of the United States at the last presidential general election. The petition must state that the signers desire the named candidate for President of the United States to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate for president at the next succeeding presidential general election. (b) In order to appear on the ballot, a candidate who has qualified for ballot status under (a) of this section shall certify the following information to the director on or before September 1 of the year of the presidential general election: (1) the names of the electors for the independent candidate for President of the United States, equal to the number of senators and representatives to which the state is entitled in Congress; (2) the name of a candidate for Vice-President, selected by the independent candidate; and (3) the name, Alaska mailing address, and signature of the candidate's state campaign chair, who must be a state resident.
AK Stat § 15.30.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.030. Qualification of electors.

Any qualified voter except a United States senator or representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States may be selected as a candidate for elector.
AK Stat § 15.30.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.040. Requirement of party pledge.

The party shall require from each candidate for elector a pledge that as an elector the person will vote for the candidates nominated by the party of which the person is a candidate.
AK Stat § 15.30.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.050. Interpretation of votes cast for candidates for President and Vice-President.

In voting for presidential electors, a vote marked for the candidates for President and Vice-President is considered and counted as a vote for the presidential electors of the party or for the presidential electors named under AS 15.30.026, as appropriate.
AK Stat § 15.30.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.060. Notification of electors.

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.
AK Stat § 15.30.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.070. Place and time of meeting.

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 shall meet on the day designated by the Act of Congress.
AK Stat § 15.30.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.080. Filling of vacancies.

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.
AK Stat § 15.30.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.090. Duties of electors.

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 under AS 15.30.026 if the electors were named under AS 15.30.026, and shall perform the duties of electors as required by the constitution and laws of the United States. The director shall provide administrative services and the Department of Law shall provide legal services necessary for the electors to perform their duties.
AK Stat § 15.30.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 1. President.|Sec. 15.30.100. Compensation of electors.

Each elector is entitled to receive from the state treasury the same per diem and travel expenses allowed members of the legislature.
AK Stat § 15.30.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 2. United States Congress.|Sec. 15.30.110. Provisions for election of United States senators.

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 thereafter.
AK Stat § 15.30.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 2. United States Congress.|Sec. 15.30.120. Provisions for election of United States representatives.

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.
AK Stat § 15.30.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act.|Sec. 15.30.150. Short title.

AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190 shall be known and may be cited as “The Alaska Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act of 1993.”
AK Stat § 15.30.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act.|Sec. 15.30.160. Findings and declarations.

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 legislative decisions for the benefit of the people of Alaska; (2) federal officeholders have become to closely aligned with the special interest groups who provide contributions and support for their reelection campaigns, give them special favors, and lobby the House of Representatives and Senate for special interest legislation, all of which create corruption or the appearance of corruption of the legislative system; (3) entrenched incumbency has discouraged qualified citizens from seeking office and has led to a lack of competitiveness and a decline in robust debate on issues of importance to the people of Alaska; (4) due to the appearance of corruption and the lack of competition for the legislative seats held by the entrenched incumbents, there has been a reduction in voter participation which is counter-productive in a representative democracy; (5) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in preventing corruption and the appearance of corruption by limiting the number of terms which any Senator or Representative representing the people of this state may serve; (6) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in preserving the integrity of the ballot by promoting competitive elections and limiting the influence of special interests upon entrenched incumbent legislators; (7) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in voting for the candidate or candidates of their choice, and in standing for and holding elective office, and in preventing the perpetual monopolization of elective offices by incumbents; (8) the citizens of Alaska have a compelling interest in extending the equal protection of the laws by ensuring that more of the people of this state have an equal opportunity to stand for and hold elective office.
AK Stat § 15.30.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act.|Sec. 15.30.170. Purpose and intent.

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 limiting the number of terms in which any Senator or Representative may hold office; (2) promote, protect, and defend the compelling interest of the citizens of this state in preserving the integrity of the ballot by ensuring, to the greatest extent permitted by law, competitive elections without the corrupting influence of special interests upon entrenched incumbents; (3) promote, protect and defend the rights of the citizens of this state, guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, to vote for the candidates of their choice, and to stand for and hold elective office, by curtailing the effects of entrenched incumbency and freely permitting write-in candidacies; (4) promote, protect, and defend the rights of the citizens of this state for equal protection of the laws, guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, by giving more of the citizens of this state the opportunity to stand for and hold elective office; (5) ensure that when this measure does become operative, it is given the maximum retrospective effect permitted by applicable law in order to prevent the perpetuation of a professional, federal office-seeking and office-holding class.
AK Stat § 15.30.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 30. National Elections|Article 3. Congressional Ballot Access Limitation Act.|Sec. 15.30.190. Severability.

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 to this end the provisions of AS 15.30.150 - 15.30.190 are severable.
AK Stat § 15.35.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 1. Executive.|Sec. 15.35.010. Election of governor and lieutenant governor.

A governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected at the general election in 1962 and every four years thereafter.
AK Stat § 15.35.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 2. Legislative.|Sec. 15.35.020. Election of legislature.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.030. Approval or rejection of supreme court justice.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.040. Filing declaration by supreme court justice.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.041 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.041. Requirement of filing fee for supreme court candidate.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.050. Placing name of supreme court justice on ballot.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.053 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.053. Approval or rejection of a judge of the court of appeals.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.055. Filing declaration by judge of the court of appeals.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.057 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.057. Requirement of filing fee for court of appeals.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.059 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.059. Placing name of judge of the court of appeals on ballot.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.060. Approval or rejection of superior court judge.

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.
AK Stat § 15.35.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 15. Elections|Chapter 35. State Elections|Article 3. Judiciary.|Sec. 15.35.070. Filing declaration by superior court judge.

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.