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AK Stat § 29.26.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.120. Contents of petition.

(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 resolution to be referred; (2) the complete ordinance or resolution sought to be initiated or referred as submitted by the sponsors; (3) the date on which the petition is issued by the clerk; (4) notice that signatures must be secured within 90 days after the date the petition is issued; (5) spaces for each signature, the printed name of each signer, the date each signature is affixed, and the residence and mailing addresses of each signer; (6) a statement, with space for the sponsor's sworn signature and date of signing, that the sponsor personally circulated the petition, that all signatures were affixed in the presence of the sponsor, and that the sponsor believes the signatures to be those of the persons whose names they purport to be; and (7) space for indicating the total number of signatures on the petition. (b) If a petition consists of more than one page, each page must contain the summary of the ordinance or resolution to be initiated or the ordinance or resolution to be referred. (c) The clerk shall notify the contact person in writing when the petition is available. The contact person is responsible for notifying sponsors. Copies of the petition shall be provided by the clerk to each sponsor who appears in the clerk's office and requests a petition, and the clerk shall mail the petition to each sponsor who requests that the petition be mailed.
AK Stat § 29.26.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.130. Signature requirements.

(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 shall determine the number of signatures required on a petition and inform the contact person in writing. Except as provided in (e) of this section, a petition shall be signed by a number of voters based on the number of votes cast at the last regular election held before the date written notice is given to the contact person that the petition is available, equal to (1) 25 percent of the votes cast if a municipality has fewer than 7,500 persons; or (2) 15 percent of the votes cast if a municipality has 7,500 persons or more. (c) Illegible signatures shall be rejected by the clerk unless accompanied by a legible printed name. Signatures not accompanied by a legible residence address shall be rejected. (d) A petition signer may withdraw the signer's signature on written application to the clerk before certification of the petition. (e) If the ordinance or resolution that is the subject of an initiative or referendum petition affects only an area that is less than the entire area of a municipality, only voters residing in the affected area may sign the petition. The clerk shall determine the number of signatures required on the petition and inform the contact person in writing. The petition shall be signed by a number of voters based on the number of votes cast in that area at the last regular election held before the date written notice is given to the contact person that the petition is available equal to (1) 25 percent of the votes cast if the area has fewer than 7,500 persons; or (2) 15 percent of the votes cast if the area has 7,500 persons or more.
AK Stat § 29.26.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.140. Sufficiency of petition.

(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, identify the insufficiency and notify the contact person by certified mail. (b) A petition that is insufficient may be supplemented with additional signatures obtained and filed before the 11th day after the date on which the petition is rejected. (c) A petition that is insufficient shall be rejected and filed as a public record unless it is supplemented under (b) of this section. Within 10 days after a supplementary filing the clerk shall recertify the petition. If it is still insufficient, the petition is rejected and filed as a public record.
AK Stat § 29.26.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.150. Protest.

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. The governing body shall hear and decide the protest.
AK Stat § 29.26.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.160. New petition.

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.
AK Stat § 29.26.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.170. Initiative election.

(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 petition. If no election is scheduled to occur within 75 days after the certification of a petition and the governing body determines it is in the best interest of the municipality, the governing body may by ordinance order a special election to be held on the matter before the next election that is already scheduled, but not sooner than 60 days after certification of the petition. (b) If the governing body adopts substantially the same measure, the petition is void, and the matter initiated may not be placed before the voters. (c) The ordinance or resolution initiated shall be published in full in the notice of the election, but may be summarized on the ballot to indicate clearly the proposal submitted. (d) If a majority vote favors the ordinance or resolution, it becomes effective upon certification of the election, unless a different effective date is provided in the ordinance or resolution.
AK Stat § 29.26.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.180. Referendum election.

(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 petition. If no election is scheduled to occur within 75 days after certification of a petition and the governing body determines it is in the best interest of the municipality, the governing body may by ordinance order a special election to be held on the matter before the next election that is already scheduled, but not sooner than 60 days after certification of the petition. (b) If a petition is certified before the effective date of the matter referred, the ordinance or resolution against which the petition is filed shall be suspended pending the referendum vote. During the period of suspension, the governing body may not enact an ordinance or resolution substantially similar to the suspended measure. (c) If the governing body repeals the ordinance or resolution before the referendum election, the petition is void and the matter referred shall not be placed before the voters. (d) If a majority vote favors the repeal of the matter referred, it is repealed. Otherwise, the matter referred remains in effect or, if it has been suspended, becomes effective on certification of the election.
AK Stat § 29.26.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.|Sec. 29.26.190. Effect.

(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 ordinance or resolution is repealed in a referendum election or by the governing body after a petition that contains substantially the same measure has been filed, substantially similar legislation may not be enacted by the governing body for a period of two years. (c) If an initiative or referendum measure fails to receive voter approval, a new petition application for substantially the same measure may not be filed sooner than six months after the election results are certified.
AK Stat § 29.26.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.240. Recall.

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.
AK Stat § 29.26.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.250. Grounds for recall.

Grounds for recall are misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure to perform prescribed duties.
AK Stat § 29.26.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.260. Application for recall petition.

(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 correspondence relating to the petition may be sent; and (3) a statement in 200 words or less of the grounds for recall stated with particularity. (b) An additional sponsor may be added at any time before the petition is filed by submitting the name of the sponsor to the clerk.
AK Stat § 29.26.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.270. Recall petition.

(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 grounds for recall as set out in the application for petition; (3) the date the petition is issued by the clerk; (4) notice that signatures must be secured within 60 days after the date the petition is issued; (5) spaces for each signature, the printed name of each signer, the date of each signature, and the residence and mailing addresses of each signer; (6) a statement, with space for the sponsor's sworn signature and date of signing, that the sponsor personally circulated the petition, that all signatures were affixed in the presence of the sponsor, and that the sponsor believes the signatures to be those of the persons whose names they purport to be; and (7) space for indicating the number of signatures on the petition. (b) The clerk shall notify the contact person in writing when the petition is available. That person is responsible for notifying sponsors. Copies of the petition shall be provided by the clerk to each sponsor who appears in the clerk's office and requests a petition, and the clerk shall mail the petition to each sponsor who requests that the petition be mailed.
AK Stat § 29.26.280 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.280. Signature requirements.

(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 determine the number of signatures required on a petition and inform the contact person in writing. If a petition seeks to recall an official who represents the municipality at large, the petition shall be signed by a number of voters equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast for that office at the last regular election held before the date written notice is given to the contact person that the petition is available. If a petition seeks to recall an official who represents a district, the petition shall be signed by a number of the voters residing in the district equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the district for that office at the last regular election held before the date the written notice is given to the contact person that the petition is available. (c) Illegible signatures shall be rejected by the clerk unless accompanied by a legible printed name. Signatures not accompanied by a legible residence shall be rejected. (d) A petition signer may withdraw the signer's signature upon written application to the clerk before certification of the petition.
AK Stat § 29.26.290 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.290. Sufficiency of petition.

(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 shall (1) certify on the petition whether it is sufficient; and (2) if the petition is insufficient, identify the insufficiency and notify the contact person by certified mail. (b) A petition that is insufficient may be supplemented with additional signatures obtained and filed before the 11th day after the date on which the petition is rejected if (1) the petition contains an adequate number of signatures, counting both valid and invalid signatures; and (2) the supplementary petition is filed more than 180 days before the end of the term of office of the official sought to be recalled. (c) A petition that is insufficient shall be rejected and filed as a public record unless it is supplemented under (b) of this section. Within 10 days after the supplementary filing the clerk shall recertify the petition. If it is still insufficient, the petition is rejected and filed as a public record.
AK Stat § 29.26.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.300. New recall petition application.

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.
AK Stat § 29.26.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.310. Submission.

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.
AK Stat § 29.26.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.320. Election.

(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 special election on the recall question within 75 days but not sooner than 45 days after a petition is submitted to the governing body. (c) If a vacancy occurs in the office after a sufficient recall petition is filed with the clerk, the recall question may not be submitted to the voters. The governing body may not appoint to the same office an official who resigns after a sufficient recall petition is filed naming that official.
AK Stat § 29.26.330 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.330. Form of recall ballot.

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 least 20 days before the election; (3) the following question: “Shall (name of person) be recalled from the office of (office)? Yes [ ] No [ ]”.
AK Stat § 29.26.340 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.340. Effect.

(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.
AK Stat § 29.26.350 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.350. Successors.

(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 additional members to fill remaining vacancies in accordance with AS 29.20.180. (b) If a member of the school board is recalled, the office of that member is filled in accordance with AS 14.12.070. If all members are recalled from a school board, the governor shall appoint three qualified persons to the school board. The appointees shall appoint additional members to fill remaining vacancies in accordance with AS 14.12.070. (c) A person who has been recalled may not be appointed under (a) or (b) of this section to the office from which the person was recalled. A person appointed under (a) or (b) of this section serves until a successor is elected and takes office. (d) If an official other than a member of the governing body or school board is recalled, a successor shall be elected to fill the unexpired portion of the term. The election shall be held not more than 60 days after the date the recall election is certified, except that if a regular election occurs within 75 days after certification the successor shall be chosen at that election. (e) Nominations for a successor may be filed until seven days before the last date on which a first notice of the election must be given. Nominations may not be filed before the certification of the recall election.
AK Stat § 29.26.360 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 26. Elections|Article 3. Recall.|Sec. 29.26.360. Application.

AS 29.26.250 - 29.26.360 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.
AK Stat § 29.35.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 1. General Powers.|Sec. 29.35.010. General powers.

All municipalities have the following general powers, subject to other provisions of law: (1) to establish and prescribe a salary for an elected or appointed municipal official or employee; (2) to combine two or more appointive or administrative offices; (3) to establish and prescribe the functions of a municipal department, office, or agency; (4) to require periodic and special reports from a municipal department to be submitted through the mayor; (5) to investigate an affair of the municipality and make inquiries into the conduct of a municipal department; (6) to levy a tax or special assessment, and impose a lien for its enforcement; (7) to enforce an ordinance and to prescribe a penalty for violation of an ordinance; (8) to acquire, manage, control, use, and dispose of real and personal property, whether the property is situated inside or outside the municipal boundaries; this power includes the power of a borough to expend, for any purpose authorized by law, money received from the disposal of land in a service area established under AS 29.35.450; (9) to expend money for a community purpose, facility, or service for the good of the municipality to the extent the municipality is otherwise authorized by law to exercise the power necessary to accomplish the purpose or provide the facility or service; (10) to regulate the operation and use of a municipal right-of-way, facility, or service; (11) to borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness; (12) to acquire membership in an organization that promotes legislation for the good of the municipality; (13) to enter into an agreement, including an agreement for cooperative or joint administration of any function or power with a municipality, the state, or the United States; (14) to sue and be sued; (15) to provide facilities or services for the confinement and care of prisoners and enter into agreements with the state, another municipality, or any person relating to the confinement and care of prisoners; (16) to receive grants from and contract with the Department of Public Safety under AS 18.65.670; (17) to provide by ordinance for the creation, recording, and notice of a lien on real or personal property to secure payment of past due utility fees, costs incurred by the municipality in the abatement of an unsafe or dangerous building, and other fees and charges provided for by ordinance; except as otherwise provided by state law, when recorded, a municipal lien under this paragraph has priority over all other liens except (A) liens for property taxes, special assessments, and sales and use taxes; (B) liens that were perfected before the recording of the lien under this paragraph; (C) liens that, under state law, are prior, paramount, and superior to all other liens; and (D) mechanics' and materialmen's liens for which claims of lien under AS 34.35.070 or notices of right to lien under AS 34.35.064 have been recorded before the recording of the lien under this paragraph.
AK Stat § 29.35.015 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 29. Municipal Government|Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties|Article 1. General Powers.|Sec. 29.35.015. Investment pools.

A municipality may invest money in investment pools for public entities as authorized under AS 37.23 only if that municipality has obtained the consent of its governing body through an ordinance authorizing the participation.