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 […]
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) […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Sec. 29.26.360. Application.
AS 29.26.250 – 29.26.360 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.
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 […]