Alaska 2023-2024 Regular Session

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11	11	HOUSE BILL NO. 1
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13	13	IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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15	15	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
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17	17	BY REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER
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19	19	Introduced: 1/9/23
20	20	Referred: Prefiled
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23	23	A BILL
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25	25	FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
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27	27	"An Act relating to elections." 1
28	28	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
29	29	* Section 1. AS 15.10.120(c) is amended to read: 3
30	30	(c) An election supervisor shall appoint one nominee of the political party of
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32	32	which the governor is a member [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH THE LARGEST 5
33	33	NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF THE PRECEDING 6
34	34	GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION] and one nominee of the political party that 7
35	35	received [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH] the second largest number of votes 8
36	36	statewide in [REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the preceding 9
37	37	gubernatorial election. If [HOWEVER, THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR MAY 10
38	38	APPOINT A QUALIFIED PERSON REGISTERED AS A MEMBER OF A THIRD 11
39	39	POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP OR AS A NONPARTISAN OR 12
40	40	UNDECLARED VOTER IF] a party district committee or state party central 13
41	41	committee of the party of which the governor is a member [OR GROUP WITH 14
42	42	THE LARGEST NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS] or the party that received 15 33-LS0033\A
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46	46	[OR GROUP WITH] the second largest number of votes statewide in [REGISTERED 1
47	47	VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the preceding gubernatorial election fails to present the 2
48	48	names prescribed by (b) of this section by April 15 of a regular election year or at least 3
49	49	60 days before a special [PRIMARY] election, the election supervisor may appoint 4
50	50	any qualified individual registered to vote. 5
51	51	* Sec. 2. AS 15.10.170 is amended to read: 6
52	52	Sec. 15.10.170. Appointment and privileges of watchers. (a) The precinct 7
53	53	party committee, where an organized precinct committee exists, or the party district 8
54	54	committee where no organized precinct committee exists, or the state party 9
55	55	chairperson where neither a precinct nor a party district committee exists, may appoint 10
56	56	one or more persons as watchers in each precinct and counting center for any election. 11
57	57	Each candidate not representing a political party may appoint one or more watchers 12
58	58	for each precinct or counting center in the candidate's respective district or the state for 13
59	59	any election. Any organization or organized group that sponsors or opposes an 14
60	60	initiative, referendum, or recall may have one or more persons as watchers at the polls 15
61	61	and counting centers after first obtaining authorization from the director. A state party 16
62	62	chairperson, a precinct party committee, a party district committee, or a candidate not 17
63	63	representing a political party or organization or organized group may not have 18
64	64	more than one watcher on duty at a time in any precinct or counting center. A watcher 19
65	65	must be a United States citizen. The watcher may be present at a position inside the 20
66	66	place of voting or counting that affords a full view of all action of the election officials 21
67	67	taken from the time the polls are opened until the ballots are finally counted and the 22
68	68	results certified by the election board or the data processing review board. The 23
69	69	election board or the data processing review board may require each watcher to 24
70	70	present written proof showing appointment by the precinct party committee, the party 25
71	71	district committee, the organization or organized group, or the candidate the watcher 26
72	72	represents that is signed by the chairperson of the precinct party committee, the 27
73	73	party district committee, the state party chairperson, the organization or 28
74	74	organized group, or the candidate representing no party. 29
75	75	(b) In addition to the watchers appointed under (a) of this section, in a primary 30
76	76	election, [OR] special [PRIMARY] election [OR SPECIAL ELECTION] under 31 33-LS0033\A
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80	80	AS 15.40.140, or special runoff election under AS 15.40.143, each candidate may 1
81	81	appoint one watcher in each precinct and counting center. 2
82	82	* Sec. 3. AS 15.13.020(b) is amended to read: 3
83	83	(b) The governor shall appoint two members of each of the two political 4
84	84	parties whose candidate for governor received the highest number of votes in [OR 5
85	85	POLITICAL GROUPS WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF REGISTERED 6
86	86	VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the most recent preceding general election at which a 7
87	87	governor was elected. The two appointees from each of these two parties [OR 8
88	88	GROUPS] shall be chosen from a list of four names to be submitted by the central 9
89	89	committee of each party [OR GROUP]. 10
90	90	* Sec. 4. AS 15.13.020(d) is amended to read: 11
91	91	(d) Members of the commission serve staggered terms of five years, or until a 12
92	92	successor is appointed and qualifies. The terms of no two members who are members 13
93	93	of the same political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] may expire in consecutive 14
94	94	years. A member may not serve more than one term. However, a person appointed to 15
95	95	fill the unexpired term of a predecessor may be appointed to a successive full five-year 16
96	96	term. 17
97	97	* Sec. 5. AS 15.13.074(c) is amended to read: 18
98	98	(c) A person or group may not make a contribution 19
99	99	(1) to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission the 20
100	100	document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses 21
101	101	as authorized by AS 15.13.100 when the office is to be filled at a general election 22
102	102	before the date that is 18 months before the general election; 23
103	103	(2) to a candidate or an individual who files with the commission the 24
104	104	document necessary to permit that individual to incur certain election-related expenses 25
105	105	as authorized by AS 15.13.100 for an office that is to be filled at a special election or 26
106	106	municipal election before the date that is 18 months before the date of the regular 27
107	107	municipal election or that is before the date of the proclamation of the special election 28
108	108	at which the candidate or individual seeks election to public office; or 29
109	109	(3) to any candidate later than the 45th day 30
110	110	(A) after the date of the primary [OR SPECIAL PRIMARY] 31 33-LS0033\A
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114	114	election if the candidate was on the ballot and was not nominated [CHOSEN 1
115	115	TO APPEAR ON THE GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT] at 2
116	116	the primary [OR SPECIAL PRIMARY] election; or 3
117	117	(B) after the date of the general [OR SPECIAL] election, or 4
118	118	after the date of a municipal or municipal runoff election. 5
119	119	* Sec. 6. AS 15.13.110(f) is amended to read: 6
120	120	(f) During the year in which the election is scheduled, each of the following 7
121	121	shall file the campaign disclosure reports in the manner and at the times required by 8
122	122	this section: 9
123	123	(1) a person who, under the regulations adopted by the commission to 10
124	124	implement AS 15.13.100, indicates an intention to become a candidate for elective 11
125	125	state executive or legislative office; 12
126	126	(2) a person who has filed a nominating petition under 13
127	127	AS 15.25.141 - 15.25.201 to become a candidate at the general election for elective 14
128	128	state executive or legislative office; 15
129	129	(3) a person who campaigns as a write-in candidate for elective state 16
130	130	executive or legislative office at the general election; and 17
131	131	(4) [(3)] a group or nongroup entity that receives contributions or 18
132	132	makes expenditures on behalf of or in opposition to a person described in (1) - (3) [(1) 19
133	133	OR (2)] of this subsection, except as provided for certain independent expenditures by 20
134	134	nongroup entities in AS 15.13.135(a). 21
135	135	* Sec. 7. AS 15.13.110(j) is amended to read: 22
136	136	(j) Before the primary election, a candidate seeking nomination by petition 23
137	137	under AS 15.25.141 - 15.25.201 [AS 15.25.140 - 15.25.200] for the office of 24
138	138	governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative shall file the 25
139	139	reports under (a)(1) and (2) of this section. 26
140	140	* Sec. 8. AS 15.13.400(4) is amended to read: 27
141	141	(4) "contribution" 28
142	142	(A) means a purchase, payment, promise or obligation to pay, 29
143	143	loan or loan guarantee, deposit or gift of money, goods, or services for which 30
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148	148	candidate or political party, or compensation for the personal services of 1
149	149	another person, that is rendered to the candidate or political party, and that is 2
150	150	made for the purpose of 3
151	151	(i) influencing the nomination or election of a 4
152	152	candidate; 5
153	153	(ii) influencing a ballot proposition or question; or 6
154	154	(iii) supporting or opposing an initiative proposal 7
155	155	application filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020; 8
156	156	(B) does not include 9
157	157	(i) services provided without compensation by 10
158	158	individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a 11
159	159	political party, candidate, or ballot proposition or question; 12
160	160	(ii) ordinary hospitality in a home; 13
161	161	(iii) two or fewer mass mailings before each election by 14
162	162	each political party describing the party's slate of candidates for 15
163	163	[MEMBERS OF THE PARTY RUNNING AS CANDIDATES FOR 16
164	164	PUBLIC OFFICE IN THAT] election, which may include photographs, 17
165	165	biographies, and information about the party's candidates; 18
166	166	(iv) the results of a poll limited to issues and not 19
167	167	mentioning any candidate, unless the poll was requested by or designed 20
168	168	primarily to benefit the candidate; 21
169	169	(v) any communication in the form of a newsletter from 22
170	170	a legislator to the legislator's constituents, except a communication 23
171	171	expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a 24
172	172	newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private 25
173	173	benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee; 26
174	174	(vi) a fundraising list provided without compensation 27
175	175	by one candidate or political party to a candidate or political party; or 28
176	176	(vii) an opportunity to participate in a candidate forum 29
177	177	provided to a candidate without compensation to the candidate by 30
178	178	another person and for which a candidate is not ordinarily charged; 31 33-LS0033\A
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182	182	* Sec. 9. AS 15.15.030(5) is amended to read: 1
183	183	(5) The names of the candidates and their party designations shall be 2
184	184	placed in separate sections on the state general election ballot under the office 3
185	185	designation to which they were nominated. The [IF A CANDIDATE IS 4
186	186	REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL 5
187	187	GROUP, THE] party affiliation, if any, shall [MAY] be designated after the name of 6
188	188	the candidate [, UPON REQUEST OF THE CANDIDATE. IF A CANDIDATE HAS 7
189	189	REQUESTED DESIGNATION AS NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED, THAT 8
190	190	DESIGNATION SHALL BE PLACED AFTER THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE. 9
191	191	IF A CANDIDATE IS NOT REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL 10
192	192	PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP AND HAS NOT REQUESTED TO BE 11
193	193	DESIGNATED AS NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED, THE CANDIDATE 12
194	194	SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS UNDECLARED]. The lieutenant governor and the 13
195	195	governor shall be included under the same section. Provision shall be made for voting 14
196	196	for write-in and no-party candidates within each section. Paper ballots for the state 15
197	197	general election shall be printed on white paper. 16
198	198	* Sec. 10. AS 15.15.360(a) is amended to read: 17
199	199	(a) The election board shall count ballots according to the following rules: 18
200	200	(1) A voter may mark a ballot only by filling in, making "X" marks, 19
201	201	diagonal, horizontal, or vertical marks, solid marks, stars, circles, asterisks, checks, or 20
202	202	plus signs that are clearly spaced in the oval opposite the name of the candidate, 21
203	203	proposition, or question that the voter desires to designate. [IN A GENERAL 22
204	204	ELECTION, A VOTER MAY MARK A BALLOT THAT REQUIRES THE VOTER 23
205	205	TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF RANKED PREFERENCE BY THE 24
206	206	USE OF NUMERALS THAT ARE CLEARLY SPACED IN ONE OF THE OVALS 25
207	207	OPPOSITE THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE THAT THE VOTER DESIRES TO 26
208	208	DESIGNATE.] 27
209	209	(2) A failure to properly mark a ballot as to one or more candidates 28
210	210	does not itself invalidate the entire ballot. 29
211	211	(3) If a voter marks fewer names than there are persons to be 30
212	212	elected to the office, a vote shall be counted for each candidate properly marked. 31 33-LS0033\A
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216	216	(4) If a voter marks more names than there are persons to be elected to 1
217	217	the office, the votes for candidates for that office may not be counted. 2
218	218	(5) [(4)] The mark specified in (1) of this subsection shall be counted 3
219	219	only if it is substantially inside the oval provided, or touching the oval so as to indicate 4
220	220	clearly that the voter intended the particular oval to be designated. 5
221	221	(6) [(5)] Improper marks on the ballot may not be counted and do not 6
222	222	invalidate marks for candidates properly made. 7
223	223	(7) [(6)] An erasure or correction invalidates only that section of the 8
224	224	ballot in which it appears. 9
225	225	(8) [(7)] A vote marked for the candidate for President or Vice-10
226	226	President of the United States is considered and counted as a vote for the election of 11
227	227	the presidential electors. 12
228	228	[(9) REPEALED 13
229	229	(10) REPEALED 14
230	230	(11) REPEALED 15
231	231	(12) REPEALED] 16
232	232	* Sec. 11. AS 15.15.370 is amended to read: 17
233	233	Sec. 15.15.370. Completion of ballot count; certificate. When the count of 18
234	234	ballots is completed, and in no event later than the day after the election, the election 19
235	235	board shall make a certificate in duplicate of the results. The certificate includes the 20
236	236	number of votes cast for each candidate, [INCLUDING, FOR A CANDIDATE IN A 21
237	237	GENERAL ELECTION, THE NUMBER OF VOTES AT EACH ROUND OF THE 22
238	238	RANKED-CHOICE TABULATION PROCESS UNDER AS 15.15.350, THE 23
239	239	NUMBER OF VOTES] for and against each proposition, yes or no on each question, 24
240	240	and any additional information prescribed by the director. The election board shall, 25
241	241	immediately upon completion of the certificate or as soon thereafter as the local mail 26
242	242	service permits, send in one sealed package to the director one copy of the certificate 27
243	243	and the register. In addition, all ballots properly cast shall be mailed to the director in a 28
244	244	separate, sealed package. Both packages, in addition to an address on the outside, shall 29
245	245	clearly indicate the precinct from which they come. Each board shall, immediately 30
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250	250	permits, send the duplicate certificate to the respective election supervisor. The 1
251	251	director may authorize election boards in precincts in those areas of the state where 2
252	252	distance and weather make mail communication unreliable to forward their election 3
253	253	results by telephone or radio. The director may authorize the unofficial totaling of 4
254	254	votes on a regional basis by election supervisors, tallying the votes as indicated on 5
255	255	duplicate certificates. To ensure adequate protection, the director shall prescribe the 6
256	256	manner in which the ballots, registers, and all other election records and materials are 7
257	257	thereafter preserved, transferred, and destroyed. 8
258	258	* Sec. 12. AS 15.15.450 is amended to read: 9
259	259	Sec. 15.15.450. Certification of state ballot counting review. Upon 10
260	260	completion of the state ballot counting review, the director shall certify the person 11
261	261	receiving the largest number of votes for the office for which that person was a 12
262	262	candidate as elected to that office [NOMINATED OR ELECTED, AS 13
263	263	APPLICABLE,] and shall certify the approval of a justice or judge not rejected by a 14
264	264	majority of the voters voting on the question. The director shall issue to the elected 15
265	265	candidates and approved justices and judges a certificate of their election or approval. 16
266	266	The director shall also certify the results of a proposition and other question except 17
267	267	that the lieutenant governor shall certify the results of an initiative, referendum, or 18
268	268	constitutional amendment. 19
269	269	* Sec. 13. AS 15.20.081(a) is amended to read: 20
270	270	(a) A qualified voter may apply in person, by mail, or by facsimile, scanning, 21
271	271	or other electronic transmission to the director for an absentee ballot under this 22
272	272	section. Another individual may apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of a qualified 23
273	273	voter if that individual is designated to act on behalf of the voter in a written general 24
274	274	power of attorney or a written special power of attorney that authorizes the other 25
275	275	individual to apply for an absentee ballot on behalf of the voter. The application must 26
276	276	include the address or, if the application requests delivery of an absentee ballot by 27
277	277	electronic transmission, the telephone electronic transmission number, to which the 28
278	278	absentee ballot is to be returned, the applicant's full Alaska residence address, and the 29
279	279	applicant's signature. However, a person residing outside the United States and 30
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284	284	not include an Alaska residence address in the application. A person may supply to a 1
285	285	voter an absentee ballot application form with a political party or group affiliation 2
286	286	indicated only if the voter is already registered as affiliated with the political party or 3
287	287	group indicated. Only the voter or the individual designated by the voter in a 4
288	288	written power of attorney under this subsection may mark the voter's choice of 5
289	289	primary ballot on an application. A person supplying an absentee ballot 6
290	290	application form may not design or mark the application in a manner that 7
291	291	suggests choice of one ballot over another, except that ballot choices may be listed 8
292	292	on an application as authorized by the division. The application must be made on a 9
293	293	form prescribed or approved by the director. The voter or registration official shall 10
294	294	submit the application directly to the division of elections. For purposes of this 11
295	295	subsection, "directly to the division of elections" means that an application may not be 12
296	296	submitted to any intermediary that could control or delay the submission of the 13
297	297	application to the division or gather data on the applicant from the application form. 14
298	298	However, nothing in this subsection is intended to prohibit a voter from giving a 15
299	299	completed absentee ballot application to a friend, relative, or associate for transfer to 16
300	300	the United States Postal Service or a private commercial delivery service for delivery 17
301	301	to the division. 18
302	302	* Sec. 14. AS 15.20.081(h) is amended to read: 19
303	303	(h) Except as provided in AS 15.20.480, an absentee ballot returned by mail 20
304	304	from outside the United States or from an overseas voter qualifying under 21
305	305	AS 15.05.011 that has been marked and mailed not later than election day may not be 22
306	306	counted unless the ballot is received by the election supervisor not later than the close 23
307	307	of business on the 24
308	308	(1) 10th day following a primary election or special [PRIMARY] 25
309	309	election under AS 15.40.140; or 26
310	310	(2) 15th day following a general election, special runoff election, or 27
311	311	special election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this 28
312	312	subsection. 29
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318	318	appoint, in the same manner provided for the appointment of election officials 1
319	319	prescribed in AS 15.10, district absentee ballot counting boards and district questioned 2
320	320	ballot counting boards, each composed of at least four members. At least one member 3
321	321	of each board must be a member of the same political party of which the governor is 4
322	322	a member [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF 5
323	323	REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF THE PRECEDING 6
324	324	GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION], and at least one member of each board must be a 7
325	325	member of the political party whose candidate for governor received the second 8
326	326	largest number of votes in [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH THE SECOND 9
327	327	LARGEST NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE TIME OF] the 10
328	328	preceding gubernatorial election. The district boards shall assist the election 11
329	329	supervisors in counting the absentee and questioned ballots and shall receive the same 12
330	330	compensation paid election officials under AS 15.15.380. 13
331	331	* Sec. 16. AS 15.20.203(i) is amended to read: 14
332	332	(i) The director shall mail the materials described in (h) of this section to the 15
333	333	voter not later than 16
334	334	(1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state 17
335	335	review board for a primary election or for a special [PRIMARY] election under 18
336	336	AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special runoff election; 19
337	337	(2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general election, 20
338	338	special runoff election, or special election other than a special [PRIMARY] election 21
339	339	described in (1) of this subsection. 22
340	340	* Sec. 17. AS 15.20.203(j) is amended to read: 23
341	341	(j) The director shall make available through a free access system to each 24
342	342	absentee voter a system to check to see whether the voter's ballot was counted and, if 25
343	343	not counted, the reason why the ballot was not counted. The director shall make this 26
344	344	information available through the free access system not less than 27
345	345	(1) 10 days after certification of the results of a primary election, or a 28
346	346	special [PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special 29
347	347	runoff election; and 30
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352	352	election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection. 1
353	353	* Sec. 18. AS 15.20.207(i) is amended to read: 2
354	354	(i) The director shall mail the materials described in (h) of this section to the 3
355	355	voter not later than 4
356	356	(1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state 5
357	357	review board for a primary election or for a special [PRIMARY] election under 6
358	358	AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special runoff election; 7
359	359	(2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general or special 8
360	360	election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection. 9
361	361	* Sec. 19. AS 15.20.207(k) is amended to read: 10
362	362	(k) The director shall make available through a free access system to each 11
363	363	voter voting a questioned ballot a system to check to see whether the voter's ballot was 12
364	364	counted and, if not counted, the reason why the ballot was not counted. The director 13
365	365	shall make this information available through the free access system not less than 14
366	366	(1) 10 days after the certification of the results of a primary election or 15
367	367	a special [PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special 16
368	368	runoff election; and 17
369	369	(2) 30 days after certification of the results of a general or special 18
370	370	election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection. 19
371	371	* Sec. 20. AS 15.20.211(d) is amended to read: 20
372	372	(d) The director shall mail the materials described in (c) of this section to the 21
373	373	voter not later than 22
374	374	(1) 10 days after completion of the review of ballots by the state 23
375	375	review board for a primary election, or for a special [PRIMARY] election under 24
376	376	AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special runoff election; 25
377	377	(2) 60 days after certification of the results of a general or special 26
378	378	election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection. 27
379	379	* Sec. 21. AS 15.20.211(f) is amended to read: 28
380	380	(f) The director shall make available through a free access system to each 29
381	381	voter whose ballot was subject to partial counting under this section a system to check 30
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386	386	why the ballot was not counted. The director shall make this information available 1
387	387	through the free access system not less than 2
388	388	(1) 10 days after certification of the results of a primary election or a 3
389	389	special [PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.140 that is followed by a special 4
390	390	runoff election; and 5
391	391	(2) 30 days after the certification of the results of a general or special 6
392	392	election, other than a special [PRIMARY] election described in (1) of this subsection. 7
393	393	* Sec. 22. AS 15.25.010 is amended to read: 8
394	394	Sec. 15.25.010. Provision for primary election. Candidates for the elective 9
395	395	state executive and state and national legislative offices shall be nominated in a 10
396	396	primary election by direct vote of the people in the manner prescribed by this chapter. 11
397	397	Unless two or more political parties have jointly requested a combined primary 12
398	398	election ballot, the director shall prepare and provide a primary election ballot 13
399	399	for each political party. The director shall prepare and provide a combined 14
400	400	primary election ballot for two or more parties that have jointly requested a 15
401	401	combined primary election ballot. A voter registered as affiliated with a political 16
402	402	party may vote that party's ballot, or, a combined primary election ballot if the 17
403	403	party's candidates are listed on the combined primary election ballot. A voter 18
404	404	registered as nonpartisan or undeclared rather than as affiliated with a 19
405	405	particular political party may vote the political party ballot or combined primary 20
406	406	election ballot of the voter's choice unless prohibited from doing so under 21
407	407	AS 15.25.015. A voter registered as affiliated with a political party may not vote 22
408	408	the ballot of a different political party or a combined primary election ballot that 23
409	409	only includes candidates of political parties other than the party the voter is 24
410	410	registered as affiliated with unless permitted to do so under AS 15.25.015 [THE 25
411	411	PRIMARY ELECTION DOES NOT SERVE TO DETERMINE THE NOMINEE OF 26
412	412	A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP BUT SERVES ONLY TO 27
413	413	NARROW THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHOSE NAMES WILL APPEAR 28
414	414	ON THE BALLOT AT THE GENERAL ELECTION. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN 29
415	415	AS 15.25.100(d), ONLY THE FOUR CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE THE 30
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421	421	* Sec. 23. AS 15.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 2
422	422	Sec. 15.25.015. Participation in primary election selection of a political 3
423	423	party's candidates. (a) Not later than 5:00 p.m., Alaska time, on September 1 of the 4
424	424	calendar year before the calendar year in which a primary election is to be held, a 5
425	425	political party shall submit a notice in writing to the director stating whether the party 6
426	426	bylaws expand or limit who may participate in the primary election for selection of the 7
427	427	party's candidates for elective state executive and state and national legislative offices 8
428	428	and whether the party requests a combined primary election ballot. If the party 9
429	429	requests a combined primary election ballot, the party shall request the combined 10
430	430	primary election ballot jointly with the other parties requesting the combined primary 11
431	431	election ballot. A copy of the party's bylaws expanding or limiting who may 12
432	432	participate in the primary election for selection of the party's candidates, 13
433	433	documentation required under (b) of this section, and other information required by 14
434	434	the director, must be submitted along with the notice. The notice, bylaws, 15
435	435	documentation, and other information required by the director shall be provided by the 16
436	436	party's chairperson or another party official designated by the party's bylaws. 17
437	437	(b) Once a political party timely submits a notice and bylaws under (a) of this 18
438	438	section and the director finds that the party has met the requirements of this chapter 19
439	439	and other applicable laws, the director shall permit a voter registered as affiliated with 20
440	440	another party to vote the party's ballot or a combined primary election ballot that 21
441	441	includes the party's candidates if the voter is permitted by the party's bylaws to 22
442	442	participate in the selection of the party's candidates and may not permit a voter 23
443	443	registered as nonpartisan or undeclared to vote a party's ballot or a combined primary 24
444	444	election ballot that includes the party's candidates if the party's bylaws restrict 25
445	445	participation by nonpartisan or undeclared voters in the party's primary; however, for a 26
446	446	subsequent primary election, the party shall timely submit another notice, bylaws, 27
447	447	documentation, and other information under (a) of this section if the party's bylaws 28
448	448	regarding who may participate in the primary election for selection of the party's 29
449	449	candidates change. 30
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454	454	(a) A member of a political party [PERSON] who seeks to become a 1
455	455	candidate of the party in the primary election [OR A SPECIAL PRIMARY 2
456	456	ELECTION] shall execute and file a declaration of candidacy. The declaration shall be 3
457	457	executed under oath before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and must 4
458	458	state in substance 5
459	459	(1) the full name of the candidate; 6
460	460	(2) the full mailing address of the candidate; 7
461	461	(3) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 8
462	462	representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 9
463	463	(4) the office for which the candidate seeks nomination; 10
464	464	(5) the name of the political party of which the person is a candidate 11
465	465	for nomination [OR POLITICAL GROUP WITH WHICH THE CANDIDATE IS 12
466	466	REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED, OR WHETHER THE CANDIDATE WOULD 13
467	467	PREFER A NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED DESIGNATION PLACED 14
468	468	AFTER THE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON THE BALLOT]; 15
469	469	(6) the full residence address of the candidate, and the date on which 16
470	470	residency at that address began; 17
471	471	(7) the date of the primary election [OR SPECIAL PRIMARY 18
472	472	ELECTION] at which the candidate seeks nomination; 19
473	473	(8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the 20
474	474	candidate; 21
475	475	(9) that the candidate will meet the specific citizenship requirements of 22
476	476	the office for which the person is a candidate; 23
477	477	(10) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; 24
478	478	(11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 25
479	479	office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 26
480	480	representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled 27
481	481	day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the 28
482	482	candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years 29
483	483	of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened 30
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488	488	that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in December 1
489	489	following election or, if the office is to be filled by special election under 2
490	490	AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the 3
491	491	date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, by 4
492	492	the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office; 5
493	493	(12) that the candidate requests that the candidate's name be placed on 6
494	494	the primary [ELECTION OR SPECIAL PRIMARY] election ballot; 7
495	495	(13) that the required fee accompanies the declaration; 8
496	496	(14) that the person is not a candidate for any other office to be voted 9
497	497	on at the primary or general election and that the person is not a candidate for this 10
498	498	office under any other declaration of candidacy or nominating petition; and 11
499	499	(15) the manner in which the candidate wishes the candidate's name to 12
500	500	appear on the ballot [; 13
501	501	(16) IF THE CANDIDACY IS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE 14
502	502	GOVERNOR, THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT 15
503	503	GOVERNOR RUNNING JOINTLY WITH THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR; 16
504	504	AND 17
505	505	(17) IF THE CANDIDACY IS FOR THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT 18
506	506	GOVERNOR, THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR RUNNING 19
507	507	JOINTLY WITH THE CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR]. 20
508	508	* Sec. 25. AS 15.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 21
509	509	Sec. 15.25.057. Nomination by party petition where incumbent dies or is 22
510	510	disqualified or incapacitated. (a) If an unopposed incumbent candidate for 23
511	511	renomination dies, becomes disqualified from holding the office the candidate is 24
512	512	seeking, or is certified as being incapacitated between June 1 of the election year and 25
513	513	that date which is more than 54 days before the date of the primary election, the 26
514	514	candidate's place on the ballot may be filled by party petition. The petition shall state 27
515	515	that the political party requests the name of the proposed candidate replace that of the 28
516	516	incumbent on the primary election ballot and shall be accompanied by a declaration of 29
517	517	candidacy from the person named in the petition. The petition must be received by the 30
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522	522	incapacity of the incumbent or 52 days before the primary election date, whichever 1
523	523	time is earlier. 2
524	524	(b) The method for certifying an incumbent candidate for nomination as being 3
525	525	incapacitated, the method for selecting the person who is to be named in the party 4
526	526	petition, and the method for placing the name of the person selected on the primary 5
527	527	nomination ballot are the same as those prescribed in AS 15.25.111 and 15.25.131 6
528	528	relating to filling vacancies of party nominees in a general election. 7
529	529	(c) The death, disqualification, or certification of incapacity of the incumbent 8
530	530	within 52 days before or on the primary election date does not affect the counting and 9
531	531	review of the ballots. If the result of the counting and review discloses that the 10
532	532	candidate, if the candidate had lived, would have been nominated, the candidate shall 11
533	533	be declared nominated. The vacancy may be filled by party petition as provided in 12
534	534	AS 15.25.111 - 15.25.131. 13
535	535	* Sec. 26. AS 15.25.060 is repealed and reenacted to read: 14
536	536	Sec. 15.25.060. Preparation and distribution of ballots; appropriate ballot. 15
537	537	(a) The primary election ballots shall be prepared and distributed by the director in the 16
538	538	manner prescribed in this section. Unless two or more political parties have jointly 17
539	539	requested a combined primary election ballot, the director shall prepare and provide a 18
540	540	primary election ballot for each political party that contains all of the candidates of 19
541	541	that party for elective state executive and state and national legislative offices and all 20
542	542	of the ballot titles and propositions required to appear on the ballot at the primary 21
543	543	election. Upon the joint request of two or more political parties, the director shall 22
544	544	prepare and provide a combined primary election ballot for those parties that contains 23
545	545	all of the candidates of the parties for elective state executive and state and national 24
546	546	legislative offices and all of the ballot titles and propositions required to appear on the 25
547	547	ballot at the primary election. The director shall print the ballots on white paper and 26
548	548	place the names of all candidates who have properly filed in groups according to 27
549	549	offices. The order of the placement of the names for each offic
550	550	e shall be as provided 28
551	551	for the general election ballot. Blank spaces may not be provided on the ballot for the 29
552	552	writing or pasting in of names. The director shall also prepare and print a separate 30
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558	558	(b) A voter may vote only one primary election ballot. A voter may vote a 2
559	559	political party ballot only if the voter is registered as affiliated with that party, is 3
560	560	allowed to participate in the party primary under the party's bylaws, or is registered as 4
561	561	nonpartisan or undeclared rather than as affiliated with a particular political party and 5
562	562	the party's bylaws do not restrict participation by nonpartisan or undeclared voters in 6
563	563	the party's primary. A voter may vote a combined primary election ballot only if the 7
564	564	voter is registered as affiliated with a party appearing on the ballot, is allowed to 8
565	565	participate in the party primary under the parties' bylaws, or is registered as 9
566	566	nonpartisan or undeclared rather than as affiliated with a particular political party and 10
567	567	the parties' bylaws do not restrict participation by nonpartisan or undeclared voters in 11
568	568	the parties' primaries. For the purpose of determining which primary election ballot a 12
569	569	voter may use, a voter's party affiliation is considered to be the affiliation registered 13
570	570	with the director as of the 30th day before the primary election. If a voter changes 14
571	571	party affiliation within the 30 days before the primary election, the voter's previous 15
572	572	party affiliation shall be used for the determination under this subsection. 16
573	573	(c) If a voter is not voting in person and has requested an absentee ballot or 17
574	574	special needs ballot but has not indicated a choice of ballot, the director shall provide 18
575	575	the voter with the ballot listing the candidates of the political party or group with 19
576	576	which the voter is affiliated, as determined under (b) of this section. 20
577	577	* Sec. 27. AS 15.25.100 is repealed and reenacted to read: 21
578	578	Sec. 15.25.100. Placement of nominees on general election ballot. The 22
579	579	director shall place the name of the candidate receiving the highest number of votes 23
580	580	for an office by a political party on the general election ballot. 24
581	581	* Sec. 28. AS 15.25.105(a) is amended to read: 25
582	582	(a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not 26
583	583	successful in advancing to the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the 27
584	584	general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate. Votes for a write-in 28
585	585	candidate may not be counted unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the 29
586	586	director stating 30
587	587	(1) the full name of the candidate; 31 33-LS0033\A
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592	592	residency at that address began; 2
593	593	(3) the full mailing address of the candidate; 3
594	594	(4) the name of the political party or political group of which the 4
595	595	candidate is a member, if any [WITH WHICH THE CANDIDATE IS 5
596	596	REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED, OR WHETHER THE CANDIDATE WOULD 6
597	597	PREFER A NONPARTISAN OR UNDECLARED DESIGNATION]; 7
598	598	(5) if the candidate is for the office of state senator or state 8
599	599	representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 9
600	600	(6) the office that the candidate seeks; 10
601	601	(7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; 11
602	602	(8) the length of residency in the state and in the house district of the 12
603	603	candidate; 13
604	604	(9) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written 14
605	605	on the ballot by the voter; 15
606	606	(10) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 16
607	607	the office for which the person is a candidate; 17
608	608	(11) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 18
609	609	office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 19
610	610	representative, that the candidate will be at least 21 years of age on the first scheduled 20
611	611	day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the 21
612	612	candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years 22
613	613	of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened 23
614	614	after the election; if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant governor, 24
615	615	that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in December 25
616	616	following election or, if the office is to be filled by special election under 26
617	617	AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the 27
618	618	date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, by 28
619	619	the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office; 29
620	620	(12) that the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law; and 30
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625	625	voted on at the general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for this office 1
626	626	under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy. 2
627	627	* Sec. 29. AS 15.25.105(b) is amended to read: 3
628	628	(b) If a write-in candidate is running for the office of governor, the candidate 4
629	629	must file a joint letter of intent together with a candidate for lieutenant governor. Both 5
630	630	candidates must be of the same political party or group. 6
631	631	* Sec. 30. AS 15.25 is amended by adding new sections to article 1 to read: 7
632	632	Sec. 15.25.111. Filling vacancies by party petition. If a candidate of a 8
633	633	political party nominated at the primary election dies, withdraws, resigns, becomes 9
634	634	disqualified from holding the office for which the candidate is nominated, or is 10
635	635	certified as being incapacitated in the manner prescribed by this section after the 11
636	636	primary election and 64 days or more before the general election, the vacancy may be 12
637	637	filled by party petition. The central committee of any political party or any party 13
638	638	district committee may certify as being incapacitated any candidate nominated by their 14
639	639	respective party by presenting to the director a sworn statement made by a panel of 15
640	640	three licensed physicians, not more than two of whom may be of the same political 16
641	641	party, that the candidate is physically or mentally incapacitated to an extent that 17
642	642	would, in the panel's judgment, prevent the candidate from active service during the 18
643	643	term of office if elected. The director shall place the name of the person nominated by 19
644	644	party petition on the general election ballot. The name of a candidate disqualified 20
645	645	under this section may not appear on the general election ballot. 21
646	646	Sec. 15.25.121. Requirements for party petition. Party petitions for the 22
647	647	nomination of candidates shall state in substance that the political party desires and 23
648	648	intends to support the named candidate for the named office and requests that the 24
649	649	name of the proposed candidate be placed on the general election ballot. The petition 25
650	650	may be filed not later than 64 days before the date of the general election. 26
651	651	Sec. 15.25.131. Selection of nominees for party petition. The nominees of 27
652	652	political parties by party petition may be selected for statewide offices by the state 28
653	653	party central committee or in any other manner prescribed by the party bylaws, and the 29
654	654	petition for statewide offices shall be signed by the state chairperson of the political 30
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659	659	central committee. The nominees of political parties by party petition may be selected 1
660	660	for district-wide offices by the respective party district committee or in any other 2
661	661	manner prescribed by the party bylaws, and the petition for district-wide offices shall 3
662	662	be signed by the chairperson of the party district committee, or in the absence of the 4
663	663	chairperson, by any two members of the party district committee, or in any other 5
664	664	manner prescribed by the party bylaws. The petition may be delivered in person or by 6
665	665	mail, facsimile, or other reliable electronic transmission. 7
666	666	* Sec. 31. AS 15.25 is amended by adding new sections to article 2 to read: 8
667	667	Sec. 15.25.141. Provision for no-party candidate nominations. Candidates 9
668	668	not representing a political party are nominated by petition. 10
669	669	Sec. 15.25.151. Date of filing petition. A candidate seeking nomination by 11
670	670	petition shall submit the information required under AS 15.25.181(a)(1) - (8) and (11) 12
671	671	- (17) to the director in the time and manner specified in AS 15.25.040. The full 13
672	672	petition with voter signatures shall be filed with the director by actual physical 14
673	673	delivery in person at or before 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the day of the primary 15
674	674	election in the year in which a general election is held for the office, or by actual 16
675	675	physical delivery to the director by registered or certified mail return receipt requested 17
676	676	which is postmarked at or before 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the day of the primary 18
677	677	election in the year in which a general election is held for the office, and received not 19
678	678	more than 15 days after that time. If the postmark is illegible, a dated receipt from the 20
679	679	post office where dispatched shall be acceptable as evidence of mailing. 21
680	680	Sec. 15.25.161. Required number of signatures for statewide office. 22
681	681	Petitions for the nomination of candidates for the office of governor, lieutenant 23
682	682	governor, United States senator, and United States representative shall be signed by 24
683	683	qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the number of 25
684	684	voters who cast ballots in the preceding general election. 26
685	685	Sec. 15.25.171. Required number of signatures for district-wide office. 27
686	686	Petitions for the nomination of candidates for the office of state senator or state 28
687	687	representative shall be signed by qualified voters of the house or senate district in 29
688	688	which the proposed nominee desires to be a candidate equal in number to at least one 30
689	689	percent of the number of voters who cast ballots in the propose
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694	694	house or senate district in the preceding general election. A nominating petition may 1
695	695	not contain less than 50 signatures for any district. 2
696	696	Sec. 15.25.181. Requirements for petition. (a) The petition must state in 3
697	697	substance 4
698	698	(1) the full name of the candidate; 5
699	699	(2) the full residence address of the candidate and the date on which 6
700	700	residency at that address began; 7
701	701	(3) the full mailing address of the candidate; 8
702	702	(4) the name of the political group, if any, supporting the candidate; 9
703	703	(5) if the candidacy is for the office of state senator or state 10
704	704	representative, the house or senate district of which the candidate is a resident; 11
705	705	(6) the office for which the candidate is nominated; 12
706	706	(7) the date of the election at which the candidate seeks election; 13
707	707	(8) the length of residency in the state and in the district of the 14
708	708	candidate; 15
709	709	(9) that the subscribers are qualified voters of the state or house or 16
710	710	senate district in which the candidate resides; 17
711	711	(10) that the subscribers request that the candidate's name be placed on 18
712	712	the general election ballot; 19
713	713	(11) that the proposed candidate accepts the nomination and will serve 20
714	714	if elected with the statement signed by the proposed candidate; 21
715	715	(12) the name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to appear on 22
716	716	the ballot; 23
717	717	(13) that the candidate is not a candidate for any other office to be 24
718	718	voted on at the primary or general election and that the candidate is not a candidate for 25
719	719	this office under any other nominating petition or declaration of candidacy; 26
720	720	(14) that the candidate meets the specific citizenship requirements of 27
721	721	the office for which the person is a candidate; 28
722	722	(15) that the candidate will meet the specific age requirements of the 29
723	723	office for which the person is a candidate; if the candidacy is for the office of state 30
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728	728	day of the first regular session of the legislature convened after the election; if the 1
729	729	candidacy is for the office of state senator, that the candidate will be at least 25 years 2
730	730	of age on the first scheduled day of the first regular session of the legislature convened 3
731	731	after the election; and if the candidacy is for the office of governor or lieutenant 4
732	732	governor, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on the first Monday in 5
733	733	December following the election or, if the office is to be filled by special election 6
734	734	under AS 15.40.230 - 15.40.310, that the candidate will be at least 30 years of age on 7
735	735	the date of certification of the results of the special election; or, for any other office, 8
736	736	by the time that the candidate, if elected, is sworn into office; 9
737	737	(16) that the candidate is a qualified voter; and 10
738	738	(17) if the candidacy is for the office of the governor, the name of the 11
739	739	candidate for lieutenant governor running jointly with the candidate for governor. 12
740	740	(b) A person filing a nominating petition under this section, other than a 13
741	741	person subject to AS 24.60 who is filing a petition for a state legislative office, shall 14
742	742	simultaneously file with the director a statement of income sources and business 15
743	743	interests that complies with the requirements of AS 39.50. A person who is subject to 16
744	744	AS 24.60 and is filing a nominating petition for state legislative office shall 17
745	745	simultaneously file with the director a disclosure statement that complies with the 18
746	746	requirements of AS 24.60.200. 19
747	747	(c) An incumbent public official, other than a legislator, who has a current 20
748	748	statement of income sources and business interests under AS 39.50 on file with the 21
749	749	Alaska Public Offices Commission, or an incumbent legislator who has a current 22
750	750	disclosure statement under AS 24.60.200 on file with the Alaska Public Offices 23
751	751	Commission, is not required to file a statement of income sources and business 24
752	752	interests or a disclosure statement with the nominating petition under (b) of this 25
753	753	section. 26
754	754	Sec. 15.25.186. Eligibility of candidate. The provisions of AS 15.25.042 and 27
755	755	15.25.043 apply to determinations of a candidate's eligibility when a candidate seeks 28
756	756	nomination by petition under AS 15.25.141 - 15.25.201. 29
757	757	Sec. 15.25.191. Placement of names on general election ballot. The director 30
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762	762	properly nominated by petition on the general election ballot. 1
763	763	Sec. 15.25.201. Withdrawal of candidate's name. If a candidate nominated 2
764	764	by petition dies or withdraws after the petition has been filed and 64 days or more 3
765	765	before the general election, the director may not place the name of the candidate on 4
766	766	the general election ballot. 5
767	767	* Sec. 32. AS 15.30.010 is amended to read: 6
768	768	Sec. 15.30.010. Provision for selection of electors. Electors of President and 7
769	769	Vice President of the United States are selected by election at the general election in 8
770	770	presidential election years [, IN THE MANNER AND AS DETERMINED BY THE 9
771	771	RANKED-CHOICE METHOD OF TABULATING VOTES DESCRIBED IN 10
772	772	AS 15.15.350 - 15.15.370]. 11
773	773	* Sec. 33. AS 15.40.140 is amended to read: 12
774	774	Sec. 15.40.140. Condition of calling [SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION 13
775	775	AND] special election. When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator 14
776	776	or United States representative, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special 15
777	777	[PRIMARY] election under AS 15.40.144(a); however, [TO BE HELD ON A DATE 16
778	778	NOT LESS THAN 60, NOR MORE THAN 90, DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE 17
779	779	VACANCY OCCURS, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE 18
780	780	FIRST TUESDAY THAT IS NOT A STATE HOLIDAY OCCURRING NOT LESS 19
781	781	THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION. HOWEVER, IN 20
782	782	AN ELECTION YEAR IN WHICH A CANDIDATE FOR THAT OFFICE IS NOT 21
783	783	REGULARLY ELECTED,] if the vacancy occurs on a date that is [NOT] less than 60 22
784	784	days [, NOR MORE THAN 90,] before or is on or after the date of 23
785	785	[(1)] the primary election in the general election year during which 24
786	786	a candidate to fill the office is regularly elected, the governor may not call a [, 25
787	787	THE] special [PRIMARY] election [SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE 26
788	788	PRIMARY ELECTION WITH THE SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE 27
789	789	HELD ON THE DATE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION; OR 28
790	790	(2) THE GENERAL ELECTION, THE SPECIAL PRIMARY 29
791	791	ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION 30
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796	796	TUESDAY THAT IS NOT A STATE HOLIDAY OCCURRING NOT LESS THAN 1
797	797	60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION]. 2
798	798	* Sec. 34. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 3
799	799	Sec. 15.40.143. Condition of calling a special runoff election. (a) If no 4
800	800	candidate in a special election called under AS 15.40.140 receives over 50 percent of 5
801	801	the votes cast for the office, the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special runoff 6
802	802	election under AS 15.40.144(b). 7
803	803	(b) In a special runoff election called under (a) of this section, the director 8
804	804	shall place the names of the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes and the 9
805	805	second greatest number of votes in the special election on the special runoff election 10
806	806	ballot. 11
807	807	Sec. 15.40.144. Time of calling the special election and special runoff 12
808	808	election. (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, if a special election is called 13
809	809	under AS 15.40.140, it shall be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days 14
810	810	after the date the vacancy occurs. 15
811	811	(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a special runoff election under 16
812	812	AS 15.40.143 shall be held on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring 17
813	813	not less than 60 days after the special election. 18
814	814	(c) In an election year in which a candidate for the vacant office is not 19
815	815	regularly elected, and the vacancy occurs on a date that is not less than 60, nor more 20
816	816	than 90, days before the date of 21
817	817	(1) the primary election, the special election shall be held on the date 22
818	818	of the primary election with any subsequent special runoff election under 23
819	819	AS 15.40.143 to be held on the date of the general election; or 24
820	820	(2) the general election, the special election shall be held on the date of 25
821	821	the general election with any subsequent special runoff election under AS 15.40.143 to 26
822	822	be held on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring not less than 60 days 27
823	823	after the special and general election. 28
824	824	* Sec. 35. AS 15.40 is amended by adding a new section to read: 29
825	825	Sec. 15.40.151. Condition for holding special election with primary. If the 30
826	826	vacancy occurs on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days before the date of 31 33-LS0033\A
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830	830	the primary election, the governor shall, by proclamation, call the special election to 1
831	831	be held on the date of the primary election. 2
832	832	* Sec. 36. AS 15.40.160 is amended to read: 3
833	833	Sec. 15.40.160. Proclamation. The governor shall issue the proclamation 4
834	834	[CALLING THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION] at 5
835	835	least 50 days before the 6
836	836	(1) special [PRIMARY] election; and 7
837	837	(2) if a special runoff election is required under AS 15.40.143(a), 8
838	838	special runoff election. 9
839	839	* Sec. 37. AS 15.40.165 is amended to read: 10
840	840	Sec. 15.40.165. Term of elected senator. At the special election, or, as 11
841	841	provided by AS 15.40.143, at the special runoff election, a United States senator 12
842	842	shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected shall 13
843	843	take office on the date the United States Senate meets, convenes, or reconvenes 14
844	844	following the certification of the results of the special election or special runoff 15
845	845	election by the director. 16
846	846	* Sec. 38. AS 15.40.170 is amended to read: 17
847	847	Sec. 15.40.170. Term of elected representative. At the special election, or, as 18
848	848	provided by AS 15.40.143, at the special runoff election, a United States 19
849	849	representative shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person 20
850	850	elected shall take office on the date the United States house of representatives meets, 21
851	851	convenes, or reconvenes following the certification of the results of the special 22
852	852	election or special runoff election by the director. 23
853	853	* Sec. 39. AS 15.40.190 is amended to read: 24
854	854	Sec. 15.40.190. Requirements of petition for no-party candidates. Petitions 25
855	855	for the nomination of candidates not representing a political party shall be signed 26
856	856	by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the 27
857	857	number of voters who cast ballots in the preceding general election and shall 28
858	858	[MUST BE EXECUTED UNDER OATH,] state in substance that which is required 29
859	859	for nomination petitions by AS 15.25.181 [A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY 30
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864	864	AS 15.25.050(a)]. 1
865	865	* Sec. 40. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 2
866	866	Sec. 15.40.201. Requirements of party petition. Petitions for the nomination 3
867	867	of candidates of political parties shall state in substance that the party desires and 4
868	868	intends to support the named candidate for the office of United States senator or 5
869	869	United States representative, as appropriate, at the special election and requests that 6
870	870	the name of the candidate nominated be placed on the ballot. 7
871	871	Sec. 15.40.211. Selection of party nominees. The nominees of political 8
872	872	parties may be selected by the state convention or in any other manner prescribed by 9
873	873	the party bylaws, and the petition shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary of 10
874	874	the state convention, or if the nominees are selected by the party central committee, 11
875	875	the petition shall be signed by the chairperson of the central committee or in any other 12
876	876	manner prescribed by the party bylaws. 13
877	877	* Sec. 41. AS 15.40.220 is amended to read: 14
878	878	Sec. 15.40.220. General provisions for conduct of [THE] special 15
879	879	[PRIMARY] election and special runoff election. Unless specifically provided 16
880	880	otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the [PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 17
881	881	general election shall govern the conduct of the special [PRIMARY] election and the 18
882	882	special runoff election of the United States senator or United States representative, 19
883	883	including provisions concerning voter qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, 20
884	884	powers, rights, and obligations of the director, of other election officials, and of 21
885	885	municipalities; provision for notification of the election; provision for payment of 22
886	886	election expenses; provisions regarding employees being allowed time from work to 23
887	887	vote; provisions for the counting, reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions 24
888	888	for running as, voting for, and counting ballots for a write-in candidate; 25
889	889	provisions for the determination of the votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and 26
890	890	provision for absentee voting. 27
891	891	* Sec. 42. AS 15.40.230 is amended to read: 28
892	892	Sec. 15.40.230. Condition and time of calling [SPECIAL PRIMARY 29
893	893	ELECTION AND] special election. When a person appointed to succeed to the 30
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898	898	governor shall, by proclamation, call a special [PRIMARY] election to be held on a 1
899	899	date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy in the office of 2
900	900	the governor occurred [AND A SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD 3
901	901	ON THE FIRST TUESDAY THAT IS NOT A STATE HOLIDAY OCCURRING 4
902	902	NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION]. 5
903	903	However, if the vacancy occurs on a date that is less than 60 days before or is on or 6
904	904	after the date of the primary election in years in which a governor is regularly elected, 7
905	905	the acting governor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and may not call a 8
906	906	special election. 9
907	907	* Sec. 43. AS 15.40.240 is amended to read: 10
908	908	Sec. 15.40.240. Conditions for holding special [PRIMARY ELECTION 11
909	909	AND SPECIAL] election with primary or general election. If the vacancy occurs 12
910	910	on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days before the date of the primary 13
911	911	election in years in which a governor is regularly elected [IN AN ELECTION 14
912	912	YEAR IN WHICH A GOVERNOR IS NOT REGULARLY ELECTED, THE 15
913	913	ACTING GOVERNOR SHALL, BY PROCLAMATION, CALL THE SPECIAL 16
914	914	PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE PRIMARY 17
915	915	ELECTION AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE OF 18
916	916	THE GENERAL ELECTION,] or [,] if the vacancy occurs on a date not less than 60, 19
917	917	nor more than 90, days before the date of the primary election or general election in 20
918	918	election years in which a governor is not regularly elected, the acting governor shall, 21
919	919	by proclamation, call the special [PRIMARY] election to be held on the date of the 22
920	920	primary election or general election [WITH THE SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL 23
921	921	ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY THAT IS NOT A STATE 24
922	922	HOLIDAY OCCURRING NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIAL 25
923	923	PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION]. 26
924	924	* Sec. 44. AS 15.40.250 is amended to read: 27
925	925	Sec. 15.40.250. Proclamation of [SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 28
926	926	special election. The acting governor shall issue the proclamation [CALLING THE 29
927	927	SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION] at least 50 days 30
928	928	before the [SPECIAL PRIMARY] election. 31 33-LS0033\A
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932	932	* Sec. 45. AS 15.40.280 is amended to read: 1
933	933	Sec. 15.40.280. Requirements of petition for no-party candidates. Petitions 2
934	934	for the nomination of candidates not representing a political party shall be signed 3
935	935	by qualified voters of the state equal in number to at least one percent of the 4
936	936	number of voters who cast ballots in the preceding general election, shall include 5
937	937	nominees for the office of governor and lieutenant governor, and shall [MUST BE 6
938	938	EXECUTED UNDER OATH,] state in s ubstance that which is required for 7
939	939	nomination petitions by AS 15.25.181 [A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY 8
940	940	UNDER AS 15.25.030, AND INCLUDE THE FEE REQUIRED UNDER 9
941	941	AS 15.25.050(a)]. 10
942	942	* Sec. 46. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 11
943	943	Sec. 15.40.291. Requirements of party petition. Petitions for the nomination 12
944	944	of candidates of political parties shall state in substance that the party desires and 13
945	945	intends to support the named candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant 14
946	946	governor at the special election and requests that the names of the two candidates 15
947	947	nominated be placed on the ballot. 16
948	948	Sec. 15.40.301. Selection of party nominees. The nominees of political 17
949	949	parties may be selected by state convention or in any other manner prescribed by the 18
950	950	party bylaws, and the petition shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary of the 19
951	951	state convention, or, if the nominees are selected by the party central committee, the 20
952	952	petition shall be signed by the state chairperson of the political party or in any other 21
953	953	manner prescribed by the party bylaws. 22
954	954	* Sec. 47. AS 15.40.310 is amended to read: 23
955	955	Sec. 15.40.310. General provisions for conduct of [THE SPECIAL 24
956	956	PRIMARY ELECTION AND] special election. Unless specifically provided 25
957	957	otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the [PRIMARY AND] general 26
958	958	election shall govern the conduct of the special [PRIMARY ELECTION AND 27
959	959	SPECIAL] election of the governor and lieutenant governor, including provisions 28
960	960	concerning voter qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and 29
961	961	obligations of the director, of other election officials, and of municipalities; provision 30
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966	966	regarding employees being allowed time from work to vote; provisions for the 1
967	967	counting, reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for the determination of 2
968	968	the votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and provision for absentee voting. 3
969	969	* Sec. 48. AS 15.40.330 is amended to read: 4
970	970	Sec. 15.40.330. Qualification and confirmation of appointee. (a) The 5
971	971	appointee shall meet the qualifications of a member of the legislature as prescribed in 6
972	972	art. II, sec. 2, Constitution of the State of Alaska, [AND, IF THE PREDECESSOR IN 7
973	973	OFFICE WAS A MEMBER OF A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP 8
974	974	AT THE TIME OF THE VACANCY, (1)] shall be a member of the same political 9
975	975	party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] as that which nominated the predecessor in office, 10
976	976	[;] and [(2)] shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the 11
977	977	legislature who are members of the same political party which nominated [OR 12
978	978	POLITICAL GROUP AS] the predecessor in office and of the same house as was the 13
979	979	predecessor in office. If the predecessor in office was not nominated by [A 14
980	980	MEMBER OF] a political party or [POLITICAL GROUP AT THE TIME OF THE 15
981	981	VACANCY, OR,] if no other member of the predecessor's political party [OR 16
982	982	POLITICAL GROUP] is a member of the predecessor's house of the legislature, the 17
983	983	governor may appoint any qualified person. If the appointee is not a member of a 18
984	984	political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP, AS PROVIDED IN (b) OF THIS 19
985	985	SECTION], the appointment is not subject to confirmation. If the appointee is a 20
986	986	member of a political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP], the appointment is subject to 21
987	987	confirmation as provided by [(b) OF] this section for the confirmation of political 22
988	988	party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] appointees. 23
989	989	(b) A member of a political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP] is a person who 24
990	990	supports the political program of a [POLITICAL] party [OR POLITICAL GROUP]. 25
991	991	The filing for office of a candidate as an independent or no-party candidate 26
992	992	[ABSENCE OF A POLITICAL PARTY OR POLITICAL GROUP DESIGNATION 27
993	993	AFTER A CANDIDATE'S NAME ON AN ELECTION BALLOT] does not preclu de 28
994	994	a candidate from being a member of a political party [OR POLITICAL GROUP]. 29
995	995	Recognition of an independent or no-party [A] candidate as a member of a 30
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1000	1000	at the legislative session following the election of the independent or no-party 1
1001	1001	candidate is recognition of that person's [POLITICAL] party [OR POLITICAL 2
1002	1002	GROUP] membership at the time filings were made by party candidates for the 3
1003	1003	preceding general election [FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFIRMATION UNDER 4
1004	1004	THIS SECTION]. 5
1005	1005	* Sec. 49. AS 15.40.380 is amended to read: 6
1006	1006	Sec. 15.40.380. Conditions for part-term senate appointment and special 7
1007	1007	election. If the vacancy is for an unexpired senate term of more than two years and 8
1008	1008	five full calendar months, the governor shall call a special [PRIMARY ELECTION 9
1009	1009	AND A SPECIAL] election by proclamation and the appointment shall expire on the 10
1010	1010	date the state senate first convenes or reconvenes following the certification of the 11
1011	1011	results of the special election by the director. 12
1012	1012	* Sec. 50. AS 15.40.390 is amended to read: 13
1013	1013	Sec. 15.40.390. Date of special [PRIMARY ELECTION AND SPECIAL] 14
1014	1014	election. The special [PRIMARY] election to fill a vacancy in the state senate shall be 15
1015	1015	held on the date of the first general [PRIMARY] election held more than three full 16
1016	1016	calendar months [60 DAYS] after the senate vacancy occurs [, AND THE SPECIAL 17
1017	1017	ELECTION SHALL BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE FIRST GENERAL 18
1018	1018	ELECTION THEREAFTER]. 19
1019	1019	* Sec. 51. AS 15.40.400 is amended to read: 20
1020	1020	Sec. 15.40.400. Proclamation of [SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 21
1021	1021	special election. The governor shall issue the proclamation calling the [SPECIAL 22
1022	1022	PRIMARY ELECTION AND] special election at least 50 days before the [SPECIAL 23
1023	1023	PRIMARY] election. 24
1024	1024	* Sec. 52. AS 15.40.440 is amended to read: 25
1025	1025	Sec. 15.40.440. Requirements of petition for no-party candidates. Petitions 26
1026	1026	for the nomination of candidates not representing a political party shall be signed 27
1027	1027	by qualified voters equal in number to at least one percent of the number of 28
1028	1028	voters who cast ballots in the proposed nominee's respective house or senate 29
1029	1029	district in the preceding general election. A nominating petition may not contain 30
1030	1030	less than 50 signatures for any district and must [BE EXECUTED UNDER 31 33-LS0033\A
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1034	1034	OATH,] state in substance that which is required in petitions for nomination by 1
1035	1035	AS 15.25.181 [A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY UNDER AS 15.25.030, AND 2
1036	1036	INCLUDE THE FEE REQUIRED UNDER AS 15.25.050(a)]. 3
1037	1037	* Sec. 53. AS 15.40 is amended by adding new sections to read: 4
1038	1038	Sec. 15.40.451. Requirements of petition by political party. Petitions for the 5
1039	1039	nomination of candidates of political parties shall state in substance that the party 6
1040	1040	desires and intends to support the named candidate for the office of state senator at the 7
1041	1041	special election and requests that the name of the candidate be placed on the ballot. 8
1042	1042	Sec. 15.40.461. Selection of political party nominees. The nominees of 9
1043	1043	political parties may be selected by the respective party district committee or by any 10
1044	1044	other manner as provided by the party bylaws, and the petition shall be signed by the 11
1045	1045	chairperson of the party district committee or by any other party official designated by 12
1046	1046	the party bylaws. 13
1047	1047	* Sec. 54. AS 15.40.470 is amended to read: 14
1048	1048	Sec. 15.40.470. General provision for conduct of [THE SPECIAL 15
1049	1049	PRIMARY ELECTION AND] special election. Unless specifically provided 16
1050	1050	otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the [PRIMARY ELECTION AND] 17
1051	1051	general election shall govern the conduct of the special [PRIMARY ELECTION AND 18
1052	1052	SPECIAL] election of state senators, including provisions concerning voter 19
1053	1053	qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and obligations of the 20
1054	1054	director, of other election officials, and of municipalities; provision for notification of 21
1055	1055	the election; provision for payment of election expenses; provisions regarding 22
1056	1056	employees being allowed time from work to vote; provisions for the counting, 23
1057	1057	reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for the determination of the votes 24
1058	1058	and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and provision for absentee voting. 25
1059	1059	* Sec. 55. AS 15.45.190 is amended to read: 26
1060	1060	Sec. 15.45.190. Placing proposition on ballot. The lieutenant governor shall 27
1061	1061	direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the election ballot of the 28
1062	1062	first statewide general, special, special runoff [PRIMARY], or primary election that is 29
1063	1063	held after 30
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1068	1068	(2) a legislative session has convened and adjourned; and 1
1069	1069	(3) a period of 120 days has expired since the adjournment of the 2
1070	1070	legislative session. 3
1071	1071	* Sec. 56. AS 15.45.420 is amended to read: 4
1072	1072	Sec. 15.45.420. Placing proposition on ballot. The lieutenant governor shall 5
1073	1073	direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the election ballot for the 6
1074	1074	first statewide general, special, special runoff [PRIMARY], or primary election held 7
1075	1075	more than 180 days after adjournment of the legislative session at which the act was 8
1076	1076	passed. 9
1077	1077	* Sec. 57. AS 15.58.010 is amended to read: 10
1078	1078	Sec. 15.58.010. Election pamphlet. Before each state general election, and 11
1079	1079	before each state primary, special, or special runoff [PRIMARY] election at which a 12
1080	1080	ballot proposition is scheduled to appear on the ballot, the lieutenant governor shall 13
1081	1081	prepare, publish, and mail at least one election pamphlet to each household identified 14
1082	1082	from the official registration list. The pamphlet shall be prepared on a regional basis as 15
1083	1083	determined by the lieutenant governor. 16
1084	1084	* Sec. 58. AS 15.58.020(b) is amended to read: 17
1085	1085	(b) Each primary, special, or special runoff [PRIMARY] election pamphlet 18
1086	1086	shall contain only the information specified in (a)(6) and (a)(9) of this section for each 19
1087	1087	ballot measure scheduled to appear on the primary, special, or special runoff 20
1088	1088	[PRIMARY] election ballot. 21
1089	1089	* Sec. 59. AS 15.58.030(b) is amended to read: 22
1090	1090	(b) No [NOT] later than July 22 of a year in which a state general election will 23
1091	1091	be held, an individual who becomes a candidate for the office of United States senator, 24
1092	1092	United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state 25
1093	1093	representative under AS 15.25.030 or 15.25.181 may file with the lieutenant governor 26
1094	1094	a photograph and a statement advocating the candidacy. An individual who becomes 27
1095	1095	a candidate for the office of United States senator, United States representative, 28
1096	1096	governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative by party 29
1097	1097	petition filed under AS 15.25.111 may file with the lieutenant governor a 30
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1102	1102	becoming a candidate. 1
1103	1103	* Sec. 60. AS 15.80.010(9) is amended to read: 2
1104	1104	(9) "federal election" means a general, special, special runoff 3
1105	1105	[PRIMARY], or primary election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting, 4
1106	1106	nominating, or electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice-President, 5
1107	1107	presidential elector, United States senator, or United States representative; 6
1108	1108	* Sec. 61. AS 39.50.020(b) is amended to read: 7
1109	1109	(b) A public official or former public official other than an elected or 8
1110	1110	appointed municipal officer shall file the statement with the Alaska Public Offices 9
1111	1111	Commission. Candidates for the office of governor and lieutenant governor and, if the 10
1112	1112	candidate is not subject to AS 24.60, the legislature shall file the statement under 11
1113	1113	AS 15.25.030 or 15.25.181. Municipal officers, former municipal officers, and 12
1114	1114	candidates for elective municipal office shall file with the municipal clerk or other 13
1115	1115	municipal official designated to receive their filing for office. All statements required 14
1116	1116	to be filed under this chapter are public records. 15
1117	1117	* Sec. 62. AS 15.15.025, 15.15.030(14), 15.15.030(15), 15.15.030(16), 15.15.030(17), 16
1118	1118	15.15.060(e), 15.15.350(c), 15.15.350(d), 15.15.350(e), 15.15.350(f), 15.15.350(g); 17
1119	1119	AS 15.58.020(a)(13), 15.58.020(c); AS 15.80.008(a)(2), and 15.80.010(34) are repealed. 18