Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.15.460 (2026)
Tie votes
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Sec. 15.15.460. Tie votes.
If two or more candidates tie in having the highest number of votes for the same office for which there is to be elected only one candidate, the director shall so notify the candidates who are tied. The director shall immediately proceed with the recount of votes in the manner provided by AS 15.20.430 — 15.20.530.
If two or more candidates tie in having the highest number of votes for the same office for which there is to be elected only one candidate, the director shall so notify the candidates who are tied. The director shall immediately proceed with the recount of votes in the manner provided by AS 15.20.430 — 15.20.530.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1978–2019 · leading case: Carr v. Thomas, 586 P.2d 622 (Alaska 1978).
Carr v. Thomas, 586 P.2d 622 (Alaska 1978). “If there is a tie vote as provided in AS 15.15.460, the lieutenant governor shall initiate the recount and give notice to the interested parties as provided in § 470 of this chapter.”
Dodge v. Meyer, 444 P.3d 159 (Alaska 2019). “AS 15.15.460 provides: "If two or more candidates tie in having the highest number of votes .”
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