Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.20.550 (2026)
Jurisdiction and time for contest
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Sec. 15.20.550. Jurisdiction and time for contest.
The action may be brought in the superior court within 10 days after the completion of the state review.
The action may be brought in the superior court within 10 days after the completion of the state review.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2021 · leading case: Grimm v. Wagoner, 77 P.3d 423 (Alaska 2003).
Grimm v. Wagoner, 77 P.3d 423 (Alaska 2003). “AS 15.20.550 states that an election contest "may be brought in the superior court within 10 days after the completion of the state review.”
Lance Pruitt v. State of Alaska, Off. of Lt. Governor Kevin Meyer, Div. of Elections, Dir. Gail Fenumiai, & Elizabeth A. Hodges Snyder, 498 P.3d 591 (Alaska 2021). “Requiring plaintiffs to plead with greater-than-normal particularity could block potentially meritorious election contests.”
Miller v. Treadwell, 245 P.3d 867 (Alaska 2010). “; see also AS 15.20.550 (providing for superior court's original jurisdiction).”
Cissna v. Stout, 931 P.2d 363 (Alaska 1996). “AS 15.20.550. 10 . Prior cases may have blurred Ae line between issues appropriately considered in a recount appeal and in election contests.”
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