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Alaska Stat. § 15.45.070 (2026)

Review of application for certification

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Sec. 15.45.070. Review of application for certification.
Within 60 calendar days after the date the application is received, the lieutenant governor shall review the application and shall either certify it or notify the initiative committee of the grounds for denial.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2021 · leading case: Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska & State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Alaskans for Better Elections, 465 P.3d 477 (Alaska 2020).
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Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska & State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Alaskans for Better Elections, 465 P.3d 477 (Alaska 2020). · cites it 3× “040 (setting out required form of proposed initiative bill, including that it “shall be confined to one subject”); AS 15.45.070 (providing lieutenant governor shall review initiative and certify or notify initiative committee of denial grounds); AS 15.”
Yute Air Alaska, Inc. v. McAlpine, 698 P.2d 1173 (Alaska 1985). · cites it 2× “AS 15.45.070. Third, an initiative is an act of direct democracy guaranteed by our constitution.”
Citizens Coalition for Tort Reform, Inc. v. McAlpine, 810 P.2d 162 (Alaska 1991). “” AS 15.45.070. 2 . "The initiative shall not be used to dedicate revenues, make or repeal appropriations, create courts, define the jurisdiction of courts or prescribe their rules, or enact local or special legislation.”
Resource Dev. Council for Alaska, Inc.; Alaska Trucking Ass'n, Inc.; Alaska Miners Ass'n, Inc.; Associated Gen. Contractors of Alaska; Alaska Chamber; & Alaska Support Indus. All. v. Kevin Meyer, in his Off. Capacity as Lt. Governor of the State of Alaska; Gail Fenumiai, in her Capacity as Direction of the Alaska Div. of Elections; the State of Alaska, Div. of Elections; & Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share, Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share v. Resource Dev. Council for Alaska, Inc.; Alaska Trucking Ass'n, Inc.; Alaska Miners Ass'n, Inc.; Associated Gen. Contractors of Alaska; Alaska Chamber; & Alaska Support Indus. All. v. Kevin Meyer, in his Off. Capacity as Lt. Governor of the State of Alaska; Gail Fenumiai, in her Capacity as Direction of the Alaska Div. of Elections; the State of Alaska, Div. of Elections, 494 P.3d 541 (Alaska 2021). “3 AS 15.45.070 (“Review of application for certification”); AS 15.”
Kohlhaas v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 147 P.3d 714 (Alaska 2006). “Former AS 15.45.070 provides: "The lieutenant governor shall review the [initiative] application and shall either certify it or notify the initiative committee of the grounds for denial.”
Croft v. Parnell, 236 P.3d 369 (Alaska 2010). · cites it 2× “Lieutenant Governor Parnell reviewed the applications as required by AS 15.45.070. This statute directs the lieutenant governor to either certify an application for placement on the ballot or explain why certification is denied.”
State of Alaska, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections, & Kevin Meyer, in an Off. capacity v. Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share, 478 P.3d 679 (Alaska 2021). · cites it 2× “XI, § 3; AS 15.45.070 (regarding application review for certification); AS 15.”
DesJarlais v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 300 P.3d 900 (Alaska 2013). “AS 15.45.070. Upon certification, the initiative proceeds to the petition stage, where the initiative sponsors circulate it and gather signatures supporting its inclusion on the ballot.”
Kohlhaas v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 223 P.3d 105 (Alaska 2010). “Former AS 15.45.070 provides: "The lieutenant governor shall review the [initiative] application and shall either certify it or notify the initiative committee of the grounds for denial.”
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