Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.45.080 (2026)
Bases of denial of certification
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Sec. 15.45.080. Bases of denial of certification.
The lieutenant governor shall deny certification upon determining in writing that
(1) the proposed bill to be initiated is not confined to one subject or is otherwise not in the required form;
(2) the application is not substantially in the required form; or
(3) there is an insufficient number of qualified sponsors.
The lieutenant governor shall deny certification upon determining in writing that
(1) the proposed bill to be initiated is not confined to one subject or is otherwise not in the required form;
(2) the application is not substantially in the required form; or
(3) there is an insufficient number of qualified sponsors.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · 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).
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). “070 (providing lieutenant governor shall review initiative and certify or notify initiative committee of denial grounds); AS 15.45.080 (setting out bases for denying certification, including if initiative bill is “not confined to one subject”).”
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). “090 (“Preparation of petition”); AS 15.45.080 (“Bases of denial of certification”); 6 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 25.”
Kohlhaas v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 147 P.3d 714 (Alaska 2006). “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.”
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). “AS 15.45.080 (specifying bases for denying certification, including initiative bill “not confined to one subject,” “application is not substantially in the required form,” or “an insufficient number of qualified sponsors”).”
DesJarlais v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 300 P.3d 900 (Alaska 2013). “040 2 and AS 15.45.080. 3 The Depart *902 ment concluded that 10NRTL "is intended to extinguish a woman's constitutional right to privacy as recognized by the United States Supreme Court and the Alaska Supreme Court.”
Kohlhaas v. State, Off. of the Lieutenant Governor, 223 P.3d 105 (Alaska 2010). “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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