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Alaska Stat. § 15.45.090 (2026)

Preparation of petition

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Sec. 15.45.090. Preparation of petition.
 (a) If the application is certified, the lieutenant governor shall prepare a sufficient number of sequentially numbered petitions to allow full circulation throughout the state. Each petition must contain
     (1) a copy of the proposed bill;

     (2) an impartial summary of the subject matter of the bill;

     (3) a statement of minimum costs to the state associated with certification of the initiative application and review of the initiative petition, excluding legal costs to the state and the costs to the state of any challenge to the validity of the petition;

     (4) an estimate of the cost to the state of implementing the proposed law;

     (5) the statement of warning prescribed in AS 15.45.100;

     (6) sufficient space for the printed name, a numerical identifier, the signature, the date of signature, and the address of each person signing the petition; and

     (7) other specifications prescribed by the lieutenant governor to ensure proper handling and control.

 (b) Upon request of the initiative committee, the lieutenant governor shall report to the committee the number of persons who voted in the preceding general election.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Planned Parenthood of Alaska v. Campbell, 232 P.3d 725 (Alaska 2010).
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Planned Parenthood of Alaska v. Campbell, 232 P.3d 725 (Alaska 2010). · cites it 14× “[42] AS 15.45.090; Alaska Const. art. XI, § 3.”
Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'n, 33 P.3d 773 (Alaska 2001). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to AS 15.45.090 the initiative petition included a summary of the subject matter of the bill 3 as well as the complete text of the bill.”
North West Cruiseship Ass'n of Alaska v. State, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections, 145 P.3d 573 (Alaska 2006). · cites it 6× “The Division argues that these two claims of Plaintiffs are properly understood to be challenges to the form of the petition booklet that the Division prepared pursuant to AS 15.45.090. The Division reasons that it could have modified the petition booklets to require a date of…”
Burgess v. Alaska Lieutenant Governor Terry Miller, 654 P.2d 273 (Alaska 1982). · cites it 3× “AS 15.45.090 provides that this summary shall be “impartial.”
Pullen v. Ulmer, 923 P.2d 54 (Alaska 1996). · cites it 2× “[3] In accordance with AS 15.45.090(2), the Lieutenant Governor prepared a petition containing the proposed bill as well as a summary of the proposed initiative.”
Faipeas v. Mun. of Anchorage, 860 P.2d 1214 (Alaska 1993). · cites it 2× “" AS 15.45.090, AS 15.45.320. In contrast, the statute governing petitions of a home rule municipality states only that "[a] home rule charter shall provide procedures for initiative and referendum.”
McAlpine v. Univ. of Alaska, 762 P.2d 81 (Alaska 1988). “Pursuant to AS 15.45.090, he then prepared a petition containing the proposed bill along with an impartial summary of it drafted by the attorney general.”
Alaskans for Efficient Gov't, Inc. v. State, 52 P.3d 732 (Alaska 2002). · cites it 2× “Applying the appropriate deferential standard of review to the language of the ballot summary and considering the appellants' arguments, I think that the language of the ballot summary satisfies article XI, section 3 of the Alaska Constitution, AS 15.45.090, and AS 15.45.180,…”
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). “XI, § 4 (stating procedures for initiative election); see also AS 15.45.090 (regarding petition preparation); AS 15.”
Educ. Initiative PAC v. Comm. to Protect Nevada Jobs, 293 P.3d 874 (Nev. 2013). “, Alaska Stat. § 15.45.090 (2012) (requiring the lieutenant governor to prepare an “impartial summary”); Cal.”
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). “030 (“Form of application”); AS 15.45.090 (“Preparation of petition”); AS 15.”
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× “070 (regarding application review for certification); AS 15.45.090 (regarding petition preparation).”
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— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.090(1) — 1 case
Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'n, 33 P.3d 773 (Alaska 2001). “Pursuant to AS 15.45.090 the initiative petition included a summary of the subject matter of the bill 3 as well as the complete text of the bill.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.090(2) — 3 cases
Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'n, 33 P.3d 773 (Alaska 2001). “Pursuant to AS 15.45.090 the initiative petition included a summary of the subject matter of the bill 3 as well as the complete text of the bill.”
Pullen v. Ulmer, 923 P.2d 54 (Alaska 1996). “[3] In accordance with AS 15.45.090(2), the Lieutenant Governor prepared a petition containing the proposed bill as well as a summary of the proposed initiative.”
Burgess v. Alaska Lieutenant Governor Terry Miller, 654 P.2d 273 (Alaska 1982). “AS 15.45.090 provides that this summary shall be “impartial.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.090(5) — 3 cases
North West Cruiseship Ass'n of Alaska v. State, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections, 145 P.3d 573 (Alaska 2006). “The Division argues that these two claims of Plaintiffs are properly understood to be challenges to the form of the petition booklet that the Division prepared pursuant to AS 15.45.090. The Division reasons that it could have modified the petition booklets to require a date of…”
La Quen Naay Elizabeth Med. Crow, Amber Lee, & Kevin Mcgee v. Dir. Carol Beecher, in her Off. Capacity, Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, in her Off. Capacity, & the State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Dr. Arthur Matthias, Phillip Izon, & Jamie R. Donley (Alaska 2025).
La Quen Naay Elizabeth Med. Crow, Amber Lee, & Kevin Mcgee v. Dir. Carol Beecher, in her Off. Capacity, Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, in her Off. Capacity, & the State of Alaska, Div. of Elections v. Dr. Arthur Matthias, Phillip Izon, & Jamie R. Donley (Alaska 2025).
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.090(a) — 1 case
Planned Parenthood of Alaska v. Campbell, 232 P.3d 725 (Alaska 2010). “[42] AS 15.45.090; Alaska Const. art. XI, § 3.”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.090(a)(2) — 1 case
Planned Parenthood of Alaska v. Campbell, 232 P.3d 725 (Alaska 2010). “[42] AS 15.45.090; Alaska Const. art. XI, § 3.”
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