Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.45.160 (2026)
Bases for determining the petition was improperly filed
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Sec. 15.45.160. Bases for determining the petition was improperly filed.
The lieutenant governor shall notify the committee that the petition was improperly filed upon determining that
(1) there is an insufficient number of qualified subscribers;
(2) the subscribers were not resident in at least three-fourths of the house districts of the state; or
(3) there is an insufficient number of qualified subscribers from each of the house districts described in (2) of this section.
The lieutenant governor shall notify the committee that the petition was improperly filed upon determining that
(1) there is an insufficient number of qualified subscribers;
(2) the subscribers were not resident in at least three-fourths of the house districts of the state; or
(3) there is an insufficient number of qualified subscribers from each of the house districts described in (2) of this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Yute Air Alaska, Inc. v. McAlpine, 698 P.2d 1173 (Alaska 1985).
Yute Air Alaska, Inc. v. McAlpine, 698 P.2d 1173 (Alaska 1985). “150, provide the basis for determining impropriety with respect to subscribers, AS 15.45.160, provide for supplementary petitions to cure the improprieties, AS 15.”
Whittaker v. Mallott, 259 F. Supp. 3d 1024 (D. Alaska 2017). “, AS 15.45.160 (referring to initiative petition "subscribers”), The Court uses this terminology as well.”
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 15.45.160 (regarding bases for determining petition was improperly filed).”
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). “” AS 15.45.160. -5- 7775 legislative session, and that allowing corrections furthers the will of the voters, thus aligning with the constitutional right to enact laws by initiative.”
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). “” AS 15.45.160. -5- 7775 legislative session, and that allowing corrections furthers the will of the voters, thus aligning with the constitutional right to enact laws by initiative.”
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