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Alaska Stat. § 15.45.180 (2026)

Preparation of ballot title and proposition

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Sec. 15.45.180. Preparation of ballot title and proposition.
 (a) If the petition is properly filed, the lieutenant governor, with the assistance of the attorney general, shall prepare a ballot title and proposition. The ballot title shall, in not more than 25 words, indicate the general subject of the proposition. The proposition shall give a true and impartial summary of the proposed law. The total number of words used in the summary may not exceed the product of the number of sections in the proposed law multiplied by 50. In this subsection, “section” means a provision of the proposed law that is distinct from other provisions in purpose or subject matter.

 (b) The proposition prepared under (a) of this section shall comply with AS 15.80.005 and shall be worded so that a “Yes” vote on the proposition is a vote to enact the proposed law.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Alaskans for Efficient Gov't, Inc. v. State, 52 P.3d 732 (Alaska 2002).
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Alaskans for Efficient Gov't, Inc. v. State, 52 P.3d 732 (Alaska 2002). · cites it 13× “There, we turned to other jurisdictions to help delineate attributes of the "true and impartial" summary required by AS 15.45.180. [11] We agreed with the Colorado Supreme Court that a petition summary must be "a fair, concise, true and impartial statement of the intent of the…”
Yute Air Alaska, Inc. v. McAlpine, 698 P.2d 1173 (Alaska 1985). · cites it 6× “170, provide for ballot preparation, AS 15.45.180, and provide *1178 for the initiative to go on the ballot at the first statewide election held 120 days after the adjournment of the legislature which convened after the petition and any supplementary petition were `filed.”
North West Cruiseship Ass'n of Alaska v. State, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections, 145 P.3d 573 (Alaska 2006). · cites it 2× “240(g)(2), provides that the signatures contained in a petition booklet will not be counted if the "circulator did not complete the information on each signature page as required by AS 15.45.180(8)." (Emphasis added.) In sum, the Division's own regulations bar it from counting…”
State v. Trust the People, 113 P.3d 613 (Alaska 2005). “senator where a vacancy occurs less than sixty days prior to the primary election in a general election year. Primary elections are generally held in the last week of August, and general elections in early November, with the results certified in late November or early December,…”
Alaskans for a Common Language, Inc. v. Kritz, 3 P.3d 906 (Alaska 2000). “In July 1998 the Heutenant governor prepared the ballot title and proposition according to AS 15.45.180 and sent it to Jacobus for review.”
Hoogestraat v. Barnett, 1998 SD 104 (S.D. 1998). · cites it 2× “[3] Alaska Stat. § 15.45.180 ; Ariz.Rev.Stat.”
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 4× “090 (regarding petition preparation and requirement that each petition contain “an impartial summary of the subject matter of the bill”), with Alaska Const.”
Burgess v. Alaska Lieutenant Governor Terry Miller, 654 P.2d 273 (Alaska 1982). “” AS 15.45.180 provides that the proposition “shall, in not more than 100 words, give a true and impartial summary of the proposed law.”
DeNardo v. Mun. of Anchorage, 105 P.3d 136 (Alaska 2005). “010(D) states: "[bjallots for propositions to be voted on shall contain only the question posed by the proposition without explanation preceded by an objectively stated, informative caption or title for the proposition.” This provision was amended effective June 1, 2003, to…”
Fairness & Acct. in Ins. Reform v. Greene, 886 P.2d 1338 (Ariz. 1994). “[10] Alaska Stat. § 15.45.180 (a) (1988) (Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General draft the impartial summary of initiative for ballot); id.”
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska v. Alaska Fisheries Conservation All., 363 P.3d 105 (Alaska 2015). “090 (requiring lieutenant governor to circulate petitions if initiative is certified); AS 15.45.180, .190 (requiring lieutenant governor to place initiative.”
Airness & Acct. in Ins. Reform v. Greene, 886 P.2d 1338 (Ariz. 1994). “Alaska Stat. § 15.45.180 (a) (1988) (Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General draft the impartial summary of initiative for ballot); id.”
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— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.180(8) — 1 case
North West Cruiseship Ass'n of Alaska v. State, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections, 145 P.3d 573 (Alaska 2006). “240(g)(2), provides that the signatures contained in a petition booklet will not be counted if the "circulator did not complete the information on each signature page as required by AS 15.45.180(8)." (Emphasis added.) In sum, the Division's own regulations bar it from counting…”
— Alaska Stat. § 15.45.180(a) — 3 cases
Alaskans for Efficient Gov't, Inc. v. State, 52 P.3d 732 (Alaska 2002). “There, we turned to other jurisdictions to help delineate attributes of the "true and impartial" summary required by AS 15.45.180. [11] We agreed with the Colorado Supreme Court that a petition summary must be "a fair, concise, true and impartial statement of the intent of the…”
State v. Trust the People, 113 P.3d 613 (Alaska 2005). “senator where a vacancy occurs less than sixty days prior to the primary election in a general election year. Primary elections are generally held in the last week of August, and general elections in early November, with the results certified in late November or early December,…”
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). “090 (regarding petition preparation and requirement that each petition contain “an impartial summary of the subject matter of the bill”), with Alaska Const.”
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