Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.45.190 (2026)
Placing proposition on ballot
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Sec. 15.45.190. Placing proposition on ballot.
The lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the election ballot of the first statewide general, special, special primary, or primary election that is held after
(1) the petition has been filed;
(2) a legislative session has convened and adjourned; and
(3) a period of 120 days has expired since the adjournment of the legislative session.
The lieutenant governor shall direct the director to place the ballot title and proposition on the election ballot of the first statewide general, special, special primary, or primary election that is held after
(1) the petition has been filed;
(2) a legislative session has convened and adjourned; and
(3) a period of 120 days has expired since the adjournment of the legislative session.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · 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). “' AS 15.45.190. "It argues that the meaning of these interlocking provisions cannot be doubted, that the statutory provisions are clearly not in conflict with the constitution but rather contemplated by it.”
Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'n, 33 P.3d 773 (Alaska 2001). “See AS 15.45.190. 24 . See AS 15.45.240. 25 .”
Halloran v. State, Div. of Elections, 115 P.3d 547 (Alaska 2005). “The proposition was on the 2002 primary ballot because AS 15.45.190 requires an initiative proposition to be placed on “the first statewide general, special, or primary election” conducted after the measure is eligible for voting.”
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). “XI, § 4 (requiring lieutenant governor to place initiative ballot title and proposition on ballot “for the first statewide election held more than [120] days after adjournment of the legislative session following the [petition] filing”); AS 15.45.190 (requiring initiative ballot…”
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). “Proceedings In April 2024 Alaska residents La Quen Náay Elizabeth Medicine Crow, Amber Lee, and Kevin McGee (collectively Medicine Crow) filed a complaint 5 against the Lieutenant Governor, the Division of Elections, and the Division’s director 4 AS 15.45.190. 5 The complaint…”
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). “Proceedings In April 2024 Alaska residents La Quen Náay Elizabeth Medicine Crow, Amber Lee, and Kevin McGee (collectively Medicine Crow) filed a complaint5 against the Lieutenant Governor, the Division of Elections, and the Division’s director 4 AS 15.45.190. 5 The complaint was…”
Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Pub. Offices Comm'n; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; & Protect My Ballot (Alaska 2026). “180 (explaining that if petition for voter initiative is properly filed, lieutenant governor “shall prepare a ballot title and proposition”); AS 15.45.190 (directing lieutenant governor “to place the ballot title and proposition on the election ballot”).”
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