Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 29.26.140 (2026)
Sufficiency of petition
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Sec. 29.26.140. Sufficiency of petition.
(a) All copies of an initiative or referendum petition shall be assembled and filed as a single instrument. Within 10 days after the date the petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall
(1) certify on the petition whether it is sufficient; and
(2) if the petition is insufficient, identify the insufficiency and notify the contact person by certified mail.
(b) A petition that is insufficient may be supplemented with additional signatures obtained and filed before the 11th day after the date on which the petition is rejected.
(c) A petition that is insufficient shall be rejected and filed as a public record unless it is supplemented under (b) of this section. Within 10 days after a supplementary filing the clerk shall recertify the petition. If it is still insufficient, the petition is rejected and filed as a public record.
(a) All copies of an initiative or referendum petition shall be assembled and filed as a single instrument. Within 10 days after the date the petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall
(1) certify on the petition whether it is sufficient; and
(2) if the petition is insufficient, identify the insufficiency and notify the contact person by certified mail.
(b) A petition that is insufficient may be supplemented with additional signatures obtained and filed before the 11th day after the date on which the petition is rejected.
(c) A petition that is insufficient shall be rejected and filed as a public record unless it is supplemented under (b) of this section. Within 10 days after a supplementary filing the clerk shall recertify the petition. If it is still insufficient, the petition is rejected and filed as a public record.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Kodiak Island Borough v. Mahoney, 71 P.3d 896 (Alaska 2003).
Kodiak Island Borough v. Mahoney, 71 P.3d 896 (Alaska 2003). “AS 29.26.140; AS 15.45.040 & .080. 9 . Brooks v.”
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