Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 29.26.260 (2026)
Application for recall petition
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Sec. 29.26.260. Application for recall petition.
(a) An application for a recall petition shall be filed with the municipal clerk and must contain
(1) the signatures and residence addresses of at least 10 municipal voters who will sponsor the petition;
(2) the name and address of the contact person and an alternate to whom all correspondence relating to the petition may be sent; and
(3) a statement in 200 words or less of the grounds for recall stated with particularity.
(b) An additional sponsor may be added at any time before the petition is filed by submitting the name of the sponsor to the clerk.
(a) An application for a recall petition shall be filed with the municipal clerk and must contain
(1) the signatures and residence addresses of at least 10 municipal voters who will sponsor the petition;
(2) the name and address of the contact person and an alternate to whom all correspondence relating to the petition may be sent; and
(3) a statement in 200 words or less of the grounds for recall stated with particularity.
(b) An additional sponsor may be added at any time before the petition is filed by submitting the name of the sponsor to the clerk.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2022 · leading case: McCormick v. Smith, 793 P.2d 1042 (Alaska 1990).
McCormick v. Smith, 793 P.2d 1042 (Alaska 1990). “The court also found that eight signatures on the second recall petition failed to meet the standards of AS 29.26.260 and 270. The petition sponsors then went out and collected eight new signatures which were certified by Braswell on July 21.”
State of Alaska, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections & Dir. Gail Fenumiai, in an Off. capacity v. Recall Dunleavy, 491 P.3d 343 (Alaska 2021). “”66 We described the constitutional background of the recall process, then observed that holding recall petitions to high standards of technical compliance could hinder the exercise of this constitutional right by citizens of limited means and resources.”
von Stauffenberg v. Comm. for an Honest & Ethical Sch. Bd., 903 P.2d 1055 (Alaska 1995). “4 The Clerk initially determined that the application met the requirements of AS 29.26.260, and issued petitions to the recall sponsors as mandated by AS 29.”
Von Stauffenberg v. COMTE. FOR HON. SC. BD., 903 P.2d 1055 (Alaska 1995). “[4] The Clerk initially determined that the application met the requirements of AS 29.26.260, and issued petitions to the recall sponsors as mandated by AS 29.”
Barbara Jones, in an Off. capacity as Mun. Clerk for the Mun. of Anchorage, & the Mun. of Anchorage v. Russell Biggs, 508 P.3d 1121 (Alaska 2022). “7 AS 29.26.260. 8 AS 29.26.270. 9 AS 29.26.”
— Alaska Stat. § 29.26.260(a)(3) — 4 cases
McCormick v. Smith, 793 P.2d 1042 (Alaska 1990). “The court also found that eight signatures on the second recall petition failed to meet the standards of AS 29.26.260 and 270. The petition sponsors then went out and collected eight new signatures which were certified by Braswell on July 21.”
State of Alaska, Off. of Lieutenant Governor, Div. of Elections & Dir. Gail Fenumiai, in an Off. capacity v. Recall Dunleavy, 491 P.3d 343 (Alaska 2021). “”66 We described the constitutional background of the recall process, then observed that holding recall petitions to high standards of technical compliance could hinder the exercise of this constitutional right by citizens of limited means and resources.”
von Stauffenberg v. Comm. for an Honest & Ethical Sch. Bd., 903 P.2d 1055 (Alaska 1995). “4 The Clerk initially determined that the application met the requirements of AS 29.26.260, and issued petitions to the recall sponsors as mandated by AS 29.”
Von Stauffenberg v. COMTE. FOR HON. SC. BD., 903 P.2d 1055 (Alaska 1995). “[4] The Clerk initially determined that the application met the requirements of AS 29.26.260, and issued petitions to the recall sponsors as mandated by AS 29.”
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