Alaska Statutes Title 15, Chapter 15.25, Article 01 - Primary Elections

• Sec. 15.25.010 Provision for Primary Election.
  Candidates for the elective state executive and state and national legislative offices shall be nominated in a primary election by direct vote of the...
• Sec. 15.25.014 Participation in Primary Election Selection of a Political Party's Candidates.
  (a) Not later than 5:00 p.m., Alaska time, on September 1 of the calendar year before the calendar year in which a primary election...
• Sec. 15.25.020 Date of Primary.
  The primary election is held on the third Tuesday in August of every even-numbered year.
• Sec. 15.25.030 Declaration of Candidacy.
  (a) A member of a political party who seeks to become a candidate of the party in the primary election shall execute and file...
• Sec. 15.25.040 Manner and Date of Filing Declaration.
  (a) The declaration is filed by either(1) the actual physical delivery of the declaration in person or by mail at or before 5:00 p.m.,...
• Sec. 15.25.042 Eligibility of a Candidate.
  (a) If the director receives a complaint regarding the eligibility of a candidate for a particular office, the director shall determine eligibility under regulations...
• Sec. 15.25.043 Determination of Residency of a Candidate.
  In determining the residence within a house district of a qualified voter for the purposes of compliance with art. II, sec. 2 of the...
• Sec. 15.25.045 Withdrawal of Candidacy.
  Notice of withdrawal of candidacy must be in writing over the signature of the candidate.
• Sec. 15.25.050 Requirement of Filing Fee.
  (a) At the time the declaration is filed, each candidate shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee to the director. The filing fee for candidates...
• Sec. 15.25.055 Removal of Name From Primary Ballot.
  A candidate's name must appear on the primary election ballot unless notice of the withdrawal from the primary is received by the director at...
• Sec. 15.25.056 Nomination by Party Petition Where Incumbent Dies or is Disqualified or Incapacitated.
  (a) If an unopposed incumbent candidate for renomination dies, becomes disqualified from holding the office the candidate is seeking, or is certified as being...
• Sec. 15.25.060 Preparation and Distribution of Ballots; Appropriate Ballot.
  (a) The primary election ballots shall be prepared and distributed by the director in the manner prescribed in this section. The director shall prepare...
• Sec. 15.25.070 No Write-In Vote on Primary Ballot.
  A voter may not vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot. Votes cast for a person whose name is not...
• Sec. 15.25.080 Declaration of Party Preference. [Repealed, Sec. 231 Ch 100 Sla 1980].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 15.25.090 General Procedure for Conduct of Primary Election.
  Unless specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the general election shall govern the conduct of the primary election, including, but not...
• Sec. 15.25.100 Placement of Nominees on General Election Ballot.
  The director shall place the name of the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for an office by a political party on the...
• Sec. 15.25.105 Write-In Candidates in the General Election.
  (a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not successful in advancing to the general election and wishes...
• Sec. 15.25.110 Filling Vacancies by Party Petition.
  If a candidate of a political party nominated at the primary election dies, withdraws, resigns, becomes disqualified from holding the office for which the...
• Sec. 15.25.120 Requirements for Party Petition.
  Party petitions for the nomination of candidates shall state in substance that the political party desires and intends to support the named candidate for...
• Sec. 15.25.130 Selection of Nominees for Party Petition.
  The nominees of political parties by party petition may be selected for statewide offices by the state party central committee or in any other...
• Sec. 15.25.135 Election of Party Committeemen and Committeewomen. [Repealed, Sec. 21 Ch 80 Sla 1963].
  Repealed or Renumbered

Last modified: November 15, 2016