Sec. 29.20.050 Legislative Power.
(a) The legislative power of a borough is vested in the assembly. The legislative power of a city is vested in the council.(b) This...
Sec. 29.20.060 Assembly Composition and Apportionment.
(a) Assembly composition and apportionment shall be consistent with the equal representation standards of the Constitution of the United States.(b) The assembly of a...
Sec. 29.20.090 Apportionment Appeals.
(a) A reapportionment ordinance approved by the voters, or a decision of the assembly that the standards of AS 29.20.060 do not require a...
Sec. 29.20.100 Judicial Review and Relief.
(a) The commissioner may request the superior court to enforce a reapportionment order issued under AS 29.20.090 (e).(b) Each of the following is subject...
Sec. 29.20.110 Effective Date of Apportionment.
(a) A change in assembly apportionment or composition under AS 29.20.080 or 29.20.090 is effective beginning with the first regular election for members of...
Sec. 29.20.130 City Council Composition.
Each first class city has a council of six members elected by the voters at large. Each second class city has a council of...
Sec. 29.20.140 Qualifications.
(a) A borough voter is eligible to be a member of the assembly and a city voter is eligible to be a member of...
Sec. 29.20.150 Term of Office.
(a) A member of the governing body is elected for a three-year term and until a successor qualifies, unless a different term not exceeding...
Sec. 29.20.160 Procedures of Governing Bodies.
(a) The assembly shall elect from among its members a presiding officer and a deputy presiding officer to serve at the pleasure of the...
Sec. 29.20.170 Vacancies.
The governing body may provide by ordinance the manner in which a vacancy occurs in any elected office except the office of mayor or...
Sec. 29.20.180 Filling a Vacancy.
(a) If a vacancy occurs in a governing body, the remaining members shall, within 30 days unless a different period is provided by ordinance,...