Alaska Statutes Title 29, Chapter 29.26, Article 02 - Initiative and Referendum

• Sec. 29.26.100 Reservation of Powers.
  The powers of initiative and referendum are reserved to the residents of municipalities, except the powers do not extend to matters restricted by art....
• Sec. 29.26.110 Application for Petition.
  (a) An initiative or referendum is proposed by filing an application with the municipal clerk containing the ordinance or resolution to be initiated or...
• Sec. 29.26.120 Contents of Petition.
  (a) Within two weeks after certification of an application for an initiative or referendum petition, a petition shall be prepared by the municipal clerk....
• Sec. 29.26.130 Signature Requirements.
  (a) The signatures on an initiative or referendum petition shall be secured within 90 days after the clerk issues the petition. The statement provided...
• 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...
• Sec. 29.26.150 Protest.
  If the municipal clerk certifies that an initiative or referendum petition is insufficient, a signer of the petition may file a protest with the...
• Sec. 29.26.160 New Petition.
  Failure to secure sufficient signatures does not preclude the filing of a new initiative or referendum petition. However, a new petition on substantially the...
• Sec. 29.26.170 Initiative Election.
  (a) Unless substantially the same measure is adopted, when a petition seeks an initiative vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters...
• Sec. 29.26.180 Referendum Election.
  (a) Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a referendum vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters...
• Sec. 29.26.190 Effect.
  (a) The effect of an ordinance or resolution may not be modified or negated within two years after its effective date if adopted in...

Last modified: November 15, 2016