Alaska Statutes Title 29, Chapter 29.26, Article 03 - Recall

• Sec. 29.26.240 Recall.
  An official who is elected or appointed to an elective municipal office may be recalled by the voters after the official has served the...
• Sec. 29.26.250 Grounds for Recall.
  Grounds for recall are misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure to perform prescribed duties.
• 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...
• Sec. 29.26.270 Recall Petition.
  (a) If the municipal clerk determines that an application for a recall petition meets the requirements of AS 29.26.260 , the clerk shall prepare...
• Sec. 29.26.280 Signature Requirements.
  (a) The signatures on a recall petition shall be secured within 60 days after the date the clerk issues the petition. The statement provided...
• Sec. 29.26.290 Sufficiency of Petition.
  (a) The copies of a recall petition shall be assembled and filed as a single instrument. A petition may not be filed within 180...
• Sec. 29.26.300 New Recall Petition Application.
  A new application for a petition to recall the same official may not be filed sooner than six months after a petition is rejected...
• Sec. 29.26.310 Submission.
  If a recall petition is sufficient, the clerk shall submit it to the governing body at the next regular meeting or at a special...
• Sec. 29.26.320 Election.
  (a) If a regular election occurs within 75 days but not sooner than 45 days after submission of the petition to the governing body,...
• Sec. 29.26.330 Form of Recall Ballot.
  A recall ballot must contain(1) the grounds for recall as stated in 200 words or less on the recall petition;(2) a statement by the...
• Sec. 29.26.340 Effect.
  (a) If a majority vote favors recall, the office becomes vacant upon certification of the recall election.(b) If an official is not recalled at...
• Sec. 29.26.350 Successors.
  (a) If an official is recalled from the governing body, the office of that official is filled in accordance with AS 29.20.180 . If...
• Sec. 29.26.360 Application.
  AS 29.26.250 - 29.26.360 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.

Last modified: November 15, 2016