Chapter 2.20
ELECTIONS—CANDIDATES
Sections
2.20.010 Qualifications for municipal office
2.20.030 Person filing petition must be known
2.20.040 Time for withdrawing candidacy
2.20.050 Checking sufficiency of petition—new petition
2.20.060 Election of mayor and council
For statutory provisions regarding qualifications for office, see AS 29.20.140; stipulating the term of office, see AS 29.20.150; and regarding nominations for a municipal office, see AS 29.26.020.
2.20.010 Qualifications for municipal office
No person shall hold any elective office, or be eligible to seek election thereto, unless the person, at the time of the election or choice to fill a vacancy, meets the qualifications set forth in Kodiak City Charter Section II-1 and is a qualified voter of the city. [Ord. 1055, 1997; election held October 7, 1997; ratified October 23, 1997; Ord. 424 §1, 1974. CCK §3.2.1]
2.20.020 Petition required
Nominations for elective office shall be by petition only and signed by 10 qualified electors. These electors shall be designated as the sponsors. No elector shall sign more than one petition (except as to councilmember in which case as many petitions may be signed as there are vacancies for the positions of councilmember), and should an elector do so, the elector’s signature shall be void except as to the petition first filed. With each signature shall be stated the place of residence of the signer, giving the street and number, or lot and city block, or other description sufficient to identify it. Nominating petitions shall be provided by the city clerk no later than the day the filing period opens. Completed nominating petitions shall be filed with the city clerk from August 1 through August 15, 4:30 p.m. Should August 15 fall on a Saturday or Sunday, candidates shall have until 4:30 p.m. on the first Monday following to file their petition. Petitions shall be in substantially the following form:
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NOMINATING PETITION AND DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY FOR MAYOR OR COUNCILMEMBER |
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We, the undersigned ten (10) electors of the City of Kodiak, Alaska, hereby nominate and sponsor _______________, whose residence is ____________________ for the office of _____________, to be voted for at the election to be held on the _______ day of _____, 20__; and we individually certify that we are qualified to vote for an elective municipal office, and that we have not signed any other nominating petition for the particular office this candidate seeks, except in case of councilmember, where we understand that we can sign as many petitions as there are vacancies for the position of councilmember. |
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(Spaces for a minimum of ten (10) signatures.) |
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DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY |
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I, ___________, declare that I reside at ________, in the City of Kodiak, Alaska; that I will have been a resident of the City of Kodiak for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the time of this election; that I am a citizen of the United States; and ____ years of age at the time of election; a qualified voter of the City of Kodiak; I declare myself a candidate for the office of ________ for a term of ___ years, commencing ______ and ending ______; and request that my name be printed on the official ballot for the municipal election to be held in the City of Kodiak, Alaska, on the ___ day of ________, in the year _______; that this declaration of candidacy is made pursuant to the Charter of the City of Kodiak, Section X-3. |
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Signature of Candidate |
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State of Alaska |
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Third Judicial District |
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _____ day of ________, in the year _______. |
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NOTARY PUBLIC FOR ALASKA |
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My commission expires: ______ |
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Date and hour of filing: _____________ |
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This petition is filed by ______________ whose address is _________________________. |
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Received by _______________________ |
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City Clerk |
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[Ord. 1285 §1, 2011; Ord. 1131 §2, 2001; Ord. 1055, 1997; election held October 7, 1997; ratified October 23, 1997; Ord. 827 §3, 1988; Ord. 808 §2, 1986; Ord. 412 §1, 1973. CCK §3.2.2]
2.20.030 Person filing petition must be known
The city clerk shall take and preserve the name and address of the person by whom each nominating petition is filed. [CCK §3.2.3]
2.20.040 Time for withdrawing candidacy
Any candidate may withdraw the candidate’s nomination not later than the last day for filing nominating petitions by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the city clerk. [CCK §3.2.4]
2.20.050 Checking sufficiency of petition—new petition
Within three days after the filing of a nominating petition, the city clerk shall notify the candidate and the person who filed the petition whether or not it is found to be signed by the required number of qualified electors. If insufficient, the city clerk shall return it immediately to the person who filed it with a statement certifying wherein the petition is found insufficient. Within the regular time for filing petitions, a new or supplemental petition may be filed for the same candidate. The petition of each candidate nominated to elective office shall be preserved by the city clerk until the expiration of the term of office for which the candidate was nominated. [CCK §3.2.5]
2.20.060 Election of mayor and council
Two councilmembers shall be elected for a three-year term, two councilmembers shall be elected for a two-year term, and two councilmembers shall be elected for a one-year term. As the terms of office of the councilmembers expire, their successors shall be elected so that two councilmembers shall be elected annually. The mayor shall be elected by direct vote for a two-year term, holding office until the term has expired and a successor is elected and qualified. [CCK §3.2.6]
2.20.070 Election pamphlet
(a) Before each election, the city clerk shall prepare, publish, and mail an election pamphlet to every registered voter household.
(b) Each election pamphlet shall contain:
(1) A map of the election precincts within the city of Kodiak;
(2) Sample ballots;
(3) An absentee ballot application;
(4) The full text of each ballot measure submitted to the voters by initiative or referendum petition or by the council, including the ballot title and summary as it will appear on the ballot;
(5) The full text of the ballot measure specifying the charter or code provisions proposed to be affected, including the ballot title and summary as it will appear on the ballot, and including the summary of the proposition prepared by the city clerk;
(6) For each bond question, a statement of the scope of each project as it appears in the bond ordinance;
(7) Additional information on voting procedures that the city clerk considers necessary.
(c) At the discretion of the city clerk, the election pamphlet may be incorporated with the election pamphlet prepared for a Kodiak Island Borough election that is to be held on the same day as the city election. [Ord. 1131 §2, 2001; Ord. 1076 §1, 1998; Ord. 974, 1993; Ord. 754 §1, 1985]