Chapter 2.12
ELECTIONS

Sections:

2.12.010    Election date.

2.12.020    Notice.

2.12.030    Subjects of elections.

2.12.010 Election date.

A.    Regular Elections. There shall be a regular election held in the municipality annually on the first Tuesday of October.

B.    Runoff Election. If, in a municipal election, two candidates receive the same number of votes for a given office, there shall be a runoff election on the fourth Tuesday of October, following the canvass and certification of the election as provided in Chapter 32 of this title.

C.    Special Elections. The assembly may, by resolution, call a special election at any time. The resolution calling a special election shall fix the date of the election, subject to at least sixty (60) days notification for preclearance to the Department of Justice, and to the requirements of notice and the applicable Alaska laws and municipal ordinances governing the subject of question(s) submitted at the election.

(Ord. 08-14, Amended, 04/17/2008; Ord. 84-13 § 4 (part), Repealed & Replaced, 09/13/1984)

2.12.020 Notice.

A.    Regular Election. At least thirty (30) days before any regular election the borough clerk shall post or publish, or cause to be posted or published at least once, notices shall be posted on the municipal bulletin board and at the post office. Notices shall contain the following information: the date of the election; the offices to be filled; identification of any issues to be voted upon; and the hours the polls will be open.

(Ord. 08-14, Amended, 04/17/2008; Ord. 98-01, Amended, 02/05/1998; Ord. 84-13 § 4 (part), Repealed & Replaced, 09/13/1984)

2.12.030 Subjects of elections.

At any regular election, the voters shall vote upon the election of officers to fill vacancies, and upon any issue or question which may be submitted by the borough assembly by resolution or ordinance for ratification by the voters or for an expression of opinion by the voters. However the powers of initiative and referendum are reserved to the residents, except the powers of initiative and referendum do not extend to matters restricted by Article XI, Section 7 of the State Constitution. The procedures for initiative and referendum in the municipality shall be those set forth in Alaska Statutes Title 29, Ch. 26, Article 2. The procedure for recall of elected officials in the municipality shall be that set forth in Alaska Statutes Title 29, Ch. 26, Article 3.

(Ord. 08-14, Amended, 04/17/2008; Ord. 98-01, Amended, 02/05/1998; Ord. 84-13 § 4 (part), Repealed & Replaced, 09/13/1984)