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HB 322: "An Act requiring a municipal initiative or municipal referendum to be submitted to the voters at the next regular election occurring not sooner than 60 days after certification of the initiative or referendum petition."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 322 01 "An Act requiring a municipal initiative or municipal referendum to be submitted to the 02 voters at the next regular election occurring not sooner than 60 days after certification 03 of the initiative or referendum petition." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 29.26.170(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) Unless substantially the same measure is adopted, when a petition seeks an 07 initiative vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular 08 election occurring no sooner than 60 [45] days after certification of the petition. [IF 09 NO REGULAR ELECTION OCCURS WITHIN 75 DAYS AFTER THE 10 CERTIFICATION OF A PETITION, THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL HOLD A 11 SPECIAL ELECTION WITHIN 75 DAYS, BUT NOT SOONER THAN 45 DAYS 12 AFTER CERTIFICATION.] 13 * Sec. 2. AS 29.26.170(b) is amended to read: 14 (b) If the governing body adopts substantially the same measure, the petition

01 is void, and the matter initiated may not be placed before the voters. 02 * Sec. 3. AS 29.26.180(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a 04 referendum vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next election 05 occurring no sooner than 60 [45] days after certification of the petition. [IF NO 06 ELECTION OCCURS WITHIN 75 DAYS OF CERTIFICATION OF A PETITION, 07 THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION WITHIN 75 08 DAYS, BUT NOT SOONER THAN 45 DAYS AFTER CERTIFICATION.]