CSHB 414(STA): "An Act relating to filling the vacancy in the office of United States senator, and to the definition of 'political party.'"
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 414(STA) 01 "An Act relating to filling the vacancy in the office of United States senator, and to the 02 definition of 'political party.'" 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 05 to read: 06 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the desire of this legislature that the provisions of secs. 07 2 - 7 and 9 of this Act, which are substantially similar to those proposed in an initiative 08 petition, not be repealed for at least two years after the Act's effective date. 09 * Sec. 2. AS 15.40.140 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 15.40.140. Condition and time of calling special election. When a 11 vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or United States representative, 12 the governor shall, by proclamation, call a special election to be held on a date not less 13 than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy occurs. However, if the 14 vacancy occurs on a date that is less than 60 days before or is on or after the date of
01 the primary election in the general election year during which a candidate to fill the 02 office is regularly elected [YEARS], the governor may not call a special election. 03 * Sec. 3. AS 15.40 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 15.40.165. Term of elected senator. At the special election, a United 05 States senator shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. The person 06 elected shall take office on the date the United States Senate meets, convenes, or 07 reconvenes following the certification of the results of the special election by the 08 director. 09 * Sec. 4. AS 15.40.200 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 15.40.200. Requirements of party petition. Petitions for the 11 nomination of candidates of political parties shall state in substance that the party 12 desires and intends to support the named candidate for the office of United States 13 senator or United States representative, as appropriate, at the special election and 14 requests that the name of the candidate nominated be placed on the ballot. 15 * Sec. 5. AS 15.40.220 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 15.40.220. General provisions for conduct of special election. Unless 17 specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the general 18 election shall govern the conduct of the special election of the United States senator 19 or United States representative, including [, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,] provisions 20 concerning voter qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, 21 and obligations of the director, of other election officials, and of municipalities; 22 provision for notification of the election; provision for payment of election 23 expenses; provisions regarding employees being allowed time from work to vote; 24 provisions for the counting, reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for 25 the determination of the votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and 26 provision for absentee voting [SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO IN AS 15.40.130]. 27 * Sec. 6. AS 15.40.310 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 15.40.310. General provisions for conduct of special election. Unless 29 specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the general 30 election shall govern the conduct of the special election of the governor and lieutenant 31 governor, including [, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,] provisions concerning voter
01 qualifications; provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and obligations of 02 the director, of other election officials, and of municipalities; provision for 03 notification of the election; provision for payment of election expenses; provisions 04 regarding employees being allowed time from work to vote; provisions for the 05 counting, reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for the 06 determination of the votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and provision 07 for absentee voting [SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO IN AS 15.40.130]. 08 * Sec. 7. AS 15.40.470 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 15.40.470. General provision for conduct of special election. Unless 10 specifically provided otherwise, all provisions regarding the conduct of the general 11 election shall govern the conduct of the special election of state senators, including [, 12 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE] provisions concerning voter qualifications; 13 provisions regarding the duties, powers, rights, and obligations of the director, of 14 other election officials, and of municipalities; provision for notification of the 15 election; provision for payment of election expenses; provisions regarding 16 employees being allowed time from work to vote; provisions for the counting, 17 reviewing, and certification of returns; provisions for the determination of the 18 votes and of recounts, contests, and appeal; and provision for absentee voting 19 [SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO IN AS 15.40.130]. 20 * Sec. 8. AS 15.60.010(21) is amended to read: 21 (21) "political party" means an organized group of voters that 22 represents a political program and that 23 (A) [EITHER] nominated a candidate for governor who 24 received at least three percent of the total votes cast for governor at the 25 preceding general election at which a governor was elected; 26 (B) nominated a candidate for United States senator who 27 received at least three percent of the total votes cast for United States 28 senator at the preceding general election or at the most recent general 29 election at which a governor was elected; 30 (C) nominated a candidate for United States representative 31 who received at least three percent of the total votes cast for United States
01 representative at the preceding general election or at the most recent 02 general election at which a governor was elected; or 03 (D) has registered voters in the state equal in number to at least 04 three percent of the total votes cast for governor at the preceding general 05 election at which a governor was elected; 06 * Sec. 9. AS 15.40.010, 15.40.050, 15.40.060, 15.40.070, 15.40.075, 15.40.130, and 07 15.40.135 are repealed.