00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 174                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to municipal initiative and referendum elections."                                                     
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 29.26.170(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
04            (a)  Unless substantially the same measure is adopted, when a petition seeks an                              
05       initiative vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular                              
06       election or, if already scheduled, special election occurring not sooner than 45 [60]                         
07       days after certification of the petition. If no election is scheduled to occur within 75                          
08       days after the certification of a petition and the governing body determines it is in the                         
09       best interest of the municipality, the governing body may by ordinance order a special                            
10       election to be held on the matter before the next election that is already scheduled, but                         
11       not sooner than 45 [60] days after certification of the petition.                                             
12    * Sec. 2. AS 29.26.180(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
13            (a)  Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a                                 
14       referendum vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular                              
15       election or, if already scheduled, special election occurring not sooner than 45 [60]                         

01       days after certification of the petition. If no election is scheduled to occur within 75                          
02       days after certification of a petition and the governing body determines it is in the best                        
03       interest of the municipality, the governing body may by ordinance order a special                                 
04       election to be held on the matter before the next election that is already scheduled, but                         
05       not sooner than 45 [60] days after certification of the petition.