SB 166: "An Act relating to the time of filling by appointment a vacancy in the office of United States senator."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 166 01 "An Act relating to the time of filling by appointment a vacancy in the office of United 02 States senator." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 15.40.010 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 15.40.010. Conditions and time of filling vacancy by appointment and 06 special election. When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the 07 governor, at least five days after the date of the vacancy but within 30 days after 08 the date of the vacancy, shall 09 (1) appoint a qualified person who, if the predecessor in office was 10 nominated by a political party, has been, for the six months before the date of the 11 vacancy, and is, on the date of appointment, a member of the same political party as 12 that which nominated the predecessor in office to fill the vacancy temporarily until the 13 vacancy is filled permanently by election; and 14 (2) by proclamation and subject to this chapter, call a special primary
01 election and a special election to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the 02 predecessor in office if the predecessor's term would expire more than 30 calendar 03 months after the date of the vacancy.