00                   HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 14(STA)                                                                 
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 [NO] sooner than 60                 
07       [45] days after certification of the petition.  If no [REGULAR] election is scheduled                         
08       to occur [OCCURS] within 75 days after the certification of a petition and the                            
09       governing body determines it is in the best interest of the municipality, the                                 
10       governing body may by ordinance order [SHALL HOLD] a special election to be                               
11       held on the matter before the next election that is already scheduled [WITHIN 75                              
12       DAYS], but not sooner than 60 [45] days after certification of the petition.                              
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                               
15       is void, and the matter initiated may not be placed before the voters.                                    

01    * Sec. 3.  AS 29.26.180(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
02            (a)  Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a                                 
03       referendum vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular                      
04       election or, if already scheduled, special election occurring not [NO] sooner than 60                 
05       [45] days after certification of the petition.  If no election is scheduled to occur                          
06       [OCCURS] within 75 days after [OF] certification of a petition and the governing                          
07       body determines it is in the best interest of the municipality, the governing body                            
08       may by ordinance order [SHALL HOLD] a special election to be held on the                                  
09       matter before the next election that is already scheduled [WITHIN 75 DAYS], but                               
10       not sooner than 60 [45] days after certification of the petition.