Enrolled SB 14: Relating to municipal initiative and referendum elections.
00Enrolled SB 14 01 Relating to municipal initiative and referendum elections. 02 _______________ 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 AS 29.26.180(a) is amended to read: 02 (a) Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a 03 referendum vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular 04 election or, if already scheduled, special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.