Section 29.26.270. Recall petition.

   (a) If the municipal clerk determines that an application for a recall petition meets the requirements of AS 29.26.260, the clerk shall prepare a recall petition. All copies of the petition must contain
        (1) the name of the official sought to be recalled;
        (2) the statement of the grounds for recall as set out in the application for petition;
        (3) the date the petition is issued by the clerk;
        (4) notice that signatures must be secured within 60 days after the date the petition is issued;
        (5) spaces for each signature, the printed name of each signer, the date of each signature, and the residence and mailing addresses of each signer;
        (6) a statement, with space for the sponsor's sworn signature and date of signing, that the sponsor personally circulated the petition, that all signatures were affixed in the presence of the sponsor, and that the sponsor believes the signatures to be those of the persons whose names they purport to be; and
        (7) space for indicating the number of signatures on the petition.
   (b) The clerk shall notify the contact person in writing when the petition is available. That person is responsible for notifying sponsors. Copies of the petition shall be provided by the clerk to each sponsor who appears in the clerk's office and requests a petition, and the clerk shall mail the petition to each sponsor who requests that the petition be mailed.

Authorities

29.26.280

Notes

References

AS 29.26.280 Signature requirements.

History

(Sec. 9 ch 74 SLA 1985; am Sec. 15 ch 80 SLA 1989)