The initiative, referendum and recall procedures appear in Article XI of our Constitution, Alaska Election Law under AS 15.45.010 - 15.45.720 and the Alaska Administrative Code under 6 AAC 25.240 and 245. The following information summarizes the statutes and regulations.

This information should not be considered a substitute for reading the statutes and regulations in their entirety.

1. the designation, names, signatures, mailing addresses, and numerical identifiers of three prime sponsors with a statement saying they are the initiative committee representing all sponsors of the initiative. They must be properly registered voters.
2. the printed name, signature, addresses, and a numerical identifier of not fewer than 100 properly registered voters who will serve as sponsors. Their names must be attached to the application statement. The three initiative committee sponsors must also sign as a qualified registered voter on the signature page. (Note: Each page of signatures must include a statement saying that the sponsors are qualified voters who signed the application with the proposed bill attached.)
3. the proposed bill (i.e., proposed law) to be initiated, attached to the application form
   [Ref. AS 15.45.030]

1. it must be confined to one subject;
2. the subject of the bill must be expressed in the title;
3. the enacting clause of the bill must state, "Be it enacted by the People of the State of Alaska;" and
4. the bill must not include a restricted subject.
   [Ref. AS 15.45.040]

1. the proposed bill to be initiated is not in the required form;
2. the application is not substantially in the required form; or
3. there is an insufficient number of qualified sponsors.
   [Ref. AS 15.45.080]

1. a copy of the proposed bill (if 500 words or less);
2. an impartial summary of the subject matter of the bill;
   
3. a statement of minimum costs to the state associated with certification of the initiative application and review of the initiative petition, excluding legal costs to the state and the costs to the state of any challenge to the validity of the petition;


4. an estimate of the cost to the state of implementing the proposed law;
5. a statement of warning as prescribed in AS 15.45.100;
6. sufficient space for the printed name, a numerical identifier, the signature, the date of signature, and the address of each person signing the petition; and
7. sufficient space at the bottom of each page for payment information required by AS 15.45.130(8); and
8. other specifications prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor.
   [Ref. AS 15.45.090 and 6 AAC 25.240]

1. the person signing the affidavit is a citizen, 18 years old or older, who has been a resident of Alaska for 30 days;
2. the person is the only circulator of the petition booklet;
3. the signatures were made in the circulator's presence;
4. the signatures, to the best of the circulator's knowledge, are those of the persons whose names are signed;
5. the signatures are of persons who were qualified voters on the date of signature;
6. the circulator has not entered into an agreement in violation of AS 15.45.110(c);
7. the circulator has not violated AS 15.45.110(d), and
8. the circulator prominently placed his or her name and payment arrangements on the petition.
   [Ref. AS 15.45.130 and 6 AAC 25.240(g) and (h)]

1. equal in number to 10 percent of those who voted in the preceding general election (23,831 needed until the 2008 general election);


2. resident in at least three-fourths of the house districts of the state; and

3. who, in each of the house districts described in (2) of this subsection, are equal in number to at least seven percent of those who voted in the preceding general election in the house district.
   For the amount needed in each house district, click here.

(b) If the petition is not filed within the one-year period provided for in (a) of this section, the petition has no force or effect. [Ref: AS 15.45.140 and 6 AAC 25.240 (c), (d), and (e)]

1. there is an insufficient number of qualified signers; or
2. the voters did not reside in at least three-fourths of the house districts of the state.
   [Ref. AS 15.45.160 and 6 AAC 25.240(f)]

1. the petition has been filed;
2. a legislative session has convened and adjourned; and
3. a period of 120 days has expired since the adjournment of the legislative session.
   [Ref. AS 15.45.190]