Recall Petition Process The recall petition is the procedure by which the people may remove the governor, lieutenant governor, or members of the state legislature from office. In Regional Educational Attendance Areas (REAA), the members of a regional school board are subject to recall in accordance with AS 29.26.240 through 29.26.360, except that the director of elections shall perform the functions of a municipal clerk, the lieutenant governor shall perform the functions of the assembly or council under those sections, and the last regular election is the last regularly scheduled election held within the regional educational attendance area. *The information contained on this page should not be considered a substitute for reading the statutes and regulations in their entirety. State Office Recalls Information Packet and Legal References The grounds for recall of an elected State official are (1) lack of fitness, (2) incompetence, (3) neglect of duties, or (4) corruption.The recall petition procedures appear in Article XI of the Alaska Constitution, Alaska Statutes 15.45.470 through 15.45.720 and Title 6 Alaska Administrative Code 25.240. State Recall Public Information Packet (pdf) *This packet includes frequently asked questions, common errors, sample pages for application signature gathering and the number of signatures required. Recall Petition Timeline The application cannot be submitted during the first 120 days of the term of office.The application is filed with the director of elections and must include 1) the name and office of the person to be recalled; 2) a statement in 200 words or less describing the particular grounds for recall; 3) three sponsors who will serve as the recall committee; 4) the printed name, signature, address and numerical identifier of qualified voters equal in number to 10 percent of those who voted in the preceding general election in the state or in the senate or house district of the official sought to be recalled, 100 of whom will serve as sponsors, and5) a $100 deposit.The director will either certify the recall or notify the recall committee of the grounds for refusal.If certified, the director shall prepare petition booklets to allow full circulation throughout the state or throughout the senate or house district of the official sought to be recalled.The recall committee collects signatures of qualified voters in the state or in the senate or house district of the official sought to be recalled equal to 25 percent of those who voted in the preceding general election and will have up to 180 days prior to the termination of the term of office to file signatures of the qualified voters with the division of elections.The division of elections verifies the signers submitted in the petition booklets, and upon completion of the review, the director notifies the recall committee if the petition was properly or improperly filed within 30 days of the filing.If properly filed, the director shall prepare the ballot and call as special election. REAA Recalls Information Packet and Legal References The grounds for recall of a regional school board member are (1) misconduct in office, (2) incompetence, or(3) failure to perform prescribed duties.The recall petition procedures appear in Alaska Statutes 14.08.081, Alaska Statutes 29.26.240 through 29.26.360 and Title 6 Alaska Administrative Code 25.240. REAA Recall Public Information Packet (pdf) *This packet includes frequently asked questions, common errors, sample pages for application signature gathering and the number of signatures required. Recall Petition Timeline The application cannot be submitted during the first 120 days of the term of office.The application is filed with the director of elections and must include 1) the name and office of the person to be recalled; 2) a statement in 200 words or less the grounds for recall stated with particularity; 3) the name and address of the contact person and an alternate contact person to whom all correspondence relating to the petition may be sent; 4) the signatures and residence addresses of a least 10 voters within the REAA jurisdiction who will sponsor the petition.The director will either certify the recall or notify the recall committee of the grounds for refusal.If certified, the director shall prepare petition booklets to allow full circulation throughout the REAA of the official sought to be recalled.Upon the director issuing the recall booklets, signatures of qualified voters in the REAA district of the official sought to be recalled are to be collected equal in number to 25 percent of those who voted in the preceding REAA election for that office at the last regular election held before the date the written notice is given to the contact person that the petition was available.The division of elections verifies the signers submitted in the petition booklets, and upon completion of the review, the director notifies the recall committee if the petition was properly or improperly filed within 10 days of the filing.