Alaska Administrative Code
Title 6 - Governor's Office
Part 1 - Elections
Chapter 27 - Administration of Local and Regional Elections
6 AAC 27.035 - Declaration of candidacy
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) A candidate for school board office must file a declaration of candidacy. The declaration of candidacy must be in the form prescribed by the director and must include
(b) A declaration of candidacy must be filed by delivering it in person, by electronic transmission, or by mail to the director of elections, or to an election supervisor of a regional elections office in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Nome, or Juneau. The deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy is the first Friday in August of the year in which the election is held for the office sought. A declaration must be received by the close of business on the deadline day if it is delivered in person or by electronic transmission. A declaration sent by mail must be postmarked no later than the first Friday in August, and must be received no later than the close of business on the tenth day after the filing deadline. If the postmark is illegible, a dated postal receipt is acceptable as proof of mailing.
(c) Repealed 1/1/93.
(d) In this section, "electronic transmission" means transmission by a facsimile machine.
(e) Notice of withdrawal of candidacy must be made in writing over the candidate's signature not later than 48 days before the election.
Authority:AS 14.08.071
AS 15.15.010
AS 29.26.020