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I ( 1 1 i i Os I N i d r i § 15.45.090 ELECTIONS § 15.45.130 . § 15.45.140 INITIATIVE,REFERENDUM AND RECALL § 15.45.180 NOTES TO DECISIONScirculator of that petition,(3)the signatures were made in his actual presence,and(4)to the best of his knowledge,the signatures are those Cited in Boucher v.Engstrom,Sup.Ct. 1835(File Nos.4204,4220),595 P.2d 1 Op.No.1097(File No.2232),528 P.2d 456 (1979). of the persons whose names they purport to be. In determining the (1974);Thomas v.Bailey,Sup.Ct.Op.No. sufficiency of the petition, the lieutenant governor shall not count subscriptions on petitions not properly certified. (§ 9.13 ch 83 SLA Sec. 15.45.090. Preparation of petition. If the application is 1960) .1 certified,the lieutenant governor shall prescribe the form of and pre- Sec. 15.45.140. Filing of petition. The sponsors must file the pare petitions containing(1)a copy of the proposed bill,if the number initiative petition within one year from the time the sponsors received of words included in both the formal and substantive provisions of the notice from the lieutenant governor that the petitions were ready for bill is 500 or less,(2)an impartial summary of the subject matter of the delivery to them,and the petition must be signed by qualified voters bill,(3)the warning prescribed in AS 15.45.100,(4)sufficient space forequal in number to 10 per cent of those who voted in the preceding signature and address, and(5)other specifications prescribed by the general election and resident in at least two-thirds of the election lieutenant governor to assure proper handling and control.Petitions, districts of the state. If the petition is not filed within the one year for purposes of circulation, shall be prepared by the lieutenant period provided for in this section,the petition has no force or effect. governor in a number reasonably calculated to allow full circulation (§ 9.14 ch 83 SLA 1960;am§ 1 ch 128 SLA 1971) throughout the state.The lieutenant governor shall number each peti- tion and shall keep a record of the petition delivered to each sponsor. ' Cited in Boucher v.Engstrom,Sup.Ct. Upon request of the committee,the lieutenant governor shall report Op.No.1097(File No.2232),528 P.2d 456 the number of persons who voted in the preceding general election. (1974)• (§ 9.09 ch 83 SLA 1960) Sec. 15.45.150. Review of petition.Within not more than 60 days Sec. 15.45.100. Statement of warning.Each petition shall include of the date the petition was filed,the lieutenant governor shall review a statement of warning that a person who signs a name other than his the petition and shall notify the initiative committee whether the peti- own on the petition,or who knowingly signs his name more than once tion was properly or improperly filed,and at which election the proposi- for the same proposition at one election, or who signs the petition tion shall be placed on the ballot.(§ 9.15 ch 83 SLA 1960) I knowing he is not a qualified voter,is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (§ 9.10 ch 83 SLA 1960;am§ 173 ch 100 SLA 1980) Sec. 15.45.160. Bases for determining the petition was ` Effect of amendments.—The 1980 $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more improperly filed.The lieutenant governor shall notify the committee J111111 amendment substituted "is guilty of a than one year,or by both"at the end of the that the petition was improperly filed if he determines(1)that there { class B misdemeanor"for"upon conviction section. is an insufficient number of qualified subscribers, or (2) that the is punishable by a fine of not more than subscribers were not resident in at least two-thirds of the election districts of the state.(§ 9.16 ch 83 SLA 1960) Sec. 15.45.110. Circulation by sponsor. The petitions may be r^— circulated throughout the state only by a sponsor and only in person. Sec. 15.45.170. Submission of supplementary petition. Upon j (§ 9.11 ch 83 SLA 1960) receipt of notice that the filing of the petition was improper, the 1Sec. 15.45.120. Manner of signing and withdrawing name initiative committee may amend and correct the petition by circulating from petition.Any qualified voter may subscribe to the petition by and filing a supplementary petition within 30 days of the date that signing his name and address.A person who has signed the initiative notice was given.(§ 9.17 ch 83 SLA 1960) It petition may withdraw his name only by giving written notice to the � lieutenant governor before the date the petition is filed.(§ 9.12 ch 83 /---'---Sec. 15.45.180. Preparation of ballot title and proposition. If SLA 1960) the petition is properly filed,the lieutenant governor,with the assis- tance of the attorney general,shall prepare a ballot title and proposi- Sec. 15.45.130. Certification of sponsor.Before beingfiled,each tion.The ballot title shall, in not more than six words,indicate the P petition shall be certified by an affidavit by the sponsor who personally general subject of the proposition.The proposition shall,in not more circulated the petition.The affidavit shall state in substance that(1) than 100 words, give a true and impartial summary of the proposed the person signing the affidavit is a sponsor,(2)the person is the only law.(§ 9.18 ch 83 SLA 1960) / 138 139 -C �G� c . .