1988-05 Amending Chapter 2.01 ElectionsOrdinance No. 88 -05 -0
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 88 -05 -0
By: KIB Assembly
Drafted by: Clerk
Introduced: 2/04/87
Public Hearing: 3/03/88
Adopted: 3/03/88
AN ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY AMENDING
CHAPTER 2.01, ELECTIONS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly that:
Section 1. This ordinance is of a permanent and general nature and
shall e as part of the Code of Ordinances.
Section 2. Section 2.01.090 is amended to read:
2.01.090 Declaration of candidacy by petition. A. At least
sixty -five days before each regular election, the clerk shall publish in
one or more newspapers of general circulation in the borough a notice of
offices to be filled at the election and the manner of making nominations.
B. Any qualified person may have his name placed on the ballot as
a candidate for any elective office by filing no earlier than fifty -seven
(SIXTY) days nor later than thirty -nine (FORTY -FIVE) days before the
regular election, with the clerk, a nominating petition signed by ten
qualified voters of the borough. Candidates for elective office shall file a
Conflict of Interest Statement in accordance with the provisions of Alaska
Statutes at the time of filing the nominating petition. (EACH CANDIDATE
SHALL FILE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN TREASURER
WITH THE ALASKA PUBLIC OFFICES COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF A.S. CH 15.13 NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF FILING A DECLARATION OF HIS CANDIDACY.)
C. Nominating petitions shall be provided by the clerk not earlier
than sixty -five days prior to the election and shall include a provision for
a statement by the candidate affirming his qualifications to fill the office
for which he is filing.
Section 3. Section 2.01.160(E) is amended to read:
E. Absentee Voting by Mail.
1. A qualified voter may apply for an absentee
ballot by mail if postmarked not more than six months (SIXTY DAYS) nor
less than seven days before an election. The application shall include the
address to which the absentee ballot shall be returned and the applicant's
full Alaska resident address and signature.
2. After receipt of an application by mail, the clerk shall
send the absentee ballot and other absentee voting material to the
applicant by the most expeditious mail service. The materials shall be
sent as soon as they are ready for distribution. A return envelope shall
be sent with the materials addressed to the clerk.
3. Upon receipt of an absentee ballot by mail, the voter, in
the presence of a notary public, other person qualified to administer
oaths, or a person over the age of eighteen years, may proceed to mark
the ballot in secret, place the ballot in the small envelope, place the small
envelope in the larger envelope, and sign the voter's certificate on the
back of the larger envelope in the presence of the witness who shall sign
as attesting official and shall date his signature.
4. An absentee ballot must be marked and attested on or
before the .late o f the elective If the voter returns the haunt by mail
he shall use the most expeditious mail service and mail the ballot not later
than the day of the election to the clerk. It must be postmarked on or
before midnight of election day and received by the clerk no later than
one week (THE FRIDAY) following the election. Ballot envelopes received
after t at time shall not be opened but shall be marked "invalid ", with
the date of receipt noted thereon, and shall be preserved for one year
with other ballots of the election.
ATTEST:
Section 4, This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 3rd DAY OF MARCH ,1988.
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