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Title 6 . Governor's Office
Chapter 25 . (Repealed)
Section 140. Recognized political party

6 AAC 25.140. Recognized political party

(a) An organized group of voters that represents a political program recognized as a political party by the director before August 9, 1997 is exempt from complying with the provisions of this section.

(b) An organized group of voters that represents a political program not recognized as a political party by the director may become recognized under the registration method set out in AS 15.60.010 (21) and this section. A group seeking to become recognized as a political party shall file an application with the director. The application must include the name, address, and telephone number of the contact person for the group and name of the group. The group shall also submit a copy of the by-laws for the group to the director. Upon receipt of these documents, the director will begin to track registrations for the group seeking recognition as a political party. The director will recognize the group as a political party upon verification by the director that the number of qualified voters set out in AS 15.60.010 (21) have submitted to the director valid voter registration forms supplied by the director to declare affiliation with the group.

(c) For a political party that has attained recognized political party status under (b) of this section, the director may not withdraw that status from the political party during the period of time after July 7, 2004 and before the certificate of the general election, or January 3, 2005, whichever is later.

History: Eff 11/15/97, Register 144; am 8/13/2000, Register 155; am 6/16/2004, Register 171; am 8/22/2004, Register 171; am 11/6/2004, Register 172

Authority: AS 15.15.010

AS 15.60.010

Editor's note: A voter registration application form necessary to declare affiliation with an unrecognized political party under 6 AAC 25.140 may be obtained by contacting a regional office of the Division of Elections: Region I Elections Office, P.O. Box 110018, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0018; Region II Elections Office, 800 E. Dimond Blvd., Suite 3-580, Anchorage, Alaska 99515-2045; Region III Elections Office, 675 7th Ave., Suite H3, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701-4594; Region IV Elections Office, P.O. Box 577, Nome, Alaska 99762-0577. A copy of this form and instructions may also be obtained from the State of Alaska, Division of Elections homepage at http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections.


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