Alaska State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

Alaska

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Census:	628,933	(0.22% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2010 Census:	721,523	(0.23% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Juneau

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States Alphabetically Current Alaska Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Alaska
	Status: STATE of the Union
	Organized as a Territory: 24 August 1912. 37 Stat. 512; previously, the "District" of Alaska as of 17 May 1884; originally formally annexed by the United States via Treaty with the Russian Empire, 30 March 1867
	Admitted to the Union as a State: 3 January 1959 upon Proclamation by President Dwight Eisenhower (73 Stat. c16)
	The 49th state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: WEST
	Region: Pacific
	Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 7 July 1958 [72 Stat. 339: recognizing a State government already formed]

• 1st (1959--) [Adopted: 5 February 1956 Convention convened, 8 November 1955, Ratified: 24 April 1956 effective upon Admission, 3 January 1959]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• Lieutenant Governor (1959--) [under State's 1st Constitution]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2012 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
	• Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• LEGISLATURE (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State]

Upper House
	• Senate (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State]
Lower House
	• House of Representatives (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State]

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court (1960--) Constitutional Court [FOR: statewide]
Intermediate Appellate Court
	• Court of Appeals (1980--) Statutory Court [FOR: statewide]

General Trial Jurisdiction
	• District Court (1884-1959) Constitutional Court [FOR: entire District(-1912-)Territory]
	• Superior Court (1959--) Constitutional Court [FOR: borough or equivalent]

Limited Jurisdiction
	• Municipal Court (1912-1959) Statutory Court [FOR: municipality]
	• District Court (1959--) Statutory Court [FOR: judicial district]
	• Magistrate Court (1960--) Statutory Court [FOR: municipality]
Special Jurisdiction
	• Commissioners' Court (1900-1959) Constitutional Court [FOR: entire District(-1912-) Territory]

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• Borough [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: ASSEMBLY]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• district [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Incorporated Municipalities All States
	• City [Separated from MCD: ---, Population requirement(s): none, Form(s) of government: Mayor/Council]


Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States
	Alaska Officials

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• Tuesday after 1st Monday in November of every even-numbered year [AK Statutes 15.15.020] (NOTE: Article V, Section 5 of the AK Constitution sets the 2nd Tuesday in October of every even-numbered year as the General Election date but also allows that "the month and day may be changed by law" [and so it has been!])
Presidential Primary All States
	• (--1984) None... Presidential Primary legislation [AK Statutes 15.25.220-15.25.280] repealed, 1984
State Primary All States
	• 4th Tuesday in August of every even-numbered year [AK Statutes 15.25.020]
Polling times All States
	• Polls open: 7 AM local time Polls close: 8 PM local time [AK Statutes 15.15.080(a)]

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution
	• Alaska State Constitution
	• Infobases (Statutes)
Election Authority
	• Alaska Department of Administration - Political Offices Commission - APOC
	• Alaska Division of Elections
Legislature
	• Alaska Legislature
	• Alaska State Legislature's House Majority
	• Alaska's Senate Bipartisan Working Group
	• House of Representatives
	• State Senate
Democratic
	• Alaska Democrats
	• Alaska's Democratic Legislators
Republican
	• Alaska State Legislature's Senate Minority
	• House and Senate Legislative Majorities (Republican)
	• Republican Party of Alaska
Third Party
	• Alaska Constitution Party
	• Alaska Constitution Party
	• Alaska Libertarian Party
	• Alaskan Independence Party
	• Green Party of Alaska
	• The Unity Party of Alaska
Media & others
	• Alaska Dispatch - Anchorage
	• AlaskaLegislature.com - News and Resouces for Constituents
	• alaskapublic.org - APRN - Alaska Public Telecommunications -Anchorage
	• Anchorage Daily News
	• DC's Political Report - Alaska
	• Homer Tribune - Homer
	• Juneau Empire
	• Ketchikan Daily News
	• KIMO TV - ABC - Anchorage
	• Kodiak Daily Mirror
	• KTNL TV - CBS
	• KTUU TV - NBC - Anchorage
	• KUAC FM - NPR/PBS - Fairbanks
	• Nome Nugget
	• Petersburg Pilot
	• Politics1.com - Alaska
	• The Alaska Star - Eagle River
	• The Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks
	• The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman - Wasilla
	• The Peninsula Clarion - Kenai