{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-15.20.540","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 15.20.540","heading":"Grounds for election contest.","body":"A defeated candidate or 10 qualified voters may contest the nomination or election of any person or the approval or rejection of any question or proposition upon one or more of the following grounds:\n(1) malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of an election official sufficient to change the result of the election;\n(2) when the person certified as elected or nominated is not qualified as required by law;\n(3) any corrupt practice as defined by law sufficient to change the results of the election.","path":["Title 15. Elections.","Chapter 20. Special Procedures for Elections.","Article 3. Election Contests."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#15.20.540","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:01Z","sha256":"d54d47d3c828cdac066be726e389227feb51ae47003606b9371fdf37426bd723","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-15.20.530","next":"us-ak/as-15.20.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}