{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-15.40.320","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 15.40.320","heading":"Condition and time for filling vacancy by appointment.","body":"When a vacancy occurs in the state legislature, the governor, within 30 days, shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. However, if the remainder of the term of the predecessor in office will expire or if a vacancy in the state senate will be filled by a special election before the legislature will next meet, convene, or reconvene, the governor may not fill the vacancy.","path":["Title 15. Elections.","Chapter 40. Special Elections and Appointments.","Article 3. Legislature."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#15.40.320","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:01Z","sha256":"e1529ecf891a5fbd6502fcd725e713dbfdf3474d97302e9aecfc5d8e59778843","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-15.40.310","next":"us-ak/as-15.40.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}