{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-29.20.180","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 29.20.180","heading":"Filling a vacancy.","body":"(a) If a vacancy occurs in a governing body, the remaining members shall, within 30 days unless a different period is provided by ordinance, appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. If less than 30 days remain in a term, a vacancy may not be filled.\n(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, if the membership is reduced to fewer than the number required to constitute a quorum, the remaining members shall, within seven days, appoint a number of qualified persons to constitute a quorum.\n(c) A person appointed under this section serves until the next regular election, when a successor shall be elected to serve the balance of the term.","path":["Title 29. Municipal Government.","Chapter 20. Municipal Officers and Employees.","Article 2. Governing Bodies."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#29.20.180","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:16Z","sha256":"12bb1273fd2f1f8e992da2584c2e312b2eb32ce634127efdfabeb9e69a249c36","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-29.20.170","next":"us-ak/as-29.20.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}