{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-29.20.240","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 29.20.240","heading":"Qualifications for the office of mayor.","body":"(a) A voter of the municipality is eligible to hold the office of mayor in a borough or first class city. A member of the city council is eligible to hold the office of mayor in a second class city.\n(b) Residency requirements for the office of mayor not exceeding three years may be prescribed by ordinance.","path":["Title 29. Municipal Government.","Chapter 20. Municipal Officers and Employees.","Article 3. Municipal Executive and Administrator."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#29.20.240","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:16Z","sha256":"eba0f7376c7f3028ae3bc0d8246c9a651f921762714e25587041de55d0f53008","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-29.20.230","next":"us-ak/as-29.20.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}