Falke v. State

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

We are asked in this appeal to consider the statutory requirements a candidate must meet to file for public office in Alaska and whether a Division of Elections policy properly implements those requirements. The trial court ruled that the name of a Fairbanks legislative candidate who had “substantially complied” with the statutory filing deadline should be placed on the 1984 primary ballot. Because we conclude that strict compliance is required, we reverse.

I

The pertinent facts are not in dispute. In 1984 the filing deadline for declaring candidacy for the state…