Alaskans for Efficient Government, Inc. v. Knowles

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Alaska Statute 44.06.060 requires the legislature to appoint a FRANK Commission to determine the costs required by initiatives or legislative enactments authorizing relocation of any functions of state government. We consider here whether — as Alaskans for Efficient Government, Inc. contends — the statute requires appointment of the commission when a relocation initiative is placed on the ballot, or — as the superior court held' — only when the voters have approved a relocation initiative. Because we read the statute to require appointment of a FRANK…