Alaska governor recall campaign begins collecting signatures

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A campaign to recall Alaska’s governor has started with the distribution of petition booklets that will be used to collect signatures.

The Alaska Division of Elections delivered the booklets that organizers will use to try to gather the minimum of 71,252 signatures required to initiate an election to recall Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, KTOO-FM reported.

Organizers received the booklets Friday before mailing about 60 packages to supporters.

The recall group said Dunleavy, who took office in late 2018, violated the law by not appointing a judge within a required time fram...