(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, if a special election is called under AS 15.40.140, it shall be held on a date not less than 60, nor more than 90, days after the date the vacancy occurs.
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a special runoff election under AS 15.40.141 shall be held on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring not less than 60 days after the special election.
(c) In an election year in which a candidate for the vacant office is not regularly elected, and the vacancy occurs on a date that is not less than 60, nor more than 90, days before the date of
(1) the primary election, the special election shall be held on the date of the primary election with any subsequent special runoff election under AS 15.40.141 to be held on the date of the general election; or
(2) the general election, the special election shall be held on the date of the general election with any subsequent special runoff election under AS 15.40.141 to be held on the first Tuesday that is not a state holiday occurring not less than 60 days after the special and general election.