You are right—there is no requirement that the governor live in the mansion in Juneau. By the way, the governor is SAVING the state a lot of money by living in her own home and claiming per diem. $18,000 over a 2 year period-—since she is not living at the mansion, the governor’s personal chef, who earned $50,000 per year, was let go. The very old house costs a fortune to heat, but the thermostat can be turned way down when the governor is not there, etc. Other household help at the mansion is also not needed, so in the long run, she’s saving Alaskans money.
Good point.
I think Alaska’s law (and the Internal Revenue Code) needs to be clarified, as I pointed out upthread.