The application required by the lieutenant governor under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.032 must contain an oath or affirmation, in the form set out in Alaska Stat. § 39.05.045, to be signed by the applicant. A signed oath or affirmation submitted in an application under Alaska Stat. § 44.50.032 takes effect on the date of the applicant’s commission as a notary public under this chapter.