Alaska 1970 ballot measures

1972 →

← 1968

16 statewide ballot questions were on the 1970 ballot in Alaska.

• 5 measures appeared on the August 25 ballot, while 11 appeared on the November 3 general election ballot.
• All 16 measures were approved.
• 2 measures were automatic ballot referrals, while 4 measures were legislatively-referred constitutional amendments.

On the ballot

August 25:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Shall 18 be the age of eligibility for voting?	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Shall speaking English be eliminated as a voting requirement?	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Shall the position of Secretary of State be re-named Lt. Governor.?	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judicial reform	Shall the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court be elected by his/her peers?	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judicial reform	Administrator of the Alaskan court system serve at the pleasure of the Alaska Supreme Court.	a

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitutional Convention	ConCon	Shall Alaska hold a constitutional convention?	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 1	Bonds	$20.3 million for schools	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 2	Bonds	$3 million for remote housing	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 3	Bonds	$2.3 million for recreational facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 4	Bonds	$29.2 million for highway construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 5	Bonds	$8.6 million for health and welfare and correctional facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 6	Bonds	$5.6 million for health and medical facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 7	Bonds	$11 million for water and sewage facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 8	Bonds	$5.5 million for highway maintenance	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 9	Bonds	$10 million for airport construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 10	Bonds	$21 million for Alaska ferry	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 11	Bonds	$29.7 million for University of Alaska	a

See also

• 1970 ballot measures
• List of Alaska ballot measures
• Alaska Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state
• Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska

External links

• Alaska Elections Website
• I and R Institute, History of Alaska's Initiatives