Alaska 1978 ballot measures

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15 ballot questions were on the November 7, 1978 general election ballot in Alaska.

• One was an advisory question.
• Three were indirect initiated state statutes
• One was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment to the Alaska Constitution
• Ten were Alaskan bonding propositions.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Bottle Deposits	Environment	Beverage container deposits	d
IndISS	Homesteading State Land	Environment	Disposal of state lands	a
IndISS	Cost of Moving Capitol	Administration	Disclose full cost of relocating capital	a
AQ	Length of Legislative Sessions	State legislature	Should legislature put a proposed amendment on ballot to limit legislature to 120-day terms?	a
LRCA	Power of Interim Committees	Budget	Legislative committee to share authority with governor to approve or disapprove budget	d
Alaska BP		Bonds	$33,290,000 for flood control and port facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$5,850,000 for recreational facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$25,000,000 for senior citizen housing, Pioneer's Home, health facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$33,656,000 for educational facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$88,450,000 for transportation projects	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$30,504,000 for public safety	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$29,965,000 for fish facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$3,645,000 for National Guard facilities	d
Alaska BP		Bonds	$27,640,000 for water supply and sewage systems	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$966 million for new state capitol	d

See also

• 1978 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