Alaska 2012 ballot measures

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Four statewide ballot measures were approved for a 2012 ballot in the state of Alaska.

• Two measures appeared on the August 28, 2012 primary election ballot.
• The petition drive deadline for ballot initiatives seeking ballot access in 2012 was January 17, 2012.
• The state signature requirement for indirect initiated state statutes was 25,875.
• The 2011 state legislative session ended on April 17, 2011. However, measures could have been referred to the ballot during the 2012 session.
• The 2012 state legislative session began on January 17, 2012 and ended on April 15, 2012.

On the ballot

See also: 2012 ballot measures

The following measures will appear or have appeared on the ballot in 2012:

August 28:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Ballot Measure 1	Taxes	Act increasing the maximum residential property exemption.	a
IndISS	Ballot Measure 2	Environment	To establish a new coastal management program.	d

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Bonding Proposition A	Bond issues	General obligation bonds for the purpose of transportation projects.	a
ABR	Ballot Measure 1	Constitutional conventions	Would create a convention to revise, alter or amend the state constitution.	d

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

The following measures did not appear on the ballot:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Enrichment From Public Office Act	Admin. of gov't	Outlaw one’s personal use of public office to enrich one’s self
IndISS	Act to Recognize Legal Personhood	Abortion	Personhood of unborn children from beginning stages
Advisory	Pipeline Funding Question	Natural resources	State money to fund gas pipeline and money be taken from permanent fund.
LRCA	Spending Cap Amendment	Administration of government	Would place a spending cap on oil revenue collected.

Note: The two failed citizen initiatives had two chances to make the statewide ballot in Alaska. Originally, the proposals were initiative efforts for the 2010 ballot. Since the January 15, 2010 deadline for that ballot was not met, the two initiative efforts could have still tried for the 2012 ballot. This was possible because Alaska has a rolling deadline of one year from the time that an initiative is approved for signature circulation. These initiatives did not meet the one year deadline either, effectively killing the proposals.

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2012

No local measures have been identified for 2012. Read about local happenings here.

See also

• List of Alaska ballot measures
• 2012 ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
• Alaska Legislature

Articles

• Property tax measure sneaks onto Alaska 2012 ballot
• Alaska pipeline question making a comeback

External links

• Alaska Election Information
• Petitions and Ballot Issues on the Alaska Elections Division website