Alaska Advisory Vote on Legislative Session (1978)
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The Alaska Advisory Vote on Legislative Sessions ballot question appeared on the 1978 statewide general election ballot in Alaska as an advisory question. It was legislatively-referred to the ballot by the Alaska State Legislature.
Voters were asked whether they thought the state legislature should vote to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would set 120 days as the maximum length of the legislative session with provisions for extension.
In 1984, the legislature did put a binding proposal on the ballot, the Alaska Length of Legislative Sessions Amendment (1984), which passed with 76.6% of the vote.
Ballot language
The ballot summary said, "Shall the Legislature adopt a resolution placing before the voters an amendment to the state constitution to provide for a maximum length for regular sessions of the legislature of 120 days which may be extended in 10-day increments by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the membership of each house? The vote on this proposition does not amend the constitution. It merely advises the legislature of the voters' preference. A vote "FOR" advises the legislature to place the proposed amendment before the voters. A vote "AGAINST" advises the legislature not to place the proposed amendment before the voters."
Election results
| Alaska Advisory Vote on Legislative Session (1978) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes or no | Votes | Percentage | ||
| | - | 75% | ||
| No | - | 25% | ||
| Total votes | - | 100% | ||

