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Alaska Compensation of Judicial Qualifications Commission, Amendment 2 (August 1968)
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It was the one of the first three measures to be referred to the Alaska ballot by the Alaska State Legislature subsequent to the time that Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959.
Election results
| Alaska Compensation of Judicial Qualifications Commission, Amendment 2 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 27,156 | 60.3% | ||
| No | 17,467 | 39.7% | ||
Text of measure
The ballot summary said,
This proposition would amend that section of the State Constitution specifying that justices, judges and members of the judicial council shall receive compensation as prescribed by law; the amendment would permit the legislature to establish the compensation of members of the commission on judicial qualifications by statute in addition to that of the other designated individuals.
Constitutional changes
Section 13 of Article IV was amended as the result of the successful vote on this ballot measure.
Judicial reform in 1968
- Alaska Judicial Qualifications, Amendment 1 (August 1968)
- Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Amendment, Proposal 1 (August 1968)
- Michigan Judicial Vacancies Amendment, Proposal 3 (August 1968)
- Ohio Judicial System Reorganization, Issue 3 (May 1968)
- Oklahoma State Question 441 (1968)
- Washington Court of Appeals Administration, Amendment 50 (1968)
- Wisconsin Temporary Judicial Appointments Amendment, Question 2 (April 1968)
- Wisconsin Uniform Judicial Retirement Amendment, Question 1 (April 1968)
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