Alaska Homesteading of Vacant State Land Initiative (1978)
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The Alaska Homesteading of Vacant State Land Initiative appeared on the 1978 ballot in Alaska.
1978 Election
| Alaska Homesteading of Vacant State Land Initiative (1978) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes or no | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes
| - | 55.9% | ||
| No | - | 44.1% | ||
| Total votes | - | 100% precincts | ||
Ballot Language
The language on the ballot said, "This proposal would make all vacant, unappropriated and unreserved State general grant land (except trust land and 500,000 acres selected by the State for public purposes) available for homesteading until 30% of the land or 30,000,000 acres, whichever comes first, has passed into private ownership. A three-year resident would be eligible for one grant of 40 acres (20 acres in Southeast Alaska); a five-year resident would be eligible for two grants; a ten year resident would be eligible for four grants. However, only one grant could be received per year."
It was the seventh initiative ever to appear on the Alaskan ballot and the third to be approved.
