Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum (2000)

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The Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum, referred to on the ballot as Ballot Measure 6, was on the November 7, 2000 election ballot in Alaska. It passed, with 53% of voters in favor. ^[1]

Ballot Measure 6 was a veto referendum seeking to overturn a law recently passed by the Alaska State Legislature that allowed hunters to use airplanes to land and shoot wolves on the same day they fly. Gaining 53% of the vote meant that 53% of voters rejected the recently-enacted legislation.

Text of the proposal

The language that appeared on the ballot:

Voters are asked to either approve or reject a law allowing hunters to use airplanes to land and shoot wolves on the same day they fly. The law allows any person with a hunting or trapping license to land and shoot in areas established by the Board of Game. No additional permit may be required. The law also allows the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to use agents, as well as employees, to engage in same day airborne shooting of wolves. A yes vote rejects the law. A no vote approves the law.

History

In 1996, Alaska voters approved an initiative which banned land-and-shoot wolf hunting. The initiative was overturned in the 2000 legislative session with the passage of SB 267. Measure 6 sought to overturn the Legislature's action, thus re-enacting the ban on land-and-shoot wolf hunting.^[2],^[3]

Use of veto referenda in Alaska

Ballot measures in Alaska
Constitutional amendments
Citizen initiatives
Statutes referred by Legislature
Veto referenda

The 2000 referendum was the third time Alaskans used their right of veto referendum. They used it first in 1968, with the Voter Registration Referendum, and again in 1976, with the Compensation and Retirement Referendum.

References

1. ↑ Alaska 2000 election results
2. ↑ Washington Post, "Wildlife battle erupts in Alaska", October 27, 2000
3. ↑ Referendums on Alaska's ballot

v • d • e Ballot measures about hunting and fishing in Alaska Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries (1972) • Alaska Fisheries Permit Initiative (1976) • Alaska Personal Consumption of Fish and Game (1982) • Alaska Right to Bear Arms (1994) • Alaska Prohibit Airborne Hunting Initiative (1996) • Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares (1998) • Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife (2000) • Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum (2000) • Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative (2004) • Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection Act (2008)

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1990-1999	Gambling ('90) • Railroad ('90) • Marijuana ('90) • Capital Wasilla ('94) • Cost of Capital Move ('94) • Term Limits ('94) • Airborne Hunting ('96) • Term Limits ('96) • Wolf Snares ('98) • Marijuana ('98) • Term Limits ('98) • English Official Language ('98) • No Billboards ('98)
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