Alaska Marriage Amendment (1998)
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The Alaska Marriage Amendment, also known as Ballot Measure 2, was on the November 7, 1998 election ballot in Alaska. It passed, with 68.1% of voters in favor.
The amendment was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment to amend the Alaska Constitution, placed on the ballot by the Alaska State Legislature.
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
This measure would amend the Declaration of Rights section of the Alaska Constitution to limit marriage. The amendment would say that to be valid, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman.
| Alaska Marriage Act (1998) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes or no | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes
| 152,965 | 68.11% | ||
| No | 71,631 | 31.89% | ||
| Total | 224,596 | 100% | ||
See also
External links
- Alaska constitutional amendments summary
- Alaska 1998 election results
- The Constitutionalism of American States, p. 693.
