Alaska Reapportionment Board Act (1998)

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Alaska Ballot Measure 3, also known as the Constitutional Amendment to Reorganize the Reapportionment Board, was on the November 7, 1998 election ballot in Alaska. It was a proposed legislatively-referred constitutional amendment to the Alaska Constitution. It was approved.

The word "reapportionment" refers to the act of drawing and re-drawing the boundaries of the districts of the seats on the Alaska State Legislature. Some people use the word "re-districting" or "re-districting commission" to refer to this activity.

The language that appeared on the ballot:

"This measure changes the name, power and membership of the reapportionment board. Under existing law, the governor selects the reapportionment board. With the advice of the board, the governor draws the boundaries of the election districts after each federal census. This measure creates a redistricting board and gives it the power to draw boundaries for 40 House and 20 Senate districts. Two members of the board would be chosen by the governor, and one each by the House speaker, the Senate president, and the chief justice of the Supreme Court. The board would have 90 days to act after being appointed."

Alaska Reapportionment Board Act (1998)
Yes or no		Votes	Percentage
Yes		110,768	52.14%
No		101,686	47.86%
Total		212,454	100%

External links

• Alaska constitutional amendments summary
• Alaska 1998 election results

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