Alaska Right of Privacy, Amendment 3 (August 1972)

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The Alaska Right of Privacy, Amendment 3 was on the August 22, 1972 statewide primary election ballot in Alaska as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.a

Voters were asked whether they wanted to amend Article I of the Alaskan Constitution to adding a new section asserting the privacy rights of Alaska citizens.

Election results

Alaska Right of Privacy, Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		45,539	86.2%
No		7,303	13.8%

Text of measure

The ballot summary said,

Shall article I of the Alaska Constitution be amended by adding a new section to read: RIGHT OF PRIVACY. The right of the people to privacy is recognized and shall not be infringed. The legislature shall implement this section.

See also

Suggest a link

• List of Alaska ballot measures
• Alaska 1972 ballot measures
• 1972 ballot measures

External links

• Alaska constitutional amendments summary
• Alaska 1972 Primary election results