Alaska Attorney General
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The current Attorney General of Alaska is Talis Colberg.
Ballot Text and Legality
Any member of the public may propose an initiative in Alaska. The specific steps that must be followed are outlined in detail here: Alaska Initiative Law. Once an initiative has been proposed, the Department of Law receives a copy to review.
There are legal restrictions that deny ballot drives the power to change the constitution or to appropriate funds that the Department of Law will be checking for during its review. It also checks for the legality of the ballot and when this review is completed the department will submitt its review to the Lieutenant Governor.
If the ballot is approved:
The Attorney General also writes an explanatory statement for all ballot measures that is published in the Voter Information Pamphlet. The statement is required to be an impartial explanation of the purpose of the ballot measures.
Contact information
Alaska Department of Law
P.O. Box 110300
Juneau, AK 99811-0300
Phone: 907-465-2133
See also
External links
Alaska Attorney General website
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