Alaska Prohibition of Sexual Discrimination, Amendment 2 (August 1972)

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The Alaska Prohibition of Sexual Discrimination, Amendment 2 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 Section 3 of Article I of the Alaska Constitution to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.

Election results

Alaska Prohibition of Sexual Discrimination, Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		43,281	80.8%
No		10,278	19.2%

Text of measure

The ballot summary said,

Shall section 3, article I of the Alaska Constitution be amended by adding a new word (underlined word to be added) to read as follows: CIVIL RIGHTS. No person is to be denied the enjoyment of any civil or political right because of race, color, creed, sex, or national origin. 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
• The Constitutionalism of American States, p. 693.