Alaska 1968 ballot measures

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In 1968, voters decided on two statewide ballot measures in Alaska on August 27, and nine statewide measures on November 5.

• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Eight of the measures were legislatively referred bond measures.
• One of the measures was a veto referendum.
• Voters approved 10 (91%) and rejected one (9%) measures.

On the ballot

August 27, 1968:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Create a judicial qualifications commission to oversee the disqualification, suspension, and removal of judges and to address judicial misconduct.	a	32,481 (72%)	12,823 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary; Salaries	Allow the legislature to establish compensation for members of the judicial qualifications commission.	a	27,156 (61%)	17,467 (39%)

November 5, 1968:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Public assistance; Bonds	Issue $2 million in bonds for the purpose of aquiring, constructing, and equipping a branch of the Alaska Pioneers' Home in the Southcentral area	a	48,992 (64%)	27,417 (36%)
BI	Proposition 2	Transportation; Bonds	Issue $11.2 million in bonds for the purpose of acquiring, improving, and constructing highways and facilities.	a	60,782 (79%)	16,225 (21%)
BI	Proposition 3	Healthcare facility; Bonds	Issue $1.2 million in bonds for the purpose of hospital construction and improvements.	a	56,272 (74%)	19,631 (26%)
BI	Proposition 4	Transportation; Bonds	Issue $8.8 million in bonds for the purpose of airport construction and improvements.	a	54,330 (72%)	21,519 (28%)
BI	Proposition 5	Public education funding; Bonds	Issue $10 million in bonds for the purpose of elementary and secondary public school construction and improvements.	a	61,619 (80%)	15,661 (20%)
BI	Proposition 6	Higher education funding; Bonds	Issue $8.5 million in bonds for the purpose of university construction and improvements.	a	50,741 (67%)	25,190 (33%)
BI	Proposition 7	Transportation; Bonds	Issue $18 million in bonds for the purpose of construction and improvements to state ferries		35,549 (47%)	39,655 (53%)
BI	Proposition 8	Fishing; Bonds	Issue $3 million in bonds for the purpose of construction and improvement to fish hatcheries	a	49,558 (65%)	26,638 (35%)
VR	Voter Registration Veto Referendum	Voter registration	Uphold or repeal Ch. 211, SLA 1968, which established a system of pre-registration for voters in Alaska	a	37,152 (51%)	35,278 (49%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
• List of Alaska ballot measures
• 1968 ballot measures