Alaska 1970 ballot measures

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In 1970, voters decided on five statewide ballot measures in Alaska on August 25, and 12 statewide measures on November 3.

• Five measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One measure was a constitutional convention question.
• Eleven measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• All 17 measures were approved.

On the ballot

August 25, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age	Lower the voting age to eighteen for all state and local elections.	a	36,590 (54%)	31,216 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	English; Voting requirements	Eliminate the requirement for voters to read or speak English in state or local elections.	a	34,079 (51%)	32,578 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive structure	Change the title of the secretary of state to lieutenant governor, with no change to the powers or duties of the office.	a	46,102 (71%)	18,781 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Select the chief justice of the supreme court by a majority vote of the justices, with a term of three years, and non-consecutive terms for the chief justice.	a	44,055 (69%)	19,583 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Provide that the administrative director of the judicial system serve the entire supreme court, instead of the chief justice.	a	43,462 (70%)	18,651 (30%)

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCQ	Constitutional Question	Constitutional conventions	Call a Constitutional Convention for the State of Alaska.	a	34,911 (50%)	34,472 (50%)
BI	Proposition 10	Transportation; Bonds	Authorize $21,000,000 in bonds by the state to finance improvements to the state ferry system.	a	42,901 (59%)	30,193 (41%)
BI	Proposition 11	Higher education funding; Public education funding; Bonds	Authorize $29,700,000 in bonds by the state to fund improvements to buildings, facilities, and utilities at the University of Alaska and community colleges.	a	51,864 (70%)	21,710 (30%)
BI	Proposition 1	Public education funding; Bonds	Authorize $20,300,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip certain public schools within the state.	a	61,528 (80%)	15,835 (20%)
BI	Proposition 2	Housing; Bonds	Authorize $3,000,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip the Alaska Remote Housing Program.	a	45,137 (59%)	31,188 (41%)
BI	Proposition 3	Parks; Bonds	Authorize $2,300,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip state recreational facilities.	a	50,272 (67%)	25,256 (33%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bonds; Transportation	Authorize $29,200,000 in bonds by the state to construct and equip highways and roads within the state.	a	61,010 (80%)	15,658 (20%)
BI	Proposition 5	Juvenile justice; Prison funding; Bonds	Authorize $8,600,000 in bonds by the state to construct, equip, and improve correctional facilities for the Department of Health and Welfare.	a	52,977 (70%)	23,016 (30%)
BI	Proposition 6	Healthcare facility; Bonds	Authorize $5,600,000 in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of health and mental health facilities, and provide state matching funds for federal hospital construction programs under Hill-Burton.	a	57,358 (77%)	17,001 (23%)
BI	Proposition 7	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Bonds	Authorize $11 million in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of water supply and sewerage systems.	a	57,380 (75%)	19,024 (25%)
BI	Proposition 8	Bonds; Transportation	Authorize $5,500,000 in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of highway maintenance facilities.	a	56,540 (75%)	19,287 (25%)
BI	Proposition 9	Transportation; Bonds	Authorize $10,000,000 in bonds by the state for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain airports within the state.	a	50,964 (70%)	21,887 (30%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
• List of Alaska ballot measures
• 1970 ballot measures