Alaska 2002 ballot measures

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In 2002, voters decided on seven statewide ballot measures in Alaska on August 27 and November 5.

• Three measures were indirect initiated state statutes.
• Three measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• One measure was a constitutional convention question.
• Four measures (57%) were approved and three (43%) were defeated.

On the ballot

August 27, 2002

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Ballot Measure 1	RCV	Establish ranked-choice voting elections for state legislative, congressional, and presidential elections		39,666 (36%)	69,683 (64%)

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition A	Housing; Veterans; Bonds	Issue $500 million in bonds for purchasing mortgage needs for qualifying veterans	a	156,158 (70%)	66,836 (30%)
BI	Proposition B	Bonds; Transportation	Issue $226,719,500 in bonds for transportation projects in Alaska	a	150,404 (68%)	71,580 (32%)
BI	Proposition C	Higher education funding; Public education funding; Bonds	Issue $236.8 million in bonds for educational and museum facilities	a	133,348 (60%)	90,386 (40%)
CCQ	Measure 1	Constitutional conventions	Call for a constitutional convention		60,217 (28%)	152,120 (72%)
IndISS	Measure 2	Legislative processes	Move all sessions of the Alaska Legislature to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska		74,650 (33%)	153,127 (67%)
IndISS	Measure 3	Fossil fuels; Mineral resources; Administrative organization	Create the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, which was designed to acquire and condition North Slope natural gas, and construct a pipeline to transport the gas	a	138,353 (62%)	84,682 (38%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
• List of Alaska ballot measures
• 2002 ballot measures

External links

• 2002 Alaska Voter Guide