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Alaska Proposition 1, Admittance into the Union Measure (August 1958)
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| Topic Statehood |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Alaska Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Alaska on August 26, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported admitting Alaska into the United States as a state. |
A "no" vote opposed admitting Alaska into the United States as a state. |
All three ballot propositions on the August 26, 1958, special election ballot were referred to the ballot by the federal government's Alaska Statehood Act. President Dwight Eisenhower (R) signed the act on July 7, 1958. All three ballot propositions needed to be approved in order for the Territory of Alaska to become the State of Alaska.[1]
Election results
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40,452 | 83.47% | ||
| No | 8,010 | 16.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Alaska immediately be admitted into the Union as a State? FOR AGAINST | ” |
Path to the ballot
The ballot proposition was referred to the ballot by the federal government's Alaska Statehood Act, which was signed by President Eisenhower on July 7, 1958.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
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State of Alaska Juneau (capital) |
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