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Alaska Constitutional Amendment on Prohibiting Public Employment Benefits to Same-Sex Partners Advisory Question (April 2007)
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| Topic Civil service and Family-related policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Alaska Constitutional Amendment on Prohibiting Public Employment Benefits to Same-Sex Partners Advisory Question was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Alaska on April 3, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the state, or a municipality or other subdivision of the state, from providing employment benefits to same-sex partners of public employees and to same-sex partners of public employee retirees. |
A "no" vote opposed proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the state, or a municipality or other subdivision of the state, from providing employment benefits to same-sex partners of public employees and to same-sex partners of public employee retirees. |
Election results
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60,896 | 52.80% | ||
| No | 54,442 | 47.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Constitutional Amendment on Prohibiting Public Employment Benefits to Same-Sex Partners Advisory Question was as follows:
| “ | Shall the legislature adopt a proposed amendment to the state constitution to be considered by the voters at the 2008 general election that would prohibit the state, or a municipality or other subdivision of the state, from providing employment benefits to same-sex partners of public employees and to same-sex partners of public employee retirees? Yes [ ] No [ ] | ” |
Support
Vote Yes for Marriage led the campaign in favor of a "yes" vote. The group spent $43,302.[1]
Opposition
Alaskans Together led the campaign against the question. The group spent $129,285.[1]
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Alaska State Legislature to place an advisory question on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 21 votes in the Alaska House of Representatives and 11 votes in the Alaska State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
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Footnotes
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State of Alaska Juneau (capital) |
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