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Alaska Amendment 1, Votes on Constitutional Amendments at General Elections Measure (August 1974)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on August 27, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Alaska Constitution to require that proposed constitutional amendments be submitted to voters at the next general election, rather than the next statewide election. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Alaska Constitution to require that proposed constitutional amendments be submitted to voters at the next general election, rather than the next statewide election. |
Election results
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Alaska Amendment 1 |
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56,017 | 73.30% | ||
| No | 20,403 | 26.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | As Proposed By House Joint Resolution No. 20 TITLE: TIME OF VOTING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Proposition: Shall section 1, article XIII of the Alaska Constitution be amended to provide that amendments to the Alaska Constitution shall be submitted to the voters, not at the next statewide election following their proposal by the legislature, but at the next general election. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Alaska Constitution
A two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber of the Alaska State Legislature during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 27 votes in the Alaska House of Representatives and 14 votes in the Alaska State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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State of Alaska Juneau (capital) |
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