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Alaska Amendment 4, Remove Requirement for City Council Representation on Borough Assemblies Amendment (August 1972)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on August 22, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the requirement for representation of each city on the borough assembly, and allowing for assembly members to be elected from and by qualified voters outside certain cities. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the requirement for representation of each city on the borough assembly, and allowing for assembly members to be elected from and by qualified voters outside certain cities. |
Election results
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Alaska Amendment 4 |
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30,132 | 60.89% | ||
| No | 19,354 | 39.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Title: BOROUGH ASSEMBLIES Proposition: Shall section 4, article X of the Alaska Constitution be amended by striking the last two sentences of the present section (bracketed, capitalized sentences to be stricken) which reads: ASSEMBLY. The governing body of the organized borough shall be the assembly, and its composition shall be established by law or charter. [EACH CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS, AND EACH CITY OF ANY OTHER CLASS DESIGNATED BY LAW, SHALL BE REPRESENTED ON THE ASSEMBLY BY ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF ITS COUNCIL. THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE ELECTED FROM AND BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OUTSIDE SUCH CITIES.] | ” |
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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