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Alaska Ballot Proposition 2, Legislative Interim Committee Powers Amendment (1978)
| Alaska Ballot Proposition 2 | |
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| Topic State legislative authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Ballot Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to provide one of its interim committees with authority to share budget revision approval with the Governor and delegate appropriation powers for non-state funds. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to provide one of its interim committees with authority to share budget revision approval with the Governor and delegate appropriation powers for non-state funds. |
Election results
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Alaska Ballot Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 48,078 | 41.28% | ||
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68,403 | 58.72% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Ballot Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | This is a proposed constitutional amendment to Article II, section 11 (interim legislative committees) to allow the legislature, by law, to vest one of its interim committees with the authority to share with the Governor the authority to approve or disapprove revisions to the budget. The amendment would also permit the legislature to delegate to the committees its power to appropriate federal or other monies received from non-state sources. | ” |
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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