Alaska Ballot Proposition 4, Homesteading of Vacant State Land Measure (1978)
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| Topic Public land policy |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Alaska Ballot Proposition 4 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Alaska on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing vacant state land for homesteading, with eligibility based on residency and granting up to four grants for ten-year residents. |
A "no" vote opposed providing vacant state land for homesteading, with eligibility based on residency and granting up to four grants for ten-year residents. |
Election results
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Alaska Ballot Proposition 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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70,409 | 55.92% | ||
| No | 55,511 | 44.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Ballot Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | This proposal would make all vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved State general grant land (except trust land and 500,000 acres selected by the State for public purposes) available for homesteading until 30% of the land or 30,000,000 acres, whichever comes first, has passed into private ownership. A three-year resident would be eligible for one grant of 40 acres (20 acres in Southeast Alaska); a five-year resident would be eligible for two grants; a ten-year resident would be eligible for four grants. However, only one grant could be received per year. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of valid signatures, an indirect initiative is first presented to the state legislature. Legislators have a certain number of days, depending on the state, to adopt the initiative into law. Should legislators take no action or reject the initiative, a second round of signatures is required to put the initiative on the ballot for voters to decide.
See also
Footnotes
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