Alaska Referendum 1, Compensation and Retirement Benefits for Officials Referendum (August 1976)

Alaska Referendum 1
Election date August 24, 1976
Topic Public employee retirement funds and Salaries of government officials
Status Defeated
Type Veto referendum	Origin Citizens

Alaska Referendum 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Alaska on August 24, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported increasing compensation for judges, legislators, and commissioners, improving retirement benefits, and altering retirement vesting periods.

A "no" vote opposed increasing compensation for judges, legislators, and commissioners, improving retirement benefits, and altering retirement vesting periods.

Election results

Alaska Referendum 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		10,341	19.86%
No		41,736	80.14%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 1 was as follows:

“

The referred act provided for an increase in compensation for judges, legislators, commissioners and members of certain commissions and for improved retirement benefits for all members of the retirement systems. It required judges appointed after the effective date to contribute to their retirement program. It increased legislative per diem. It decreased the period of service required for retirement benefits to vest in the governor, lieutenant governor and members of the legislature. It tied salaries of high-ranking officials by percentages to the general salary schedule for state employees. Are you for or against the act?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Alaska

A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. Proponents collected signatures to put the veto referendum on the ballot

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• Public employee retirement funds on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Alaska

• Alaska ballot measures
• Alaska ballot measure laws

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