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Alaska Amendment 1, Judicial Qualifications Commission Amendment (August 1968)
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| Topic State judiciary oversight |
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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, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a judicial qualifications commission to oversee the disqualification, suspension, and removal of judges and to address judicial misconduct. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a judicial qualifications commission to oversee the disqualification, suspension, and removal of judges and to address judicial misconduct. |
Election results
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Alaska Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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32,481 | 71.70% | ||
| No | 12,823 | 28.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Title: JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION AND REMEDIAL POWERS Proposition: This provision repeals the current constitutional section providing for retirement of incapacitated justices and judges on recommendation of the judicial council and establishes a commission on judicial qualifications consisting of one supreme court justice, three superior court judges, one district court judge, two attorneys who have practiced in Alaska for ten years and two lay members. The powers and duties of the commission and the grounds for removal action against justices and judges shall be established by law. The existing impeachment section is supplemented by provisions for the disqualification, suspension, removal, retirement, office, refusal, or censure of justices and judges. | ” |
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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