Alaska Measure 6, Repeal Law Allowing for Land-And-Shoot Hunting of Wolves Referendum (2000)
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| Topic Hunting regulations |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Alaska Measure 6 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Alaska on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing a law that allows same-day airborne hunting of wolves, thereby prohibiting hunters from using airplanes to land and shoot wolves on the same day they fly. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing the law, thereby allowing hunters to use airplanes to land and shoot wolves on the same day they fly in designated areas. |
Election results
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147,408 | 53.55% | ||
| No | 127,883 | 46.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 6 was as follows:
| “ | Voters are asked to either approve or reject a law allowing hunters to use airplanes to land and shoot wolves on the same day they fly. The law allows any person with a hunting or trapping license to land and shoot in areas established by the Board of Game. No additional permit may be required. The law also allows the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to use agents, as well as employees, to engage in same day airborne shooting of wolves. A yes vote rejects the law. A no vote approves the law. | ” |
Background
In 1996, Alaska voters approved an initiative which banned land-and-shoot wolf hunting. The initiative was overturned in the 2000 legislative session with the passage of SB 267. Measure 6 sought to overturn the Legislature's action, thus re-enacting the ban on land-and-shoot wolf hunting.[1]
Path to the ballot
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
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Footnotes
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