Alaska Ballot Proposition 1, Legislative Power to Annul Administrative Regulations Amendment (1980)

Alaska Ballot Proposition 1
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Administrative powers and rulemaking and State legislative authority
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Alaska Ballot Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to annul regulations by resolution instead of requiring a bill for annulment.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to annul regulations by resolution instead of requiring a bill for annulment.

Election results

Alaska Ballot Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		58,808	41.76%
No		82,010	58.24%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Ballot Proposition 1 was as follows:

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This proposal would permit the legislature to annul, by adopting a resolution, regulations adopted by state agencies. Annulment of regulations by resolution was authorized by the First State Legislature in 1959; however, in 1980 the Alaska Supreme Court held that the constitution permits the legislature to annul a regulation only by passing a bill, which requires three readings of the bill and a roll call vote which is recorded. The procedures for adopting resolutions are governed by legislative rules and require only the approval of the resolution by a voice vote of a majority of both houses. A bill passed by the legislature annulling a regulation could be vetoed by the governor or repealed by referendum. A resolution annulling a regulation could not.

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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

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