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Alaska Ballot Proposition 2, Legislator Eligibility for State Office with Salary Increases Amendment (1980)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Ballot Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported eliminating the prohibition that prevents a legislator, during their term and for one year after, from taking a state office or position of profit whose salary or benefits were increased while they were in office, while retaining the prohibition against taking a newly created office during that time. |
A "no" vote opposed eliminating the prohibition that prevents a legislator, during their term and for one year after, from taking a state office or position of profit whose salary or benefits were increased while they were in office. |
Election results
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Alaska Ballot Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 47,054 | 32.06% | ||
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99,705 | 67.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Ballot Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | This is a proposal to eliminate the prohibition which exists during his term of office and for one year thereafter against a legislator’s taking a state office or position of profit, during his term of office and for one year thereafter, the salary or emoluments of which were increased while he was a member. It retains the prohibition against taking an office which was created while he was a member. | ” |
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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