Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Increase Size of State Legislature Amendment (2010)
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| Topic State legislative structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Ballot Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on November 2, 2010. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported adding four more representatives and two more senators to the Alaska Legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed adding four more representatives and two more senators to the Alaska Legislature. |
Election results
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Alaska Ballot Measure 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 99,490 | 40.24% | ||
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147,744 | 59.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Ballot Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | This Act would amend the Alaska Constitution to increase the number of state legislators from 60 to 66. The Act would increase the number of senate members from 20 to 22. It would increase the number of house members from 40 to 44. Six new legislative districts would be created as a result – 4 in the House and 2 in the Senate. The changes proposed by the Act would go into effect on or after January 1, 2011, after a new redistricting plan based on the 2010 U.S. Census is adopted.
Should this constitutional amendment be adopted? | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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