Alaska Amendment 3, Secretary of State Title Change Amendment (August 1970)

Alaska Amendment 3
Election date August 25, 1970
Topic State executive branch structure
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Alaska Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on August 25, 1970. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported changing the title of the secretary of state to lieutenant governor, with no change to the powers or duties of the office.

A "no" vote opposed changing the title of the secretary of state to lieutenant governor, with no change to the powers or duties of the office.

Election results

Alaska Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		46,102	71.05%
No		18,781	28.95%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

Title: SECRETARY OF STATE DESIGNATED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Proposition: The proposition would amend the State Constitution in order to change the name of the secretary of state to lieutenant governor. All powers and duties of the office remain the same as under present constitutional language.

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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

1970 Measures

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• 1970 legislative sessions

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