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Alaska Measure 5, Prohibit Billboards Measure (1998)
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| Topic Business regulations |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Alaska Measure 5 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Alaska on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting billboards in Alaska, repealing a law that allowed certain directional tourism signs visible from highways, and restoring misdemeanor penalties for violations of outdoor advertising laws. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting billboards in Alaska. |
Election results
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Alaska Measure 5 |
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160,922 | 72.38% | ||
| No | 61,401 | 27.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:
| “ | The bill states findings and intent that Alaska be forever free of billboards. It defines billboards as any signs or forms of outdoor advertising not allowed by law. The bill also repeals a law recently passed by the legislature which allows a new class of road signs outside of the right-of-way, visible from highways, off-site from where businesses are located. Those tourism directional signs have a standard format and size of 90 by 18 inches. The bill changes the penalty from a violation back to a misdemeanor for those who break the laws on outdoor advertising near state roads. SHOULD THIS AMENDMENT BE ADOPTED? | ” |
Path to the ballot
An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of valid signatures, an indirect initiative is first presented to the state legislature. Legislators have a certain number of days, depending on the state, to adopt the initiative into law. Should legislators take no action or reject the initiative, a second round of signatures is required to put the initiative on the ballot for voters to decide.
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Footnotes
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