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Alaska Proposition 2, Tennessee Plan Measure (April 1956)
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| Topic Federal government issues and Statehood |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Alaska Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Alaska on April 24, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported electing and sending two senators and one representative to Washington D.C. regardless of federal statehood approval. |
A "no" vote opposed electing and sending two senators and one representative to Washington D.C. regardless of federal statehood approval. |
Election results
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Alaska Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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15,011 | 61.10% | ||
| No | 9,556 | 38.90% | ||
Aftermath
On October 9, 1956, Alaskan's elected two US senators, Earnest Gruening and William A. Egan, and one representative, Ralph J. Rivers. The three men went to Washington and helped to lobby for Alaska's statehood.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Ordinance Number Two (Alaska-Tennessee Plan) of the Alaska Constitutional Convention, calling for the immediate election of two United States Senators and one United States Representative, be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
George Lehleitner, a New Orleans businessman who fought for Alaskan statehood, devised the proposals, stating that Tennessee and six other territories employed the strategy of electing and sending senators and representatives to Washington DC to lobby for statehood.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
The question was officially agreed to by the Alaska Constitutional Convention.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Claus M. Naske, "Alaska: A History of the 49th State"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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State of Alaska Juneau (capital) |
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