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Alaska Measure 2, Crime Victims' Rights Amendment (1994)
| Alaska Measure 2 | |
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| Topic Crime victims' rights |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on November 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adding the goals of community condemnation of offenders, the rights of crime victims, and restitution by offenders to the constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed adding the goals of community condemnation of offenders, the rights of crime victims, and restitution by offenders to the constitution. |
Election results
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Alaska Measure 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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178,858 | 86.61% | ||
| No | 27,641 | 13.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | Under article I, section 12 of the state constitution, the goals of the criminal justice system are reformation of the criminal and protection of the public. This proposed amendment would add the goals of community condemnation of the offender, rights of victims of crime, and restitution by offenders. The proposed amendment also sets out the rights of victims of crime. Those rights include the right to be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness, to get information about a case, and to take part in proceedings involving accused offenders. | ” |
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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