Alaska Measure 7, Term Limits Pledge for Congressional and Legislative Candidates Initiative (1998)

Alaska Measure 7
Election date November 3, 1998
Topic Congressional term limits and State legislative term limits
Status Approved
Type Indirect initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Alaska Measure 7 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Alaska on November 3, 1998. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing congressional and state legislative candidates to sign a term limits pledge, requiring the ballot to indicate whether a candidate has signed or broken such a pledge, with limits of three U.S. House terms, two U.S. Senate terms, or eight out of 16 years in the Alaska Legislature.

A "no" vote opposed allowing congressional and state legislative candidates to sign a term limits pledge, requiring the ballot to indicate whether a candidate has signed or broken such a pledge, with limits of three U.S. House terms, two U.S. Senate terms, or eight out of 16 years in the Alaska Legislature.

Election results

Alaska Measure 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		109,613	50.20%
No		108,731	49.80%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 7 was as follows:

“

This bill would require the lieutenant governor to allow candidates for the United States Congress or Alaska Legislature to make a term limits pledge. A candidate would pledge to limit service to three terms in the U.S. House and two in the Senate or to eight out of 16 years in the Alaska Legislature. The bill would require printing "signed term limits pledge" next to the pledging candidate's name on the ballot and other state election material. It would similarly require printing "broke term limits pledge" if a pledging candidate seeks a term exceeding the term limits in the pledge. SHOULD THIS AMENDMENT BE ADOPTED?

”

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Alaska

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.

See also

1998 Measures

• 1998 Measures
• State legislative term limits on the ballot
• Congressional term limits on the ballot
• 1998 legislative sessions

Alaska

• Alaska ballot measures
• Alaska ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• 1998 Alaska Voter Guide