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Alaska Amendment 5, Judicial System Administrator Amendment (August 1970)
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| Topic State judiciary oversight |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Alaska Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Alaska on August 25, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that the administrative director of the judicial system serve the entire supreme court, instead of the chief justice. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that the administrative director of the judicial system serve the entire supreme court, instead of the chief justice. |
Election results
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Alaska Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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43,462 | 69.97% | ||
| No | 18,651 | 30.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Title: TERM OF OFFICE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Proposition: This provision amends the State Constitution by repealing the present language of Article IV, Sec. 16, which provides that the administrative director of the judicial system shall serve at the pleasure of the chief justice. The amendment would provide that the administrative director’s term of office shall be at the pleasure of the entire supreme court. | ” |
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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