Ordinance 1, Alaska Constitution

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Ordinance No. 1 of the Alaska Constitution is entitled Ratification of Constitution and contains five sections.

Section 1

Text of Section 1: Election “ The Constitution for the State of Alaska agreed upon by the delegates to the Alaska Constitutional Convention on February 5, 1956, shall be submitted to the voters of Alaska for ratification or rejection at the territorial primary election to be held on April 24, 1956. The election shall be conducted according to existing laws regulating primary elections so far as applicable. ”

Section 2

Text of Section 2: Ballot “ Each elector who offers to vote upon this constitution shall be given a ballot by the election judges which will be separate from the ballot on which candidates in the primary election are listed. Each of the propositions offered by the Alaska Constitutional Convention shall be set forth separately, but on the same ballot form. The first proposition shall be as follows: "Shall the Constitution for the State of Alaska prepared and agreed upon by the Alaska Constitutional Convention be adopted?" Yes [ ] No [ ] ”

Section 3

	Text of Section 3: Canvass “ The returns of this election shall be made to the governor of the Territory of Alaska, and shall be canvassed in substantially the manner provided by law for territorial elections. ”

Section 4

	Text of Section 4: Acceptance and Approval “ If a majority of the votes cast on the preposition favor the constitution, then the constitution, shall be deemed to be ratified by the people of Alaska to become effective as provided in the constitution. ”

Section 5

	Text of Section 5: Submission of Constitution “ Upon ratification of the constitution, the governor of the Territory shall forthwith transmit a certified copy of the constitution to the President of the United States for submission to the Congress, together with a statement of the votes cast for and against ratification. ”

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• The Constitution of the State of Alaska
• The Alaska Constitution: A Citizen's Guide
• Creating Alaska: The Constitutional Convention

Additional reading

• Connor, George E. Connor, and Christopher W. Hammons (2008). The Constitutionalism of American States. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press.
• McBeath, Gerald A. (2011). The Alaska State Constitution. New York, New York: Oxford University Press.