Article XI — Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
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Alaska Const. art. XI, § 1 Initiative and Referendum
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The people may propose and enact laws by the initiative, and approve or reject acts of the legislature by the referendum.
Alaska Const. art. XI, § 2 Application
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An initiative or referendum is proposed by an application containing the bill to be initiated or the act to be referred. The application shall be signed by not less than one hundred qualified voters as sponsors, and shall be filed with the lieutenant governor. If he finds it in p…
Alaska Const. art. XI, § 3 Petition
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After certification of the application, a petition containing a summary of the subject matter shall be prepared by the lieutenant governor for circulation by the sponsors. If signed by qualified voters who are equal in number to at least ten per cent of those who voted in the pre…
Alaska Const. art. XI, § 4 Initiative Election
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An initiative petition may be filed at any time. The lieutenant governor shall prepare a ballot title and proposition summarizing the proposed law, and shall place them on the ballot for the first statewide election held more than one hundred twenty days after adjournment of the …
Alaska Const. art. XI, § 5 Referendum Election
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A referendum petition may be filed only within ninety days after adjournment of the legislative session at which the act was passed. The lieutenant governor shall prepare a ballot title and proposition summarizing the act and shall place them on the ballot for the first statewide…
Alaska Const. art. XI, § 6 Enactment
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If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition favor its adoption, the initiated measure is enacted. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition favor the rejection of an act referred, it is rejected. The lieutenant governor shall certify the election returns. An initi…
Alaska Const. art. XI, § 7 Restrictions
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The initiative shall not be used to dedicate revenues, make or repeal appropriations, create courts, define the jurisdiction of courts or prescribe their rules, or enact local or special legislation. The referendum shall not be applied to dedications of revenue, to appropriations…
Alaska Const. art. XI, § 8 Recall
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All elected public officials in the State, except judicial officers, are subject to recall by the voters of the State or political subdivision from which elected. Procedures and grounds for recall shall be prescribed by the legislature.