Laws governing ballot measures in Alaska
Citizens of Alaska may initiate legislation as indirect initiated state statutes that first go before the Alaska State Legislature before appearing on the ballot. The legislature either adopts, does not take up, or votes down the statute. If the statute is never taken up or voted down by the legislature, it then appears on the ballot. In Alaska, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
The legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred bond measures, or advisory questions. Referred amendments require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote from each chamber during one legislative session, while bond measures and advisory questions only require a simple majority. Bond measures must be signed by the governor to appear on the ballot.
The Constitution of Alaska requires that a constitutional convention question appear on the ballot once every 10 years.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
- Laws governing recall in Alaska
- Amending the Alaska Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Alaska
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Alaska
- Campaign finance requirements for Alaska ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
- Bess v. Ulmer
- Alaskans for Efficient Government v. State
- Planned Parenthood of Alaska and Susan Wingrove vs Craig Campbell, Lt Governor, State of Alaska et al
