Alaska 2012 ballot measures

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Four statewide ballot measures have so far been approved for a 2012 ballot in the state of Alaska.

• Two measures will appear on the August 28, 2012 primary election ballot.
• At least two proposed measures failed to make the 2012 ballot.
• The petition drive deadline for ballot initiatives seeking ballot access in 2012 is January 17, 2012.
• The state signature requirement for indirect initiated state statutes is 25,875.^[1]
• 2011 state legislative session ended on April 17, 2011. However, measures can be referred to the ballot during 2012 session.
• 2012 state legislative session began on January 17, 2012 and ended on April 15, 2012.

On the ballot

See also: 2012 ballot measures

The following measures will appear on the ballot in 2012:

August 28:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
IndISS	Property Tax Exemption Act	Property tax	Act increasing the maximum residential property exemption.
IndISS	Coastal Management Question	Environment	To establish a new coastal management program.

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
ABR	Constitutional Convention Question	Constitutional conventions	Would create a convention to revise, alter or amend the state constitution.
LRSS	Bonding Proposition A	Bond issues	General obligation bonds for the purpose of transportation projects.

Potential measures

Legend • LRCA = Legislative amendments • LRSS = Legislative state statute • ICA = initiated constitutional amendment • ISS = initiated state statute • = Initiative proposed and filed. • = Initiative approved for circulation • = Initiative signatures submitted for review. • = State legislature reviewing initiative.[2]

See also: Potential 2012 ballot measures

The following measure has been proposed for the 2012 ballot:

Legislative-referrals

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Spending Cap Amendment	Administration of government	Would place a spending cap on oil revenue collected.

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

The following measures will not appear on the ballot:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Enrichment From Public Office Act	Admin. of gov't	Outlaw one’s personal use of public office to enrich one’s self
IndISS	Personhood of Unborn Children	Abortion	Personhood of unborn children from beginning stages
Advisory	Pipeline Funding Question	Natural resources	State money to fund gas pipeline and money be taken from permanent fund.

Note: The two failed measures had two chances to make the statewide ballot in Alaska. Originally, the proposals were initiative efforts for the 2010 ballot. Since the January 15, 2010 deadline for that ballot was not met, the two initiative efforts could have still tried for the 2012 ballot. This was possible because Alaska has a rolling deadline of one year from the time that an initiative is approved for signature circulation. These initiatives did not meet the one year deadline either, effectively killing the proposals.

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2012

No local measures have been identified for 2012. Read about local happenings here.

See also

• List of Alaska ballot measures
• 2012 ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
• Alaska Legislature

Articles

• Property tax measure sneaks onto Alaska 2012 ballot
• Alaska pipeline question making a comeback

External links

• Alaska Election Information
• Petitions and Ballot Issues on the Alaska Elections Division website

References

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