Alaska Voter Registration Veto Referendum (1968)
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The measure sought to overturn a law recently passed by the Alaska State Legislature, Ch. 211, SLA 1968. It got 51.3% of the vote, which meant that Alaskan voters agreed with the bill earlier passed by their state legislature.
The upheld law established a system of pre-registration for voters in Alaska.
Election results
| Alaska Voter Registration Veto Referendum | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| a Yes | 37,152 | 51.29% | ||
| No | 35,278 | 48.71% | ||
Text of measure
The ballot language said:
Referendum Ch. 211, SLA 1968 - Voter Registration and procedures Shall the provisions of Chapter 211 of the Session Laws of Alaska 1968, which establishes a system of pre-registration for voters in Alaska be approved?
Background
- See also: List of Alaska ballot measures
The 1968 referendum was the first time Alaskans used their right of veto referendum. They subsequently used it again in 1976, with the Compensation and Retirement Referendum, and in 2000, with the Land-And-Shoot Referendum.
See also
External links
- Alaska 1968 general election results
- Alaska Elections Website
- I and R Institute, History of Alaska's Initiatives
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