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State of Alaska >  Division of Election  >  Alaska's History of Ballot Issues and Petitions  >  Initiatives Proposed

Initiatives Proposed
But Not on Alaska's Ballots

Updated January, 1999

YEARSUBJECT
1966 Requiring National Labor Organization to Establish local office
1966 Petition to change the form of the Primary Election Law
1970 Right to Work
1971 Withdrew Relocating the Capital
1975 Closure of Cook Inlet
1975 An Act relating to the Levy of Taxation by State of Alaska and Political Subdivisions thereof
1976 An initiative to revoke the State Employment Collective bargaining Provisions
1977 Exemption from payment of real property taxes on certain residential property
1977 An Act relating to the Alaska Business Act
1977 An Act relating to salaries and benefits to Legislators
1979 An initiative proposing to reduce income tax rates for all individuals and fiduciaries paying Alaska taxes (a tax law was passed by the last legislature which was deemed substantially the same, therefore, the Lt. Governor removed the initiative from the ballot.)
1979 An initiative proposing to create the Alaska Statehood Commission to review the progress of implementing the Alaska Statehood Act. (The question of creating the Alaska Statehood Commission was placed on the August 26,1980 Primary ballot by the legislature. The vote count was: For - 46,705; AGAINST - 45,598.)
1980 Limit of State Spending (This initiative was withdrawn by one of the sponsors.)
1985 Legislative Pay (Legislature passed a bill substantially similar to the initiative.)
1985 Liability of Dispensers of Alcoholic Beverages
1986 Capital Punishment (Insufficient number of signatures submitted.)
1988 Open Meeting Laws (Petition was not filed.)
1989 Relating to intrastate long distance telephone competition. (Legislation enabling long distance competition was passed that made this initiative void.)
1989 Relating to the creation of competitive long distance telephone services within Alaska. (Legislation enabling long distance competition was passed that made this initiative void.)
1989 Relating to campaign finance reform. (Petition was not filed.)
1992 Relating to Public Education on Jurors’ Rights (Petition was not filed.)
1992 Imposing a maximum class size in public schools (Petition was not filed.)
1992 Prohibiting application of herbicide derived from petrochemical compounds (Petition was not filed.)
1992 Relating to Legislative session relocation (Petition was not filed.)
1993 Relating to re-legalizing Hemp. (Petition was not filed.)
1993 Reform Alaska Campaign Finance Laws (Petition was not filed.)
1994 Relating to election campaigns & Alaska Public Offices Commission
1994 Relating to the taxation of oil & gas corporations; requiring separate accounting (Petition was not filed.)
1995 Relating to campaign financing and Alaska Public Offices Commission (95 CFIN)
1996 Relating to campaign financing and Alaska Public Offices Commission (similar legislation was passed) (95 CFPO)
1996 Relating to alcohol beverage tax (petition not filed) (95 ABEV)
1996 Relating to the management of salmon (95 FISH) (Alaska Supreme Court permanently enjoined Lt. Governor from placing initiative on the ballot)
1997 An Act adjusting the State of Alaska Excise Tax on alcoholic beverages by adding 10 cents per drink to the existing tax rate. (96BTAX) (Alaska Superior Court enjoined Lt. Governor from certifying the petition due to violation of Alaska Constitution.)
1998 An Act requiring placement of a question advising the legislature whether it should propose a constitutional amendment regarding education endowment (97EDUC) (Petition improperly filed; supplemental signatures not filed by deadline.)
1998 An Act requiring placement before the qualified voters of the state at the next statewide general election a question advising the legislature as to whether it should propose an amendment to the constitution of the State of Alaska to guarantee the permanent fund dividend, to provide for inflation proofing, and to require a vote of the people before spending the income of the permanent fund for any other purpose. (97FUND) (Petition was not filed by deadline.)
1998 An Act to attain access to medical cannabis (97CANN) (Petition was not filed by deadline.)
1998 An Act relating to drug medicalization abuse prevention and control and providing for an effective date. (97RSDL) (Petition was not filed by deadline.)
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