Petition Status Find information about active and inactive petitions, including initiative, referendum, and recall petitions. An Act to provide for a vote on independence Initiative Id: 98INDP — Sponsor’s Proposed Bill Language Back to your search resultBack to Petitions and Ballot Measures I AM A QUALIFIED ALASKAN VOTER. I WILL SPONSOR THE INITIATIVE PROPOSAL “AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A VOTE ON INDEPENDENCE.” BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: A. The following question shall be placed on the general election ballot after this one: “Shall Alaska become an independent nation and rescind its status as a state of the United States of America?” B. If the majority rejects the above question at that time, then the same question shall be placed on the general election ballot every ten years following. C. This initiative shall be effective when enacted according to law.