Alaska 1970 ballot measures

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Seventeen statewide ballot measures were on the August 25, 1970 ballot and November 4, 1970 ballot in Alaska.

• Five measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One measure was a constitutional convention question.
• Eleven measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• All 17 measures were approved.

On the ballot

August 25:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Lowers the voting age to 18	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Eliminates reading English as a voting requirement	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Renames the position of Secretary of State to Lieutenant Governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judicial reform	Provides that the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court be elected by the court's justices	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judicial reform	Provides that the administrator of the Alaskan court system serve at the pleasure of the Alaska Supreme Court	a

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Constitutional Convention	ConCon	Calls for a constitutional convention	a
BI	Proposition 1	Bonds	Issues $20.3 million in bonds for schools	a
BI	Proposition 2	Bonds	Issues $3 million in bonds for remote housing	a
BI	Proposition 3	Bonds	Issues $2.3 million in bonds for recreational facilities	a
BI	Proposition 4	Bonds	Issues $29.2 million in bonds for highway construction	a
BI	Proposition 5	Bonds	Issues $8.6 million in bonds for health and welfare and correctional facilities	a
BI	Proposition 6	Bonds	Issues $5.6 million in bonds for health and medical facilities	a
BI	Proposition 7	Bonds	Issues $11 million in bonds for water and sewage facilities	a
BI	Proposition 8	Bonds	Issues $5.5 million in bonds for highway maintenance	a
BI	Proposition 9	Bonds	Issues $10 million in bonds for airport construction	a
BI	Proposition 10	Bonds	Issues $21 million in bonds for Alaska ferry	a
BI	Proposition 11	Bonds	Issues $29.7 million in bonds for University of Alaska	a

See also

• List of Alaska ballot measures
• 1970 ballot measures

External links

• Alaska Secretary of State Election Results