Alaska Term of Office Judicial System Administrator, Amendment 5 (August 1970)
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The Alaska Term of Office Judicial System Administrator Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the August 25, 1970 ballot in Alaska as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided that the administrative director of the state's judicial system serves at the pleasure of the entire court, not just the court's Chief Justice.[1]
Election results
| Alaska Amendment 5 (August 1970) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 43,462 | 69.97% | |||
| No | 18,651 | 30.03% | ||
Election results via: Alaska Department of Elections
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[1]
| “ | Proposing amendments to the judiciary article of the Alaska Constitution relating to the office of the chief justice of the supreme court.[2] | ” |
Constitutional changes
The passing of Amendment 5 amended Section 16 of Article IV of the Alaska Constitution.
See also
- List of Alaska ballot measures
- Alaska 1970 ballot measures
- 1970 ballot measures
- Alaska Supreme Court
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alaska Lieutenant Governor, "Alaska Constitutional Amendment Summary," accessed January 16, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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