STATE OF ALASKA
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GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 1998

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mms) SONNEMAN, JOSEPH A. "JOE" Democrat ~~ =
mmm) KOHLHAAS, SCOTT A. Libertarian C ~ YES OO _
mmm) MURKOWSKI, FRANK H. Republican (> NO O77
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BALLOT MEASURES

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 1
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3 (FIN)
Constitutional Amendment Limiting Prisoners’ Rights

Ballot Measure No. 1 was removed by an order of the Supreme Court on
September 22, 1998.

BALLOT MEASURE NO. z
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 42 (RLS)
Constitutional Amendment Limiting Marriage

This measure would amend the Declaration of Rights section of the
Alaska Constitution to limit marriage. The amendment would say that to
be valid, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman.
Should this amendment be adopted?

YES ©)
NO ©

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 6
INITIATIVE NO. S7ENGL
Requiring Government To Use English

This bill requires the state to use English in all government functions and
actions. State records must be in English. “The state" means the
legislature, all state agencies, local governments, school districts, public
corporations and the university. Those entities may use non-English
languages for international trade, emergencies, teaching languages, court
Suits, criminal inquiries, for elected officials to talk to constituents or to
comply with federal law. Costs of non-Enalish records must be identified.
Persons who speak only English may not be denied state jobs or services.
The bill does not affect private sector use of non-English languages.
Should this initiative become law?

YES ©)
NO >

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 3
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44 (JUD)
Constitutional Amendment to Reorganize Reapportionment
Board

This measure changes the name, power and membership of the
reapportionment board. Under existing law, the governor selects the
reapportionment board. With the advice of the board, the governor draws
the boundaries of election districts after each federal census. This
measure creates a redistricting board and gives it the power to draw
boundaries for 40 House and 20 Senate districts. Two members of the
board would be chosen by the governor, and one each by the House
speaker, the Senate president, and the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
The board would have 90 days to act after being appointed.

Should this amendment be adopted?

YES ©)
NO CO

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 7
INITIATIVE NO. 97TERM
Term Limits Pledge For Candidates

This bill would require the lieutenant governor to allow candidates for the
United States Congress or Alaska Legislature to make a term limits
pledge. A candidate would pledge to limit service to three terms in the
U.S. House and two in the Senate or to eight out of 16 years in the Alaska
Legislature. The bill would require printing “signed term limits pledge"
next to the pledging candidate's name on the ballot and other state
election material. It would similarly require printing “broke term limits
pledge" if a pledging candidate seeks a term exceeding the term limits in
the pledge.

Should this initiative become law?

YES ©
NO (>

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 4

Ballot Measure No. 4 was not assigned for the 1998 general election.

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 5
INITIATIVE NO. 97BILL
An Act Prohibiting Billboards

The bill states findings and intent that Alaska be forever free of billboards.
It defines billboards as any signs or forms of outdoor advertising not
allowed by law. The bill also repeals a law recently passed by the
legislature which allows a new class of road signs outside of the right-of-
way, visible from highways, off-site from where businesses are located.
Those tourism directional signs have a standard format and size of 90 by
18 inches. The bill changes the penalty from a violation back to a
misdemeanor for those who break the laws on outdoor advertising near
State roads.

Should this initiative become law?

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 8
INITIATIVE NO. 97PSDM
Bill Allowing Medical Use of Marijuana

This bill would allow patients to use marijuana for certain medical
purposes. A doctor must find that the patient has a debilitating medical
condition that might benefit from marijuana. An eligible minor could use
medical marijuana only under the consent and control of a parent. There
would be limits on how much medica! marijuana a patient could possess.
Patients and their primary care-givers who comply with this law would not
be guilty of a crime. The state would create a confidential registry of
patients who may use medical marijuana. Non-medical use of marijuana
would still be a crime.

Should this initiative become law?

YES C)
NO ©)

BALLOT MEASURE NO. 9
INITIATIVE NO. S7TRAP
Bill Prohibiting Trapping Wolves With Snares

This bill would prohibit a person from using a snare with the intent of
trapping a wolf. It would also prohibit a person from possessing, buying,
selling, or offering to sell the skin of a wolf known by the person to have
been caught with a snare. Breaking the law would be a Class A
misdemeanor.

Should this initiative become law?

YES ©) YES CD
NO C) NO CD
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