fill* No*
Signed
fHoeii**
Dote
Loco! o»
Special
Act*
|gnp*a*b»««<*t
Suit* Again**
TK« Slot*
SECTION .. A W X‘T“e“* 'jSTJZ
MglaUtucf is mdays. Sundays eacepleU.
nor vetoes a wrtta- legislature is not m
alter its delivery U> him nor vetoes a
session and the governor ' ^ exceptedP after its
SECTION 18 >«8
come effective nine y caJs o{ lU(0.thirds of the
ttSjof'eac'r'house1 provide for another *
lective date
SECTION .» The »TX
or sp«„| art .1 a mld, applicable
cable de«rm,nal,»n Local arts
- -
subdivision affected.
SECTION » All s^"
subject 10 impeachment J» must „ ap.
ahull onsine e Jj lts members The mo
proved by a two thirfl the basis for
i«» ■« 'T‘ Z'i on1 peadL-m .hall 1* com
the proceeding l'1* J lauves A supreme
duaed by Jhe house o , ^ fmjrf ,hall preside
C0UI-t ^K irrln e of two-thirds of the mem
at the trial Concurrent mdement of im
bers of the house ^ n(). extend beyond
Pearhm1en(’rQ™lf,ce?hut shall not prevent proceed
;„7L .he com., on .h, »» « «<•“< charges
«CTI0N 21 The legislature .hall e.labb.h prm
cedure* for suits against the State
f iccuti**
Governor:
Quollft«9t'0**
Election
Term o*
OH.ce
Limit *f*
Tenure
Dual CHtiee
Holding
Secretory
Ot State!
Duties
ARTICLE HI
THE EXECUTIVE
SECTION I The ««« P”"" " >“
u vested in the governor
cfffTIftN 2 The governor shall be at least thirty
SECTION l toe h { the Sute lie
years of age anJ a ’ A,aska at least seven
|h*H have been a u‘sltktor office, and
years immediately pieces» 8 stales for
L shall have been a c.tuen ol the Lotted
at least seven years
SECTION 1 The l»»«« f1;1
S.'UrjSS.'XX •»
Of votes Shall lie governor
SECTION 4 The term of
s four years beginning at n^* and ending
« **«■* ^>eali
later
SECTION » No person wk® Jj” ^"be again
jovernor for two lull buuesstv term has
■ligible to hold that office until one
[flierveoed
SECTION 6 Th» 8”Tp" mi™''
sxsrztt X* -»—■
SECTION 7 TWO' *■>> fJZ
ie shall have the same perform such
»nd serve lor the ^ ,aw and as may be
tuues as may be presumed j
Slghtri 17 him i» I1» s»"r"“
Aetin*
FoilyfB T»
Quality
Vacancy
Absence
SECTION 8 The .«M«7 of * ^
nated in the manner \n the general
candidates for olher * f«i' a candidate for governor
election the toM «* { aUo {or the candidate for
shall be considered a* ca- * with him
secretary of *Ut® i cm the ballot jointly
"IfCi Tc'S ,w t0'"
SI.U be elected secretary of state
SECTION 9 In
section .0 “ eysr^S.-S«3T5S
for any other reason governor, and shall
with him shall serve as ) J^k-elel «*«* not
of the term.
section n in cm .< *
iS* ii» •«lhe nmmU
lerm
SECTION 12 '«""V"ee,rc.*,lS/°a'»>‘»'
months, a governor has fceen^c i(jidisfharge the
from ofJice ®f(fih*Sby reason of mental or physical
duti,! o! hu : shJ„ te deemed «>canl Th«
-KX. £££■!, —
be prescribed by law
fu<tker
Succession
Title #"<1
Authority
Compensotion
Governor;
Authority
Convening
Le^ii'oture
Message* *»
tegis’oture
K..itory
Author.ty
OPTION 13 Provision shall be mace uf *•”
STill ■ office of governor and for .
for wcwiMon to the " ,h, seeretary ol .
Klim governor In Ihe > < act „ ,0y.
“sriLjr.01 ...<• >»*“«
«” .«eep. aun. “0V"Mr
SECTION U When 'h'er”ri^s°jn!tave th.
‘“eds“, “ ;!lto.-.nr emoluments ol .be. <*«
SECTION 15 It* rle'rib'Tl"Z
and the secretary of s c .unn(, their term of
and shall not be dtmmi . g l0 au salaried
0(fKt. unless by general law applying
officers of the State
ifctIGN Id The governor shall be resPonsl^*
.* ** * ' r «Wa laws He may. ^
lor .he to.Mu. ««»“»* “ “d,„s ,„ou6h. ,»
.pprepnat. courl P compliance «ilh >»V
the name of the State restrain vio
constitutional or legislativepower, duty,
lation of any cons £ ^ deaartmfnt. or agency of the
or right by any * ‘“ol {,cal subdivisions This author
“SS:‘rr^nCT’l. aulho„« an, aeli.n or
proceeding against the legislature.
SECTION .7 Whenever .he
^^^^r^^^eaimoinlaeaamn
SECTION 10 The governor shall M
ning of each session^ and the affairs of
the legislature mformatioi he considers
the state and recommend the meas
essary
3
Martial
!«»cutiv«
Ciomency
Branch
*«Ofgan;*0»io«i
SeneraJ and fiag'of^ers'cf1’^ '** ,h,U ilPPolBl *B
Su" M>iHt “o„S„ ‘ “mKi »' ">•
mambars ol ihe I,*,,,, 1t" ** * "“iwHy of th.
■Piw-t .„d He <haU
SECTION 20 tv,
law when the public ni3y Proclaim martial
ihail ««>« continue foS Ml,rtlal law
°ul the approval of a maSnt¥A?'L W*n,y days *»*h
‘cgulature in joint SWs2nty of ,he ™mbm of the
SECTION 21 <?t.h
the governor rnay^rant pres<T,^(i by
fnd rt>pneves, and mav\1KroPjrdons* COm mutations
forfeitures Th,s p0w/r "d#and ren,H fines and
ment
SECTION 22 AH
#ffww- department* aJTasen* 3nd ^dministralivc
emment and their respective 'r* °f the sUlp £ov
du,les shall be allocated Z /Unct,ons• Powers, and
»ot more than twenty pri^?mo"« af'd x„hin
10 grouP them as far PS i. Par'me"U‘ so 3>
jor purposes Regulator/ „ b’e a<;cording to ma
rary agencies may be estab£rf a"d ,einP°*
SECTION 21 Thft
*" the organisation of ihe^ecuf "'Z ^ chan«*
assignment of functions am ' ? br3nch or >h
considers necessary for efficL, i/ S un,ts #*ch h,
Ibese changes require the forlldf'nl,rus,ra,ion When
fe{ forth m cxccutivVo de C T° T ,hey sha" *><
have s,xly days of a regular L ° ,e»,sla,ure shal,
if of shorter duration lo disan ^"' °f a fu" s«*sion
orders Unl«, disapproved^™"; cx<?cuKve
*” by 3 majority 0t the me Z s0,utl°n concurred
'hose orders become effective atT ,‘n JOint 'ess'on,
b« designated by the governor * U * U,ereafter to
Supervision
Deportment
Head*
Board* and
Commiijian*
Retell
Appo ■
ACTION 24 r,,.h „
,h« *uPervis/on orTCgCnT"""'
mc"' ™|N if a ITn.lf «.0t r" Pri"cil,•' *!»«
b, la. He lb h "Ve “nie“ othm.is,
»«•!«> ,« Pp •W'o.n.cd by ,he g„.
Members of ,tle leg1S|ature ’V 3 maJ°r,ty of the
serve at (he pwHr LJ0’nt SeSsi0n’ »"<* *haU
otherwise provided m this except as
secretary of state The head 'r » h mpeCl 10 ,he
,ncn,s <* „ ‘.S u",ae" Sf "'<»«•
the head of a'prjni'^';n *' lwariJ or commission is ,11
<}uasi judicial ageruy, its nmi'IT' ^ 3 reguiat0|y or
ed by the governor <iu bn(inbers shali he appoint
*"■»-th. r.i:srs“- * • »»■
™«. sod may bo romoy-d ! ,n ses
*•>*" h« «,«L .I ,"" “>■ They
commission may a„„01nl ' , P ' /‘s flic hoard or
"**cn nuihoriaS yP0,‘,I bm ,h'Pl1 »"«'
'•'‘.is:1,?;-- *»
menls W°fdl’Jacamak« nppoinl
the legislature odicSZ^ du""S 3 recess of
the legislature The duratu )UU(!ng tonfirmation by
ihall be prescribed by law. ^ °f SUCh apPointmef!ts
Judicial
Power and
Jurisdiction
ARTICLE IV
the JUDICIARY
vesl^^supre^M^31 ^ °f the State is
courts established by the'lemlaf ^ an<l lhe
4
Supume
Court
Superior
Court
Qualttrrarionj
Jusficep
And .'ud9n
SSSr22* j“s ssttjs
est court of the State with »S»T " b<? ,hc
tJ°n l« shali consist of 21 f , 3ppeUa{e >nrh*'"
is chief justice The nun h* JJlst,tes- °'ie of whom
m*«o»,... 15, S? rZJTSV*’ * -
court. e re^uest of the supreme
"“Mjlil JulSoTan'dl TU * the trial
judges The lumber of judges may bTSgeVby*
r'°r court judges shall 2° court Justice* and sup*,
and possessing any add-t.nnJ ,e iaw m ,f»e State.
l’y llw J“dges of Other'courtqsUJianahrStPreSCnbed
manner for terms and w.ih? , 0 elected in a
by iaw ’ h <luailtications prescribed
And
Appointment
Approval or
Rejection
Voeoncy
Judicial
Council
Additional
Incopocity
Of Judges
l» « .Z « L C7" ™ >»y »ic«ney
""rl J"J« »y appointing on. " SU’*W
"0™“"d »y Ih. judicial council.0' ^
SECTION 6 Pach „
Per'°r court judge shall ^ n* C0Urt ^ustice and su
‘a*. be sub,S to «l2,the n,anner provided by
Partisan ba,i *'°th*ZsT 'n0n 3 "on"
than three years after hjs ,i)nn * euion held mor*
each supreme court just.eelha»T T* Thereafte|-.
<»r rejection in a like mm ^ Subjetl ,0 approval
- 'uperior J^r^yZri'lr- J
SECTION 7 The „f„« Jnv
justice or superior court 1Ul,„( » y suPren,e court
days afI« the election a uh^hc^ Me“*
majority of those voting on the m I rej,;eted b-v *
h« h.ls to f,|e hts declarat o„ of ; ?r f°r whlcb
feed himself n of eandidaey to sue*
>Si «»w of
poimcd lor six year lec™”"' IT' bm lha" * *■
'be organized state bar Three b°dy of
shall be appointed for six year t.. * °!Lney rnember*
nor subject to confirmation by a g0Ver‘
.members of the legislature m ' . majonty of the
c,es shall be filled for the J°ln session Varan
manner Appoint
sideration to area represents,! lth due rori*
*o political affiliation The chief d V'“h°Ut reSard
prerne court shall be ex officio ,hJ“Sl,Ce °‘ the su‘
a'>d chairman ot the J memb*r
of 'be judicial coundl/eS Z"T, N° «">«*<•
bold any other office nr n,, cble^ Justice, may
United States or he StateP ° Pr°'!t the
act by concurrence of "nr ^jUd‘e'a,C0UncUsba«
according to rules which it adopts.^ members anJ
stud^™mpro^meitdouLCrrCil 5ha" C°nducl
'*ce. and make rep administration of jus
supreme court and" to the 4 t0 the
not more than two years Thl < 1 lnlervals of
perform other duties assigned^ C0UnC“ ^
of another court appears , Whenewr a Judge
it ars to be so incapacitated as
Retirement
Compenwtion
RtUlmHo"*
Rule meVinR
Power
Court
Administration
.uhsUrfOlj 1° I'"”’)tlSl recommend
early rctireme members may
preme court by majority vote of »*
retire the judge
SECTION U Jus.1CeS afprou^rn'mit
41 U;e SSU^ndarnouni of retirement pay shall
be prescribed by Uw Henred jujj. ■*J» ££ ^
further service on (t* bench e*«pt *
ngnments as provided by court rule
SECTION 12 (^peacbmem 0fc^ny^)usb« r^
^^oKr^^aU^be according to pn,
cedure prescribed for civil officers
SECTION 13 J asttces, Judges, and "»«**«j *j[
the judicial council *»«» ^ and
“ not* ^ durnnisied during their terms of
rSi by genera. Uw applying to all salaried
officers of the Stale
cr i HON 14 Supreme court justices and super
SEt . while holding office may not piac
*» rrt‘" Sr . « I U«*> P«>». T ta"1 >“»
lice law, hold om.e » V (he yn,ied
«•“' U”.l »1>— Any
Sla1 " , ’ ,,,.e or superior court judge filing
;r.'n“h« a«i“» pun*,us >"d“al
position.
to each house
SECTION 16 The chief justice of the supreme
court*shall be the administrate hea of al.^ourh
He may assign judges from one tour JUS.
Of the judicial system
Qualities!
Voter*
ARTICLE V
SUffRAGI AND ELECTIONS
„PT10N. j Every citizen of the Cm ted State*
SU 1 ION 1 f-'11' .j ,et. v.ho meets
uw. and «l» » I"'':”' (lection Ho -boll
“do"'.* ihc o«.on ditdnct in
»«. «• >"*“ * °X f, oceniod b,
language as prescribed J • oualtrscat ions
of political subdivisions
cirTtnM 2 No person may vole who has been
0,wiel.bconw.* SLL 1 * “ felony mvolvmg moral turpitude unless
convicted ol a te.or.y = No person may
*•» clVii 10 * ■*wv
SECTION 3 Methods of voting, indvidm^e^
tee voting, shall be prescribed by!la^ Jeter.
voting «h«U be preserved. prot , appWi to the
tn.nm* election contests^ Ui U.M ol *Pi
courts, shall be prescribed by law.
Method* o<
Voting,
flection
Contest*
’red nett;
tegittrot’O"
Generot
Election*
lection
lutneti
>islricti
SECTION < TtooTUu"'»d
'iKltrSr»lto elec non 0,,ncU
SECTION 5 «'»"»' '^0(S“'
the second Tuesday in * changed
bm-d year, bul the month and day >
by law
ARTICLE VI
LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT
SECTION I Members "Mb' „„
O'1”' Until reapport.onment,
respective election d stm £)f rt.prescntatives
election districts -mi he ■ aS set forth
t0 be elected from each <‘drier
Section 1 of \rtiele MV
section 2
ed t»y the quabfitd voters (orlh m Sec
SITaf Ai’nelVXiv'-suhiect to changes authorized
m this article
ll House
let hod
ombminf
iStflCt*
edistrictinf
cfctiON 1 The governor shall reapportion the
SECTION .s *' immediately billowing the
h°use 01 **P"“ ol each decennial census of the
official reporting ot eacn based upon
United States HeapporUonment shal ^ - (t „
C1v,iian population within each eietuu
reported by the census
section 4 Rt»|.|»rl»»menE ^
method of equal ptopoi 10 • U(JH o{ lbe quo
forty Shall have one representative.
SECTION 5 Should the toi d civilian population
su. iiu.N J blq0w one-half ot me
within any election distr hcd t0 an election
quotient, the district sha • - - tl0ll.
3».,a. wii.,n... £miJ» PKA
ment lor the new distuct snau ot
vided n Section 4 of this article
SECTION . Th«So,r-W^«-“S
bv cban;mp El* si.e a.» , Each new
district so created hall tie tan ^ orJctlcable
compact territory containing ^ - ^ .hall
a. cl,lively inti-.rate'. ^.i ^ quolieul
' the ia» civilian population by
obtained by » Rlv,.n to local govern
!'•»■' Co“f"; nrl“U and ollnr scMrapb.c Ica
r? St" ted »dcK-biPS bodddaiiea »hcrc»cr
lur
possible.
Modification
Ot Senate
Districts
Reapportionment
Board
Ofsaniaaban
'rTifi\ i The Senate districts, aewnwu »■
lumbtr of senators and
its approximate perimeter
SECTION 8 The
portionnu'rit Maid M ' poise of ‘»horr»
him U shall consist o .. ' r’ 0fiiO:ials /^t least one
*• -“w» ssr.;«L«- s»r
Southoo'd'oT »d N».~
be compensated.
CATION 9 The board shall elect one rfjj*
members chairman and may e^2^"^°Jqmr?d for
ants Concurrence ol tnree members j
•is::;::--—
y
R««pportionm*nt
Rian and
Reclamation
official 'reporw *Tch i1'"*17 dayi roUo'*rlnX th«
*h.u s»bJl,M„v clLrrrf cruy ,s' ^
men! and redistrietine a p aD for reaPPoi"tion
"m.ly C^r™fd0("Jh‘S| arI,c!e
governor shall issue a proclamation f**’ *
went and redistrietine An a 'eapportion
shall explain anv ch.-in-- ^ ac-companying statement
The r»V»n?o11' " "" 01 'he hoard
fmivo S7h °"11, rrd,slr,ct,nE shall t,
««" aller Ihe ottaTr ll”« "'" .'"“'.".re
census 6 0 nex* decennial
^ ^ SE< I!0N 11 An-V qualified voter mav inn! t
potolion to compel correction of m ^
Penur court On .appeal, the causr'chvii i h
by Uie SUpreme tour! UP<>" ‘he law and th/faS'^
ARricif vii
MIAITH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARI
ZSi V0N / The H'islature shall bv general law
open SaJrbUC • 5Ch0°'S
other public educational institutions Schools and
2r\50 eStabllShed shaU b‘‘ ^ee from seefan n
educational institution * °r °‘ht'r pnvate
«UbVThr0HN 2 hThe Un,versi'y °f Alaska is hereby
*■■*>‘TZ,1X',%X Tm"r d
ES'P* » hcrcafler „ld,"^
»" *Wd o, acc«,Zn»V,aS»a“ ^ ldm'n,s""d
.S,1 Jrd„f,”I"7T°' ^^ *
appointed bv fh* “ b Fhe ^nts shall be
bv mat y of i SUbjeC' !° oonftrmaiion
• , •"•Jonty of the members of the lensfar -r»
joint session The board halt „ le£'si'm‘re ln
la» formu'ate- ? d ' 111 accordahce with
formulate policy and appoint the pre-dent nf ,h„
university He shall h.a P*e-.<J<nt of the
board tbe mcutjv'e of^er of the
Rublie
Education
Store
Un.vers ty
Board cf
Regent*
Public
Heo Ith
Public
We (for*
msizfjx* *at
SECTION 5
lie welfare.
The legislature shall provide for pub
Statement
Of Policy
General
Authority
Common
Use
AKHCLE VIII
NATURAL resources
murage the s.l-Jraen'T; in :a„5'10
“Sf »><» .h= eubte lmerii
u.s^ivejpt^rs,,ai1 •* «■
. v *'c*uj.mierh, ana CORS^rvatmn r\t ait
ural resources belonemn »« tu e. . ' 0 Al‘ nat‘
and waters L ,1 g C ‘° the State- including land
waters, for the maximum benefit of ts people.
SECTION 3 Wherever occurring in ♦ *•,
slate fish, wildlife and water* J S he" Ratural
P»plt ,0, common St ‘ rese"ed ■« «■«
6
Sustained
Yield
State Public
Domain
Special
Purpose
Sites
Sales and
Grants
Md another replem^ha buTS** T1'^’ *rassI^<Js.
Stat« shall be utilized, devek-w^L^10"^ t0 th#
the sustained vield Drincmie P ^ d lna‘n,ained on
among benefieXset P ’ ,ea 10 r«"«ncM
Facilities
And
Improvements
SECTION 5. The IpeKiut,,,.,,
ciiities, improvements, and serviceTin^0™*6 f°r f3’
utilization, development reclame * i$jUre greater
of lands, and to tZr .7?' Md Wt,lenient
m.n. ol the fisheries, »dd"fe, a„d"^"d ‘"“‘'V
■ns submerged M Man, J"'""" lh"f'» ■■«'"1
»y Hie su,«£ ;»*/i: xxxsr1 r ^
gorernmenljl purpose,, conslilu,, ,h' .'T?,','
r^nXs^:x~»/xr
the sdministraunn of'ihe stale pubhCdmuaui'
.■“,Le^^r-*(>r»«Vo.
pi mule fur Iheir eilm "" i’“Wk »-l
“*'• •*»•**. aodCe'mrVoMhTpe™,'""
lesfn™?'m'd lhT.he, ,n,,Sli"Urt mJy P™W« lor the
.oV»n, 1 vr:; p:™ik *» «*»►
■ herein, s-jh.ien reasmaM b *C dlimJm (ir m'erest
of breach of conditions ure m the event
■i»nF!be“g,sL„SX' i&TTL f "m w
Of State lands nr intors.lir U he S le or Sr3nt
procedures sale™
reservations ,0 ,he State of all L a‘" tu<h
required by Congress it l, . ^ 35 ™-v b*
for access lo these sources R* 5hail pwid<*
shall not unnecessarily ,rnrnir ..e“m!;on ()f ac‘c«*
venl the control oHresZ0l lTiT *“*■ pre
lion for damage * ' Prec!u<fo compensa
■ 'C Notie*
Mineral
Right*
' '••ml Leo***
*nd Permit*
^ °f sta* **
,1C no,J< <* wd other safeguards’^? thet’’h,pr,0r pub"
as may be prescnbed by law P*ib!,c ln!^«
SE( rION 11 Discovery
he the basis for establishing a r.ghnnTose?
reserved to the State which uoon the h , Tfrab
canon of this constitution by fhe
^•re subject to location under the ° A‘aSka>
lius Drier discovery location r-t m mininS
scribed by law shall establish a‘ pnor S'to'th^t
minerals and also a nrior neht P g, these
transferable licenses for their pt‘rmi{S' leases. and
bon of these rights shall ,w. r* faction C'ontinua*
of annual labor, or fhe payment W ?* performance
aine, or upon other T'? "**
scribed by law Surface uses o' land k y b pre*
claimant shall be limited to those necessary TThe
ex,,action or basic process mcr nf « ? r tee
or for both Discovw neraIdep°sits‘
di3«eanght,sXecr2f?r?herPL7r,at,0n sha11 Jr1'
to patent of mineral landl ,f ‘I . u q“!re,mcnts *' law,
and not prohiSTdby r0n ‘Lft™* by the S,a!e
section shall apply tValkE ‘h* pr°v,s,on* of ‘his
the State w hi c h by?aw~ "served to
propriatioa. * ** dedared sub^» «<> ap
SECTION' 12. The legislature shall provide for the
u ounce, types and terms of leases for coal oil 1,
Sh3le* SOdium* Ph«Phate, potash, sulfur,' pumice,’