The Alaska Constitution

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828417203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: University of Alaska Press; Fairbanks : , 2020
• ISBN: 1-60223-411-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (96 pages)
• Disciplina: 342.798042
• Soggetti: Constitutions; Constitutional law; Constitutions - Alaska; Constitutional law - Alaska; Alaska
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- Article I. Declaration of Rights -- Article II. The Legislature -- Article III. The Executive -- Article IV. The Judiciary -- Article V. Suffrage and Elections -- Article VI. Legislative Apportionment -- Article VII. Health, Education, and Welfare -- Article VIII. Natural Resources -- Article IX. Finance and Taxation -- Article X. Local Government -- Article XI. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall -- Article XII. General Provisions -- Article XIII. Amendment and Revision -- Article XV. Schedule of Transitional Measure -- The Signers -- The Ordinances
• Sommario/riassunto: "The Alaska State Constitution, ratified by the people in 1956, became operative with the proclamation of statehood on January 3, 1959. The constitution was drafted by fifty-five delegates who convened at the University of Alaska to determine the authority vested in the state legislature, executive, judiciary, and other functions of government. This conveniently sized new edition will make the Alaska State Constitution accessible to all"--