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AK HJR28
Joint Resolution
Status
4/4/2011
Primary Sponsor
Scott Kawasaki
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AI Summary
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Proposes constitutional amendments to replace Alaska's bicameral legislature (Senate and House) with a unicameral legislature consisting of 60 members.
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Reduces minimum age requirement for legislators from 25 years to 21 years old and changes Senate terms from two years to four years, with half elected every two years.
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Creates 60 senate districts instead of the current 20 senate and 40 house districts under the new single-chamber system.
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Establishes transition provisions for the Twenty-Eighth Alaska State Legislature to operate as bicameral during the first regular session, then convert to unicameral during the second regular session.
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Requires voter approval at the next general election and takes effect during the second regular session of the Twenty-Eighth Alaska State Legislature.
Legislative Description
Const Am: Unicameral Legislature
Legislators
Last Action
REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
4/4/2011