Submittedby: AssemblymemberTESCHE
Preparedby: Departmentof Law
For reading: January28,2003
CLERK'S OFFICE
AMENDED AND APPROVED
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2-11-03
ANCHORAGE,
ALASKA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBL Y PROVIDING FOR THE
SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE AT ITS
NEXT REGULAR ELECTION ON APRIL 1,2003 AN ADVISORY PROPOSITION ON THE QUESTION
OF CHANGING rIlE MINIMUM VOTING AGE FOR STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS FROM 18 TO
16 YEARS OF AGE.
THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY ORDAINS:
Seetion 1.. a proposition in substantially the following fonD shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the
Municipality at the regular Municipal election April I, 2003:
PROPOSITION NO.
See Amendments as attached.
AN ADVISORY VOTE ON CHANGING THE MINIMUM VOTING AGE
FOR STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS FROM 18 TO 16 YEARS OF AGE.
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Shallthe Constitutionandlawsof the Stateof Alaskabe amendedto change
the minimum voting agefor stateand local electionsfrom 18 to 16?
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Section2. This ordinanceshall be effectiveimmediatelyuponits passageandapprovalby the Assembly.
PASSEDAND APPROVEDby the AnchorageAssemblythis _lL~
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AMENDMENTS TO AO 2003-38
AN ADVISORY VOTE AS TO WHETHER STATE LAW SHOULD BE
CHANGED TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE IN
LOCAL ELECTIONS FROM 18 TO 16 YEARS
Shall the Constitution and the laws of the State of Alaska be amended
to allow municipalities to lower the voting age for local elections from
18 to 16? (AO 2003-38 (As Amended»