00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 176(STA)                                                                    
01 "An Act authorizing an advisory vote on whether the legislature should exempt the state                                 
02 and its political subdivisions from daylight saving time."                                                              
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                         
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       ADVISORY VOTE.  At the next general election, in compliance with the election                                     
07 laws of the state, the lieutenant governor shall place before the qualified voters of the state a                       
08 question advisory to the legislature.  Notwithstanding AS 15.60.005 relating to preparation of                          
09 the ballot proposition, the question shall appear on the ballot in the following form:                                  
10                            Q U E S T I O N                                                                              
11            Shall the legislature exempt the state and all of its political subdivisions                                 
12       from daylight saving time, between 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in April and                                     
13       2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday in October in each calendar year, so that the state                                  
14       and all of its political subdivisions observe the standard time that would                                        

01       otherwise apply during that time period?                                                                          
02                           Yes [  ]  No [  ]