00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 122                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the advisory vote on employment benefits for same-sex partners of                                   
02 public employees and same-sex partners of public employee retirees; and providing for                                   
03 an effective date."                                                                                                     
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 1, ch. 1, 4SSLA 2006,                       
06 is amended to read:                                                                                                     
07            Section 1. ADVISORY VOTE. At a special election to be held on April 3,                                       
08       2007, subject to the legislature's passage of an appropriation for the specific                               
09       purpose of funding the special election, and in substantial compliance with the                               
10       election laws of the state, including absentee voting and the preparation, publication,                           
11       and mailing of an election pamphlet under AS 15.58, the lieutenant governor shall                                 
12       place before the qualified voters of the state a question advisory to the legislature and                         
13       the governor. The election pamphlet for the special election must comply with                                     
14       AS 15.58.020(a)(6), including the requirement that it contain statements that advocate                            

01       voter approval or rejection of the question. Notwithstanding AS 15.60.005 and other                               
02       laws relating to preparation of the ballot proposition, the question shall appear on the                          
03       ballot substantially in the following form:                                                                       
04                               Q U E S T I O N                                                                           
05            Shall the legislature adopt a proposed amendment to the state                                                
06            constitution to be considered by the voters at the 2008 general election                                     
07            that would prohibit the state, or a municipality or other subdivision of                                     
08            the state, from providing employment benefits to same-sex partners of                                        
09            public employees and to same-sex partners of public employee retirees?                                       
10                        Yes  [  ]      No  [  ]                                                                          
11    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).