00                      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 17                                                                    
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to political                                 
02 caucuses in the legislature.                                                                                            
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1. Article II, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new                           
05 section to read:                                                                                                        
06 Section 22. Political Caucuses. A member of the legislature may not, through                                        
07 a vote in a political caucus made up of members of the legislature, commit to vote for                                  
08 or against a bill, appointment, veto, or other measure pending or proposed for                                          
09 introduction in the legislature; however, a member may vote in a political caucus on a                                  
10       matter directly relating to the selection of an officer of a political caucus or leadership                       
11       of a house of the legislature.                                                                                    
12    * Sec. 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of the                       
13 state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the State                      
14 of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.