00 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 53                                                                                           
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to                                           
02 voter ratification of legislative approval of amendments of the Alaska Statehood                                        
03 Act affecting an interest of the State of Alaska under that Act.                                                        
04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05    * Section 1.  Article XII, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new                           
06 section to read:                                                                                                        
07  SECTION 14.  VOTER RATIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO                                                                      
08 STATEHOOD ACT AFFECTING AN INTEREST OF THE STATE UNDER THAT                                                             
09 ACT.  A law enacted by the legislature giving the approval of the State to an                                           
10 amendment of the Act admitting Alaska to the Union that affects an interest of the                                      
11 State under that Act may not take effect unless ratified by a majority of the qualified                                 
12 voters of the State who vote on the question at the next general election.  The                                         
13 legislature shall implement this section.                                                                               
14    * Sec. 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                            
01 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        
02 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.