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HJR 31: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska requiring that the Governor be elected by a majority vote if a preferential voting system is provided by law. 

00HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 31                                                                                         
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska requiring that                                        
02 the Governor be elected by a majority vote if a preferential voting system is                                           
03 provided by law.                                                                                                        
04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                              
05    * Section 1.  Article III, sec. 3, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read:                        
06  Section 3.  Election.  The governor shall be chosen by the qualified voters of                                    
07 the State at a general election.  The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes                                  
08 shall be governor but, if a preferential voting system is provided by law, the candidate                                
09 receiving a majority of votes shall be governor.                                                                        
10    * Sec. 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                          
11 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        
12 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.