Bess v. Ulmer

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

1. INTRODUCTION

Citizen groups challenged three ballot propositions to amend the Alaska Constitution because the propositions were revisions not amendments; revisions can only be accomplished through a constitutional convention. In an expedited Preliminary Opinion and Order we held that Legislative Resolve No. 59 (relating to prisoners’ right’s) is a revision, and struck it from the ballot.1 Legislative Resolve No. 71 (limiting marriage) and Legislative Resolve No. 742 (relating to apportionment) are amendments, and therefore could appear on the ballot, though we…