Alaska 2008 citizen initiatives
From Ballotpedia
This table shows all citizen-initiatives that are seeking to make Alaska's 2008 ballot.
For a chart of all the ballot measures for 2008, including legislatively-referred measures, go to Alaska 2008 ballot measures.
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Alaska Anti-Corruption Act | Campaign Finance Reform | Would prohibit publicly funded lobbying | Missed deadline: moved to 2010 election |
| CISS | Alaska Clean Elections Act (2008) | Campaign Finance Reform | Would be a public program for funding campaigns for state officials. | Petition deadline: August 21, 2008 |
| CISS | Alaska Healthcare Reform Act (2008) | Welfare | Act amending the certificate of need requirement to apply only to facilities providing long term nursing home beds and residential psychiatric treatment centers. | Petition deadline: September 15, 2008 |
| CISS | Alaska Fisheries Conservation Act (2008) | Environmental Reform | An Act to restore fisheries conservation and habitat protection functions to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game | Application under review by Lt. Governor |
| CISS | Alaska Pollution Zone Act (2008) | Environmental Reform | Act to Provide for Cleaner Waters in Alaska by Prohibiting Pollution Mixing Zones in Wild Salmon and Other Fisheries Spawning Waters | Under review by the Lt. Governor |
| CISS | Protect Alaska's Clean Water Act (2008) | Environmental Reform | Alaska's Clean Water Protection | Application was denied June 21, 2007. Currently in litigation, Holman v. Parnell Case No. 3DI-07-56 CI |
| CISS | Protect Alaska's Clean water v.2 | Environmental Reform | Restricting the release of pollutants from mining | Denied |
| CISS | Protect Alaska's Clean Water Act v.3 (2008) | Environmental Reform | Restricting the release of pollutants from mining | In litigation |
| CISS | Alaska Clean Elections Act v.2 | Campaign Finance Reform | Would create public funding for campaigns and amend the oil and gas production tax to levy and collect a surcharge as the source for the funding | Denied on July, 19, 2007 |
| CSS | Alaskan Independence | Administration of Government | Alaskan Independence | Denied |
| CSS | Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection Act (2008) | Animal Rights | Prohibits shooting of wolves and grizzly bears by aircraft | Qualified for August Primary |
| CSS | Alaska Gaming Commission (2008) | Gaming | Establishing Alaska Gaming Commission | Qualified for August Primary |
| CISS | Protect Alaska's Children | Environmental Reform | Restricting the release of pesticides near children | Failed to meet signature requirements |
See also
- List of Alaska ballot measures
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Alaska
- Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alaska

