The election of senators and a representative to serve in the Congress of the United States being necessary and proper to prepare for the admission of Alaska as a state of the Union, the following sections are hereby ordained, pursuant to Chapter 46, SLA 1955.
ORD. II §2 | BALLOT
Each elector who offers to vote upon the ratification of the constitution may, upon the same ballot, vote on a second proposition, which shall be as follows:
“Shall Ordinance Number Two (Alaska-Tennessee Plan) of the Alaska Constitutional Convention, calling for the immediate election of two United States Senators and one United States Representative, be adopted?”
Yes [ ] No [ ]
ORD. II §3 | APPROVAL
Upon ratification of the constitution by the people of Alaska and separate approval of this ordinance by a majority of all votes cast for and against it, the remainder of this ordinance shall become effective.
ORD. II §4 | ELECTION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE
Two United States senators and one United State representativeshall be chosen at the 1956 general election.
ORD. II §5 | TERMS
One senator shall be chosen for the regular term expiring on January 3, 1963, and the other for an initial short term expiring on January 3, 1961, unless when they are seated the Senate prescribes other expiration dates. The representativeshall be chosen for the regular term of two years expiring January 3, 1959.
Until the admission of Alaska as a state, the senators and representative may also hold or be nominated and elected to other offices of the United States or of the Territory of Alaska, provided that no person may receive compensation for more than one office.
ORD. II §8 | ELECTION PROCEDURE
Except as provided herein, the laws of the Territory governing elections to the office of Delegate to Congress shall, to the extent applicable, govern the election of the senators and representative. Territorial and other officialsshall perform their duties with reference to this election accordingly.
ORD. II §9 | INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
Persons not representing any political party may become independent candidates for the offices of senator or representative by filing applications in the manner provided in section 38-5-10, ACLA 1949, insofar as applicable. Applications must be filed in the office of the director of finance of the Territory on or before June 30, 1956.
ORD. II §10 | PARTY NOMINATIONS
Party nominations for senators and representativeshall, for this election only, be made by party conventions in the manner prescribed in section 38-4-11, ACLA 1949, for filling a vacancy in a party nomination occurring after a primary election. The names of the candidates nominated shall be certified by the chairman and secretary of the central committee of each political party to the director of finance of the Territory on or before June 30, 1956.
ORD. II §11 | CERTIFICATION
The director of finance shall certify the names of all candidates for senators and representatives to the clerks of court by July 15, 1956. The clerks of courtshallcause the names to be printed on the official ballot for the general election. Independent candidates shall be identified as provided in section 38-5-10, ACLA 1949. Candidates nominated at party conventions shall be identified with appropriateparty designations as is provided by law for nominations at primary elections.
ORD. II §12 | BALLOT FORM; WHO ELECTED
The ballot form shall group separately the candidates seeking the regular senate term, those seeking the short senate term, and candidates for representative. The candidate for each office receiving the largest number of votes cast for that office shall be elected.
The president of the Alaska Constitutional Convention, or a person designated by him, may assist in carrying out the purposes of this ordinance. The unexpended and unobligated funds appropriated to the Alaska Constitutional Convention by Chapter 46, SLA 1955, may be used to defray expenses attributable to the referendum and the election required by this ordinance.
“The provisions of the constitution applicable to the first election of state officersshall take effect immediately upon the admission of Alaska into the Union as a state. The remainder of the constitutionshall take effect when the elected governor takes office.”
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