Efforts are underway to build support for a constitutional convention question that will be on the ballot this year in Alaska
This May 21, 2019, photo shows people attending a rally against anti-abortion laws at the Dimond Courthouse Plaza in Juneau, Alaska. Alaska voters this year will be asked if they want a constitutional convention, and simmering anger over the legislature's failure to settle the issue of how big a check residents should receive from the state's oil wealth fund could provide a tail wind for groups seeking to change the constitution on a range of hot button topics, such as abortion.
Alaska is one of three states where voters will decide this fall whether to call a convention to consider amendments to their constitution. The question has gained little attention in Missouri and has generated only mild interest so far in New Hampshire, where a group opposed to COVID-19 mandates and restrictions has discussed starting a campaign to advocate for a convention. That group, Rebuild NH, hasn’t yet said what amendments it might favor.
That’s what is emerging in Alaska, where some groups are taking sides on the question that will be on the November ballot. A prominent advocate for a convention is Bob Bird, chair of the Alaskan Independence Party, which is one of the three recognized political parties in the state and considers itself a blend of conservative Republicanism, populism and libertarianism. Among other things, Bird has urged changes to the judiciary.
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