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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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At Alaska's Constitutional Convention, delegate Jack Hinkle from Anchorage proposes 16 senatorial districts plus four at-large senators, with provisions for future boundary adjustments; the proposal is referred to the Apportionment Committee amid discussions on reapportionment.
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FAIRBANKS (A')-A delegate to the Constitutional Convention has jumped with both feet into the murky problem of reapportionment by proposing 16 senatorial districts be set up for Alaska.
Jack Hinkle's step came in the wake of numerous proposals to leave things pretty much as they are. The Anchorage delegate's proposal, No. 42, was referred to the Committee on Apportionment.
This committee is reportedly thinking seriously about changing current boundaries for fuller representation.
Hinkle would carve Alaska into 16 legislative districts, with one senator from each plus four at large.
The proposal includes instruction to the first state legislature to appoint a commission to study possible relocation of legislative and senatorial boundaries to conform to geographical characteristics and economic areas. Hinkle's proposal would empower the legislature to change boundaries.
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proposal no. 42 referred to the committee on apportionment; committee considering boundary changes for fuller representation.
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Delegate Jack Hinkle from Anchorage proposes 16 senatorial districts for Alaska, with one senator from each district plus four at-large senators. The proposal instructs the first state legislature to appoint a commission to study boundary relocations based on geographical and economic areas, and empowers the legislature to change boundaries.