This 12 months, Alaskans will decide whether or not the state will maintain a constitutional conference. It’s a query that seems on the poll as soon as every decade, and has by no means earlier than been accepted by Alaska voters.
That might change this 12 months, relying on how Alaskans vote within the November election. If accepted by voters, a constitutional conference would allow elected delegates to revisit the state’s structure, which might deliver main adjustments to Alaska.
To assist voters perceive this concern, Alaska information organizations and the UAA Seawolf Debate Program have partnered as much as host a debate that includes advocates for and towards holding a constitutional conference.
The talk, which will likely be livestreamed, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, on the Wendy Williamson Auditorium in Anchorage. Debating on the pro-convention facet are Bob Chicken, chairman of the Alaskan Independence Occasion and host of Speak of the Kenai (on KSRM 920 AM), and former Alaska Lt. Gov. Loren Leman. Representing the anti-convention facet are Joelle Corridor, president of the Alaska AFL-CIO, and Matt Shuckerow, the proprietor of Fathom Strategic Communications.
Alaska Public Media’s information director Lori Townsend will average, and the talk will characteristic questions from a panel of journalists representing Alaska Public Media, Alaska Beacon and the Anchorage Each day Information. The occasion is free and open to members of the general public.
When: 7 p.m. Thursday; doorways open at 6:30 p.m.
The place: Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the College of Alaska Anchorage, 2533 Windfall Drive
Value: Free
Watch on-line: The talk will likely be livestreamed on YouTube and Fb.
This debate is organized by Alaska Public Media and the UAA Seawolf Debate Program, and co-sponsored by the Anchorage Each day Information, Commonwealth North and the Alaska Beacon. Assist for the occasion was offered by the Alaska Middle for Excellence in Journalism and the Atwood Basis.
[Advocates say a constitutional convention could end gridlock in Juneau. Opponents say it would open a ‘Pandora’s box.’]