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Encyclopedia > Alaska Independence Party
Alaskan Independence Party
Party logo
Party Chairman Linda Winkleman
Senate Leader None
House Leader None
Founded 1984
Headquarters Box 58462
Fairbanks, Alaska
99711
Political ideology Libertarianism, Alaskan Sovereigntism
International affiliation none
Color(s) Blue
Website Alaskan Independence Party

The Alaskan Independence Party is a political party in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its most well-known plank is its call for a vote on secession, which they claim should have been offered as an option in the plebiscite on statehood under international law. Ideologically libertarian, the party also calls for increased Alaskan control of Alaskan land, gun rights, privatization, and an end to environmental regulation. Image File history File links Alaskan_Independence_logo. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Golden Heart City Location Coordinates , Government Country  State   Borough United States  Alaska   Fairbanks North Star Incorporated November 10, 1903 Mayor Steve M. Thompson Geographical characteristics Area     City 84. ... Libertarianism, sometimes known as right-libertarianism, is a political philosophy[1] advocating that individuals should be free to do whatever they wish with their person or property, as long as they do not infringe on the same liberty of others. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political (e. ... Blue is any of a number of similar colors. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... The phrase Gun politics refers to the views of different people within a particular country as to what degree of control (increased gun rights vs. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ... Environmental law is a body of law which addresses the system of complex and interlocking rules which seeks to protect from destruction or development certain species or favored natural areas thought to be endangered by human encroachment. ...


Their goals

According to their website:


"The Alaskan Independence Party's goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four alternatives: 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  1. Remain a Territory.
  2. Become a separate and Independent Nation.
  3. Accept Commonwealth status.
  4. Become a State.

The call for this vote is in furtherance of the dream of the Alaskan Independence Party's founding father, Joe Vogler, that Alaskans achieve independence under a minimal government, fully responsive to the people, and promoting a peaceful and lawful means of resolving differences."


In 1990, Walter Joseph Hickel, a former Republican, won the election for Governor of Alaska as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, although for the most part he ignored the platform of the party once in office. This article is about the year. ... Categories: People stubs | 1919 births | Governors of Alaska | U.S. Secretaries of the Interior ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... This is a list of the governors of the U.S. state of Alaska, of Alaska Territory and of the District of Alaska, and the military commanders of the District of Alaska. ...


See also

Native Hawaiians gather at ʻIolani Palace on August 12, 1998 to remember the centennial anniversary of the American annexation of Hawaiʻi. ... An artists rendition of the Bear Flag of California California Secession is a minor political movement endorsed by a very small number of people in the American state of California. ...

External link

  • Official website

  Results from FactBites:
 
NewsHour Online: General Election Coverage (2699 words)
Alaska does not require that voters register with a party, but only that they state what their preference among several alternatives is. Paradoxically, Alaska also has several minor parties competing on a regular basis in state-wide elections.
Alaska was heavily influenced by the reform tradition in the U.S. and the desire to insulate government from the "corruption" of politics, resulting in, among other things, non-partisan local elections and a "blanket" primary which lists all candidates for each office.
Because each party's caucuses are usually attended by only the most active of party members, their extremism is not surprising, nor is the fact that the state conventions that year commited themselves to George Bush for the Republican nomination, and Michael Dukakis for the Democratic nomination.
Center for Voting and Democracy (890 words)
On August 27, Alaska became the first state in the nation to vote on implementing IRV for president and nearly all of their other major state and federal elections.
First, the state has a high number of independents, with fewer than half of voters registered in a party, and the Alaska Independence Party had won the governor's race in 1990.
Republican Party activists understood that they had lost major races due to the non-Democratic vote being split, and party leaders played a major role in collecting signatures to put the initiative on the ballot two years ago and supporting it this year.
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