Alaska House of Representatives

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The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Alaska’s state legislature, responsible for creating state laws and representing the interests of Alaskan citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state lower house
appliesToJurisdiction State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
authority Alaska Constitution
Alaska Statutes
building Alaska State Capitol
canImpeach yes, participates in impeachment process under Alaska Constitution
canIntroduce bills
canOverrideVeto yes, with supermajority of the Alaska State Legislature
chamber lower house
coLegislativeChamber Alaska Senate
constitutionalBasis Article II of the Alaska Constitution
linked to: Alaska Constitution
country United States of America
electorate registered voters in Alaska House districts
elects Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
foundedBy Constitution of the State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska Constitution
governmentBranch legislative branch of Alaska
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasJurisdiction State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
hasWebsite https://www.akleg.gov/
inception 1959
languageOfWork English
legislativeBodyFor State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
legislativeTermLength 2 years
legislatureType bicameral
location Juneau, Alaska
linked to: Juneau
meetsIn Alaska State Capitol
meetsInCity Juneau
numberOfLegislativeDistricts 40
numberOfMembers 40
parentOrganization Alaska State Legislature
partOf Alaska State Legislature
primaryFunction enacting state laws
levying state taxes
oversight of the executive branch of Alaska
passing the state budget
represents residents of Alaska
scopeOfLaws statewide
seatOfGovernment Alaska State Capitol
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
state Alaska
subdivisionOf Alaska State Legislature
typeOfRepresentation single-member districts
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Alaska State Legislature hasPart Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska Senate hasLowerHouse Alaska House of Representatives
state government of Alaska lowerHouse Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska Constitution establishesChamber Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska State Capitol houses Alaska House of Representatives chamber
linked to: Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska Redistricting Board responsibleFor Alaska House of Representatives districts
linked to: Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska Senate hasChamber Alaska House of Representatives
subject linked to: Senate
Alaska Senate worksWith Alaska House of Representatives
subject linked to: Senate
Alaska State Legislature hasLowerHouse Alaska House of Representatives
subject linked to: Senate
Federal and Territorial Building hasPart Alaska House of Representatives chamber
linked to: Alaska House of Representatives
Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives partOf Alaska House of Representatives
Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives subordinateTo Alaska House of Representatives as a collective body
linked to: Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska Territorial House of Representatives followedBy Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska Territorial House of Representatives replacedBy Alaska House of Representatives