Arizona 2008 ballot measures
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Eight statewide ballot propositions appeared on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Arizona. Six were citizen-initiated propositions, one was a legislative referral placed on the ballot by the Arizona State Legislature and one, a proposal to raise legislative salaries, was a commission referral.
- Just two of the statewide ballot measures were approved by voters.
- Supporters of nine initiatives filed signatures with the Arizona Secretary of State by the July 3 deadline; four as initiated state statutes and five as initiated constitutional amendments. However, problems with lower-than-normal rates of valid signatures meant that three of the nine did not make the ballot.
- Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer has referred flawed initiative petition sheets to the state's attorney general for possible criminal investigation.[1],[2]
- Arizona voters in many school districts voted on a school district consolidation question.
- Through 2006, a total of one hundred and ninety-one citizen-initiated ballot propositions had appeared on Arizona's ballot since the beginning of the process in 1912.
- With six initiatives on the 2008 ballot, the historical total of Arizona initiatives through the 2008 elections comes to 197.
- For information on other citizen initiatives that attempted but failed to make the ballot, see Arizona 2008 citizen initiatives.
- Official election results will be available on December 1, 2008.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CICA | Proposition 100 | Property Taxes | Block the legislature from enacting a real estate transfer tax | 
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| CICA | Proposition 101 | Health / Medical | Guarantee that Arizonans can choose their own health care | 
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| LRCA | Proposition 102 | Marriage | Amends the constitution to recognize marriage as only between one man and one woman |
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| CICA | Proposition 105 | Initiative and Referendum | Initiatives imposing taxes would require support from a majority of qualified electors. |
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| CICA | Proposition 200 | Business Regulations | Business-sponsored reforms in the payday loan industry |
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| CISS | Proposition 201 | Property Rights | Establishes a minimum 10-year warranty on new homes. |
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| CISS | Proposition 202 | Immigration | Increases penalties on cash-based businesses who bypass current laws. |
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| Commission | Proposition 300 | Legislature | Raises legislator salaries from $24,000 to $30,000 |
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Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Prop 103 | Environment | Conserve/protect approximately 580,000 acres and regulate the development of communities to preserve nature. | 
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| Prop 104 | Affirmative action | Ban government from preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. |
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| Prop 203 | Transportation | A $42 billion dollar transit plan. |
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See also
- 2008 ballot measures
- List of Arizona ballot measures
- Arizona Legislature
- List of ballot measures by state
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
External links
Additional reading
- Propositioning Arizona, A Review of 2008 Statewide Ballot Measures sponsored by the Arizona Advocacy Network.
- Eleven propositions make it on the November ballot
- Initiatives on the 2008 ballot
- Big money, not citizens, is driving initiatives
- Qualifying problems dog 2008 initiatives
- There's a devil lurking in proposition's details, Robert Robb, Arizona Republic columnist.
- Some thoughts on the propositions on the November 4 ballot, Steve Emerine, editor, Arizona Business.
- Ballot propositions spark lively debates, Prescott Daily Courier.
- Quick Review of Ballot Propositions, Douglas Daily Dispatch.
- Descriptions of Arizona's ballot measures, Associated Press.
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