Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Arizona Proposition 200, Commission to Administer Alternative Campaign Finance System Initiative (1998)
| Arizona Proposition 200 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Administrative organization and Campaign finance |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 200 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a 5-member commission to administer an additional alternative campaign financing system which includes spending limits and public funding for participating candidates, and reducing the current contribution limits for non-participating candidates by 20%. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a 5-member commission to administer an additional alternative campaign financing system which includes spending limits and public funding for participating candidates, and reducing the current contribution limits for non-participating candidates by 20%. |
Election results
|
Arizona Proposition 200 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
481,963 | 51.20% | ||
| No | 459,373 | 48.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 200 was as follows:
| “ | CITIZENS CLEAN ELECTIONS ACT | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | ESTABLISHING 5-MEMBER COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE CAMPAIGN FINANCING SYSTEM; PROVIDING PUBLIC FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL REPORTING FOR PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES; REDUCING CURRENT CONTRIBTUION LIMITS BY 20% FOR NON-PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES; SETTING PERSONAL MONIES AND SPENDING LIMITS FOR PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES DATES UNLESS COMMISSION DECLARES EMERGENCY. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Arizona Phoenix (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
