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Arizona Proposition 120, Declare State's Sovereignty Over Public Lands and Natural Resources Amendment (2012)
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| Topic Federal government issues and Public land policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 120 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 6, 2012. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported declaring Arizona's sovereignty over public lands and all natural resources within its boundaries, excluding Indian reservations, federal property, or land ceded by the state. |
A "no" vote opposed declaring Arizona's sovereignty over public lands and all natural resources within its boundaries, excluding Indian reservations, federal property, or land ceded by the state. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 120 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 623,461 | 32.27% | ||
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1,308,299 | 67.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 120 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA BY ADDING ARTICLE II.I; AMENDING ARTICLE XX, PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 12, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; RELATING TO STATE SOVEREIGNTY. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | REPEALS ARIZONA'S DISCLAIMER OF ALL RIGHT AND TITLE TO FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS WITH THE STATE AND DECLARES ARIZONA'S SOVEREIGNTY OVER PUBLIC LANDS AND ALL NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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