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Arizona Proposition 115, Judicial Terms, Retirement Age, Commission Membership, and Court Decisions Amendment (2012)
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| Topic Age limits for officials and Ethics rules and commissions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 115 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 6, 2012. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing term lengths and the retirement age for justices and judges, modifies membership of appointment commissions, and requires superior courts to publish decisions online. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing term lengths and the retirement age for justices and judges, modifies membership of appointment commissions, and requires superior courts to publish decisions online. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 115 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 553,132 | 27.66% | ||
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1,446,970 | 72.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 115 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE VI, SECTIONS 4, 12, 20, 36, 37, 39, 41 AND 42, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | INCREASES TERM LENGTH AND RAISES THE RETIREMENT AGE FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES; MODIFIES MEMBERSHIP OF COURT APPOINTMENT COMMISSIONS; REQUIRES ARIZONA SUPREME, APPELLATE, AND SUPERIOR COURTS TO PUBLISH DECISIONS ONLINE AND TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF EACH JUDGE UP FOR RETENTION TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE. | ” |
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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