Arizona Declaration of State Sovereignty Amendment, Proposition 120 (2012)

Declaration of State Sovereignty Amendment
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Type:	Constitutional amendment
Constitution:	Arizona Constitution
Referred by:	Arizona State Legislature
Topic:	Environment
Status:	On the ballot

The Arizona Declaration of State Sovereignty Amendment will be on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot in the state of Arizona as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. The measure would declare state sovereignty over the state's natural resources based on the argument of "equal footing." Natural resources would include land, air, water, minerals and wildlife.

Path to the ballot

A majority vote is required in the Arizona State Legislature to send a constitutional amendment to the ballot. Arizona is one of ten states that allow a referred amendment to go on the ballot after a majority vote in one session of the state's legislature.

On May 3, 2012, the Arizona House of Representatives approved the measure with a 38 to 20 vote, sending the measure to the ballot. The Arizona State Senate had previously voted to approve the measure.

See also

• Arizona 2012 ballot measures
• 2012 ballot measures
• Arizona Legislature
• List of Arizona ballot measures

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