Local ballot measures in Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon and Wisconsin
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Arizona elections, 2012
The state of Arizona is holding elections on November 6, 2012.
- Signature filing deadline: May 30, 2012 & July 5 (Measures only)
- Primary date: August 28, 2012.
| What's on the Arizona Ballot in 2012 | |
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| U.S. Senate (1 seat) | 
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| U.S. House (9 seats) |
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| State Executives (3 down-ballot seats) |
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| State Senate (30 seats) |
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| State House (60 seats) |
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| Ballot measures (9 measures) |
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2012 Elections
Currently Jon Kyl (R) is one of two U.S. Senate members from Arizona. He is retiring in 2012.
Arizona received an additional seat from redistricting. Currently, Republicans hold a 5-3 edge in the eight Congressional districts.
| Members of the U.S. House from Arizona -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 5 | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | 9 | |
There are three state executive positions up for election in 2012. Those three officials will serve in the Arizona Corporation Commission.
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
Heading into the election, Republicans maintain partisan control in the state senate.
| Arizona State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 21 | 17 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | |
Heading into the election, Republicans maintain partisan control in the state house.
| Arizona House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 19 | 24 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | 36 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
- See also: Arizona 2012 ballot measures
The ballot measures certified are:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposition 114 | Law enforcement | Prohibits crime victims from being subject to a claim for damages for causing death or injury. |
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| LRCA | Proposition 115 | Judiciary | Relating to the modification of the Appellate and Trial Court Commissions. | 
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| LRCA | Proposition 116 | Taxes | Give tax break to businesses with newly acquired equipment. |
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| LRCA | Proposition 117 | Taxes | Limit annual growth in limited property value of locally assessed properties. |
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| LRCA | Proposition 118 | Budgets | Yearly Permanent Fund distribution to be 2.5% of monthly market values of the fund from 5 previous years. |
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| LRCA | Proposition 119 | Property | Lets legislature enact a process to exchange trust land if related to protecting military installations. |
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| LRCA | Proposition 120 | Environment | Would declare state sovereignty over state natural resources based on the argument of "equal footing." |
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| CICA | Proposition 121 | Admin. of gov't. | Implement a top-two style open primary system. |
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| CISS | Proposition 204 | Taxes | Would renew the sales tax increase approved in 2010. |
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Ballotpedia regularly tracks local ballot elections in 11 states. These states include Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.
For the state of Arizona, below is a glimpse of some of the local measures that have appeared or are scheduled to appear on ballots in 2012.
- Flagstaff City Bond Questions, 2 (November 2012)
- Williams Unified School District Budget Increase Question (November 2012)
- Sedona-Oak Creek Joint Unified School District Budget Increase Question (November 2012)
- Page Unified School District Budget Increase Question (November 2012)
- Tanque Verde Unified School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 414 (November 2012)
- Altar Valley Elementary School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 413 (November 2012)
- Sunnyside Unified School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 412 (November 2012)
- Avra Valley Fire District Bond Proposition 411 (November 2012)
- Tucson City Road Bond Proposition 409 (November 2012)
- Glendale City Sales Tax Increase Measure (November 2012)
Eligibility to Vote
- See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections
Arizona is one of 21 states to use a strictly closed primary system. Voters must register to vote in the primary by July 30, 2012, which is 29 days before the primary takes place.[1] (Information about registering to vote)
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