Arizona 1912 ballot measures

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In 1912, voters decided on 13 statewide ballot measures in Arizona on November 5.

• Eight of the measures were veto referendums.
• Four of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Voters approved 13 (100%) and rejected zero (0%) measures.

On the ballot

November 5, 1912

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 103-104	Local government; Economic investment	Grant the state and municipal corporations the right to engage in industrial pursuits	a	14,928 (81%)	3,602 (19%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 101-102	Recall	Provide for the extension of the power to recall elected officials to include all public officers	a	16,272 (81%)	3,705 (19%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 105-106	Taxes	Provide the method and mode of assessing, equalizing, and levying taxes to be set by law	a	15,967 (87%)	2,283 (13%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 107-108	Taxes; Property	Provide for the limitation of indebtedness to ten percent of taxable property and provide methods for larger amounts of indebtedness	a	15,358 (85%)	2,676 (15%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Sex and gender; Suffrage	Provide women with the right to vote and hold public office	a	13,442 (68%)	6,202 (32%)
VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Business; Labor	Create a lien on mines and mining claims for unpaid labor performed by miners or others and the cost of any materials designed or used	a	13,551 (70%)	5,804 (30%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Business; Railways	Require trains to be equipped with a minimum number of crew deemed necessary to operate	a	11,123 (59%)	7,635 (41%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Business; Railways	Require headlights on all locomotives	a	11,286 (60%)	7,408 (40%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Business; Railways	Require experience qualifications for train engineers and train conductors	a	10,921 (59%)	7,596 (41%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Business; Railways	Limit the number of cards in railroad trains	a	10,709 (57%)	8,228 (43%)
VR	Measure Nos. 312-313	Business; Railways	Prohibit railroad operators from charging passengers more than three cents per mile	a	14,823 (75%)	4,835 (25%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	Civil service	Provide semi-monthly pay to state employees	a	13,350 (69%)	5,986 (31%)
VR	Measure Nos. 316-317	Hunting	Require an annual license for game bird and animal hunting	a	13,121 (67%)	6,334 (33%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
• List of Arizona ballot measures
• 1912 ballot measures

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (November 1912)