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Arizona 1988 ballot measures
In 1988, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in Arizona on November 8.
- Six of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
- One of the measures was a commission-referred ballot measure.
- Voters approved four (50%) and rejected four (50%) measures.
On the ballot
November 8, 1988
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 100 | Term limits | Permit a person to hold the office of State Treasurer for more than two consecutive terms |
|
440,359 (40%) |
649,041 (60%) |
|
| Proposition 101 | Business | Provide for the repeal of the requirement that the Corporation Commission use the fair value method to determine a utility rate base |
|
360,908 (34%) |
713,172 (66%) |
|
| Proposition 102 | Judiciary; Ethics | Provide for the change in the name of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications to the Commission on Judicial Conduct |
|
661,261 (64%) |
364,356 (36%) |
|
| Proposition 103 | Sex and gender; State executive; Constitutional wording | Remove language from the Arizona Constitution that only males are eligible to hold state executive branch offices |
|
876,727 (81%) |
210,013 (19%) |
|
| Proposition 104 | Administration; Budgets | Permit an incorporated city or town to become indebted up to an additional twenty per cent for costs of infrastructure development |
|
457,222 (44%) |
584,671 (56%) |
|
| Proposition 105 | State executive; Runoff elections | Require run-off elections for state executive elections when no candidate receives a simple majority vote |
|
601,331 (56%) |
465,046 (44%) |
|
| Proposition 106 | English | Provide for the establishment of English as the official language of Arizona |
|
584,459 (51%) |
572,800 (49%) |
|
| Proposition 300 | Administration; Salaries | Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $25,000 |
|
451,266 (41%) |
643,315 (59%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
- List of Arizona ballot measures
- 1988 ballot measures
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