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Arizona 1998 ballot measures
In 1998, voters decided on 14 statewide ballot measures in Arizona on November 3.
- Five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Two of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
- Three of the measures were initiated state statutes.
- Two of the measures were veto referendums.
- One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendments
- One of the measures was a commission-referred ballot measure.
- Voters approved nine (64%) and rejected five (36%) measures.
On the ballot
November 3, 1998
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 100 | Administration | Provide for the establishment of specific rules for the administration of contribution and investment earnings in public retirement systems |
|
570,271 (61%) |
358,449 (39%) |
|
Proposition 101 | Administration | Provide for the increase in the members on the Commission on Salaries for Elective State Officers and the provision that their recommendations are final |
|
338,030 (36%) |
602,185 (64%) |
|
Proposition 102 | Administration | Permit the investment of State Trust funds in equity securities and require investment according to the prudent investor rule |
|
488,711 (53%) |
427,665 (47%) |
|
Proposition 103 | Primary elections | Allow unaffiliated voters to vote in the partisan primary of their choice |
|
576,466 (61%) |
375,832 (39%) |
|
Proposition 104 | Initiative process | Provide for the placement of certain limits on veto, amendment, repeal or transfer of funds approved by initiative or referendum |
|
417,926 (45%) |
502,946 (55%) |
|
Proposition 105 | Initiative process | Prohibits the legislature from amending or repealing voter-approved ballot initiatives |
|
476,770 (52%) |
435,520 (48%) |
|
Proposition 200 | Campaign finance; Administrative organization | Provide for the establishment of a 5-member commission to administer an additional alternative campaign financing system |
|
481,963 (51%) |
459,373 (49%) |
|
Proposition 201 | Animals | Provide for the establishment of cockfighting as a class 5 felony and being present at a cockfight as a class 1 misdemeanor |
|
666,058 (68%) |
312,368 (32%) |
|
Proposition 202 | Election administration; Federal issues | Provide for the establishment of an optional pledge for candidates of federal offices indicating support for elimination of the federal income tax and Internal Revenue Service |
|
409,133 (45%) |
499,896 (55%) |
|
Proposition 300 | Marijuana | Provide for authorization by the Food and Drug Administration or the U.S. Congress for the medical use of marijuana |
|
418,303 (43%) |
562,091 (57%) |
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Proposition 301 | Drug crime | Provide that a person convicted of a 1st or 2nd offense of possession of marijuana or narcotic drugs be eligible for probation unless previously convicted of 2 felonies |
|
464,776 (48%) |
494,520 (52%) |
|
Proposition 302 | Salaries | Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $24,000 and providing per diem reimbursement |
|
544,969 (56%) |
421,627 (44%) |
|
Proposition 303 | Environment; Parks | Provide $20 million of state general revenue each year for 11 years to purchase or lease state trust land |
|
501,358 (53%) |
446,598 (47%) |
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Propositon 304 | Gambling | Provide for the extension of the Arizona State Lottery until July 1, 2003 |
|
652,479 (67%) |
324,514 (33%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
- List of Arizona ballot measures
- 1998 ballot measures
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