Arizona 1998 ballot measures

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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
LRCA	Proposition 100	Administration	Provide for the establishment of specific rules for the administration of contribution and investment earnings in public retirement systems	a	570,271 (61%)	358,449 (39%)
LRCA	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%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Administration	Permit the investment of State Trust funds in equity securities and require investment according to the prudent investor rule	a	488,711 (53%)	427,665 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Primary elections	Allow unaffiliated voters to vote in the partisan primary of their choice	a	576,466 (61%)	375,832 (39%)
LRCA	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%)
CICA	Proposition 105	Initiative process	Prohibits the legislature from amending or repealing voter-approved ballot initiatives	a	476,770 (52%)	435,520 (48%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Campaign finance; Administrative organization	Provide for the establishment of a 5-member commission to administer an additional alternative campaign financing system	a	481,963 (51%)	459,373 (49%)
CISS	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	a	666,058 (68%)	312,368 (32%)
CISS	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%)
VR	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%)
VR	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%)
CRSS	Proposition 302	Salaries	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $24,000 and providing per diem reimbursement	a	544,969 (56%)	421,627 (44%)
LRSS	Proposition 303	Environment; Parks	Provide $20 million of state general revenue each year for 11 years to purchase or lease state trust land	a	501,358 (53%)	446,598 (47%)
LRSS	Propositon 304	Gambling	Provide for the extension of the Arizona State Lottery until July 1, 2003	a	652,479 (67%)	324,514 (33%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
• List of Arizona ballot measures
• 1998 ballot measures

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (November 1998)