Arizona 2008 citizen initiatives

Supporters of nine initiatives filed their signatures with the Arizona Secretary of State by the July 3 deadline. Of the nine, four are proposed as initiated state statutes and five as initiated constitutional amendments.

To determine whether these initiatives will appear on the fall ballot, random samples will now be sent to the county recorders in the state's fifteen counties, where they will be checked for validity rates. If the validity rates discovered through the random sampling process are sufficiently high, considered in proportion to the total number of signatures submitted for each measure, the measure will be placed on the ballot.

The initiatives proposed as potential state statutes will require 122,612 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. Those proposed as potential constitutional amendments will require 230,047 valid signatures to qualify.

The beginning of the petition serial number identifies the type of ballot measure that is being proposed. The C stands for a constitutional amendment, an I stands for a Initiated state statute, an R stands for a veto referendum, LRCA stands for a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, and a RC stands for a recall.

For a chart of all the ballot measures for 2008, including legislatively referred measures, go to Arizona 2008 ballot measures.

2008

Serial #	Title	Subject	Description	Status
I-16-2008	Payday Loan Reform Act	Business Regulations	Business-sponsored reforms in the payday loan industry	On ballot
I-14-2008	Homeowners Bill of Rights	Property Rights	Establishes a minimum 10-year warranty on new homes, mandatory disclosures of financial arrangements and pricing and new rights on fixing home defects and returns of deposits	On ballot
I-12-2008	Stop Illegal Hiring	Immigration	Increases penalties on cash-based businesses who bypass current laws as well as employees who engage in identity theft to verify employment eligiblity	On ballot
C-15-2008	Medical Freedom to Choose	Health / Medical	Guarantee that Arizonans can choose their own health care	On ballot
C-19-2008	Majority Rules Initiative	Initiative and Referendum	Any initiative that imposes additional taxes or spending, in order to pass, would require support from a majority of qualified electors (not just those voting)	On ballot
C-20-2008	Conserving Arizona's Water and Land	Environment	Will permanently conserve and protect approximately 580,000 acres and regulate the development of communities to better preserve nature.	Signatures deemed insufficient
I-23-2008	Transit Plan	Transportation	Proposes a $42 billion dollar transit plan.	Signatures deemed insufficient
C-17-2008	Civil Rights Initiative	Affirmative action	Would remove affirmative action programs	Signatures deemed insufficient
C-18-2008	Protect Our Homes Act	Property Taxes	Block the legislature from enacting a real estate transfer tax	On ballot
C-02-2008	Judicial Reform	Judicial Reform	Would allow citizens to sue judges	Did not file signatures
C-03-2008	Government Employee Accountability and Honesty	Government Administration	Government employees will be held accountable for lying or falsifying records	Did not file signatures
C-04-2008	Yes to the Right of Arizonans to Amend Laws and the Constitution (2008)	Direct democracy measures	Would allow initiative and referendum to amend the constitution	Did not file signatures
C-05-2008	Fair districts, fair elections	Administration of government Election reform	Would establishan Independent Redistricting Commission every 10 years	Did not file signatures
C-07-2008	Sunset Law	Direct democracy measures	In response to the legislature suggesting a that citizen passed laws be altered after 5 years by the legislature. In response the Sunset Law will subject the legislature to the same treatment requiring voter referendum every 5 years on laws by the legislature.	Did not file signatures
C-13-2008	Property Tax Levy Rollback	Property Taxes	Would create a cap for property taxes	Did not file signatures
C-14-2008	Property Tax Valuation Rollback	Property Taxes	Would reinforce the existing 1% maximum and establish a baseline valuation system	Did not file signatures
C-16-2008	Prop 13 Arizona	Property Taxes	Would set the maximum residential property tax at .5% of value and all other property at 1%	Did not file signatures
I-01-2008	Two Witnesses Initiative	Judicial Reform	Would establish a need of more than one witness to convict someone	Did not file signatures
I-02-2008	No More Plea Bargains	Judicial Reform	Would remove the option of a plea bargain	Did not file signatures
I-03-2008	Internet Petition Format	Direct democracy measures	Would change the size of petition paper to 8.5 by 11 inches in order to standardize it over the internet	Did not file signatures
I-04-2008	Taxation of Decriminalized Marijuana	Drug Policy Reform	Make possession legal, tax it at 25%	Did not file signatures
I-05-2008	The Safer Road Arizona Act	Transportation	Would prohibit use of cell phones while driving. Violators will be given $100-$200 tickets plus court fees	Did not file signatures
I-08-2008	Preservation of Constitutional Amendment	Judicial Reform	The legislature would license lawyers	Did not file signatures
I-10-2008	Arizona Tea Party	Judicial Reform	Any one caught falsely testifying will receive the ruling intended for the defendent (whether or not they are cleared of charges)	Did not file signatures
I-13-2008	Birthright Citizenship	Immigration	If both parents are illegal immigrants than a baby born in the US will not be granted citizenship	Did not file signatures
I-17-2008	Arizona Competitive Elections Reform Act	Electoral reform	Would implement preferential voting in races with more than two candidates, and change ballot access laws to make getting on the ballot easier. REFILED AS I-21-2008 AND I-22-2008	Did not file signatures
I-19-2008	Free to Work	Discrimination	Would ban the refusal to hire or the termination of a job based soley on one's sex, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation with an except for the Churches	Did not file signatures
I-20-2008	Protect Arizona Employee Checks	Union dues	The Protect Arizona Employee Paychecks from Politics Act ensures that all political contributions made in Arizona are voluntary	Did not file signatures
HCR2044	HB 2044	Direct democracy measures	Would allow the legislature to cut funds to initiative protected programs	Did not file signatures
I-06-2008	Support Legal Arizona Workers	Immigration	Would revoke the business license of employers that knowingly hire illegal aliens	Did not file signatures
I-07-2008	Support Our Law Enforcement	Immigration	Allow local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws	Did not file signatures
I-09-2008	Stop Payday Loans	Business Regulations	Would make Payday Loans a class 5 felony	Did not file signatures
RC-02-2008	Americans for Integrity and Justice	Recall	Recall of John McCain	Did not file signatures
RC-03-2008	Recall of John McCain	Recall	Recall effort for John McCain	Did not file signatures
RC-04-2008	Recall of Senator Jon Kyl	Recall	Recall effort for Jon Kyl	Did not file signatures
RC-05-2008	Independent Voters	Election Reform	Would allow citizens to register as Independents	Did not file signatures
SCR 1032	Arizona Speed Camera Ban (2008)	Criminal Justice	Would enforce a ban of speed cameras on state roads	Did not file signatures
SCR 1033	Arizona Traffic Photo Enforcement Referendum (2008)	Criminal Justice	Would require a traffic study on state roads. Any photo speed ticket would be the result of a car going faster than 85% of traffic	Did not file signatures
NA	Statewide Healthcare	Healthcare	Proposes statewide health care for Arizona	Did not file signatures

See also

• List of Arizona ballot measures
• Arizona 2008 ballot measures
• Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Arizona
• Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Arizona

External links

• Arizona Secretary of State, 2008 Ballot Measures
• Eleven propositions make it on the November ballot
• Initiatives on the 2008 ballot