Arizona Adjustment of Aggregate Spending Limit for Schools Amendment (2020)
| Arizona Adjustment of Aggregate Spending Limit for Schools Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona Adjustment of Aggregate Spending Limit for Schools Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
In Arizona, the state constitution limited the aggregate spending of school districts to the 1980 spending level, with an annual adjustment for changes in the student population and cost of living, along with a 10 percent multiplier. The ballot measure would have changed the base year from 1980 to 2021.[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 9, Arizona Constitution
The ballot measure would have amended Section 21 of Article 9 of the Arizona Constitution. The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Arizona Constitution
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
In Arizona, a simple majority vote is needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1034
The ballot measure was introduced into the Arizona State Legislature as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1034 (SCR 1034) during the 2020 legislative session. On February 18, 2020, the Arizona State Senate passed SCR 1034 in a vote of 29-1.[2]
| Vote in the Arizona State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 16  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Total percent | 96.67% | 3.33% | 0.00% |
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 16 | 1 | 0 |
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