Arizona Ballot Measures: Historical Ballot Measures Factbook

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Arizonans have decided 494 ballot measures since 1911, the year before statehood

Ballotpedia completed an inventory of all Arizona ballot measures since 1911, the year before statehood, and when voters adopted the initiative and referendum process. Between 1911 and 2024, Arizonans voted on 494 ballot measures. Voters approved 253 (51.2%) measures and rejected 241 (48.8%) measures.

Between 1911 and 2024, the Arizona State Legislature referred 255 measures to the state ballot, while citizen initiatives accounted for 219 measures. The remaining 20 measures were placed on the ballot by constitutional conventions or commissions. Legislatively referred measures were approved 60% of the time, compared to 45% for ballot initiatives.

The inventory of Arizona statewide ballot measures is part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbook, which will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will provide an unparalleled resource for researchers, reporters, and the voting public on how ballot measures have evolved, the issues they've covered, and the role they have played in our civic life.

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2020-2029 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
2026	LRSS	Designate Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations and Require State DHS to Address Threats Measure	Declare drug cartels to be terrorist organizations	On the ballot
2026	LRSS	Limit Local Tax Rate on Groceries to 2% of Base Price and Require Voter Approval to Increase Tax Rate Measure	Prohibit local government from imposing or increasing a tax on the sale of food items without voter approval and cap the tax rate at 2%	On the ballot
2026	LRCA	Prohibit Taxes or Fees on Miles Traveled in Motor Vehicle Amendment	Prohibit the state and local governments from imposing taxes or fees based on vehicle miles traveled and from enacting rules to monitor or limit vehicle miles traveled without the person’s consent	On the ballot
2024	LRCA	Proposition 133	Require partisan primary elections for partisan offices and prohibit primary elections where all candidates, regardless of political party affiliation, run in the same primary election, such as top-two, top-four, and top-five primaries	Defeated
2024	LRCA	Proposition 134	Create a signature distribution requirement for citizen-initiated ballot measures based on state legislative districts	Defeated
2024	LRCA	Proposition 135	Allow the legislature to terminate a state of emergency or change the emergency powers granted to the governor during a state of emergency	Defeated
2024	LRCA	Proposition 136	Provide for challenges to an initiative measure or constitutional amendment after the filing of the measure with the secretary of state	Defeated
2024	LRCA	Proposition 137	End term limits for state supreme court justices and superior court judges, replacing them with terms of good behavior, unless decided otherwise by a judicial review commission, and would end retention elections at the end of the judicial term, providing for retention elections under certain circumstances	Defeated
2024	LRCA	Proposition 138	Allow for tipped workers to be paid 25% less per hour than the minimum wage provided that the worker's total compensation was not less than the minimum wage plus $2	Defeated
2024	CICA	Proposition 139	Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion	Approved
2024	CICA	Proposition 140	Require primaries in which candidates, regardless of partisan affiliation, appear on a single ballot and a certain number advance to the general election, and require general election candidates to receive a majority of votes	Defeated
2024	LRSS	Proposition 311	Establish a $20 fee on every conviction for a criminal offense, which would go to pay a benefit of $250,000 to the family of a first responder who is killed in the line of duty	Approved
2024	LRSS	Proposition 312	Allow for property owners to apply for a property tax refund in certain circumstances, including in instances if the city or locality in which the property is located does not enforce laws regarding illegal camping, loitering, obstructing public thoroughfares, panhandling, public urination or defecation, public consumption of alcoholic beverages, and possession or use of illegal substances	Approved
2024	LRSS	Proposition 313	Require that anyone convicted of child sex trafficking must receive a sentence of life imprisonment	Approved
2024	LRSS	Proposition 314	Provide for several changes to criminal and immigration law, including allowing police to arrest noncitizens who enter Arizona from foreign countries at locations other than official ports	Approved
2024	LRSS	Proposition 315	Prohibit a proposed rule from becoming effective if that rule is estimated to increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 within five years after implementation, until the legislature enacts legislation ratifying the proposed rule	Defeated
2022	LRCA	Proposition 128	Allow the Legislature to amend or repeal voter-approved ballot measures that contain provisions ruled unconstitutional by the Arizona Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court	Defeated
2022	LRCA	Proposition 129	Require citizen-initiated ballot measures to embrace a single subject	Approved
2022	LRCA	Proposition 130	Allow the Legislature to set certain property tax exemption amounts and qualifications	Approved
2022	LRCA	Proposition 131	Create the position of lieutenant governor to be elected on a joint ticket with the governor	Approved
2022	LRCA	Proposition 132	Require a 60% vote to pass ballot measures to approve taxes	Approved
2022	CISS	Proposition 209	Limit interest rates for debt from healthcare services and increases the value of certain property and earnings exempt from debt collection	Approved
2022	CISS	Proposition 211	Require that anyone making independent expenditures of more than $50,000 on a statewide campaign or $25,000 on a local campaign to disclose the names of the money's sources	Approved
2022	LRSS	Proposition 308	Repeal provisions of Proposition 300 (2006) to allow in-state tuition for non-citizen residents that meet specific requirements	Approved
2022	LRSS	Proposition 309	Require date of birth and voter identification number for mail-in ballots and eliminate two-document alternative to photo ID for in-person voting	Defeated
2022	LRSS	Proposition 310	Create a 0.1% sales tax for 20 years to fund fire districts	Defeated
2020	CISS	Proposition 207	Legalizes, regulates, and taxes marijuana	Approved
2020	CISS	Proposition 208	Increases the tax on incomes exceeding $250,000 for teacher salaries and schools	Overturned

2010-2019 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
2018	LRCA	Proposition 125	Make adjustments to retirement plans based on cost-of-living adjustments, rather than permanent benefit increases, for correctional officers, probation officers, and surveillance officers, and elected officials	Approved
2018	CICA	Proposition 126	Prohibit the state and local governments from enacting new taxes or increasing tax rates on services	Approved
2018	CICA	Proposition 127	Require electric utilities to acquire 50% of electricity from renewable resources by 2030	Defeated
2018	VR	Proposition 305	Uphold Senate Bill 1431, which was designed to phase in an expansion of the state's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) program	Defeated
2018	LRCA	Proposition 306	Prohibit candidates from using their public financing to give funds to certain entities and require the Citizens Clean Election Commission's proposed rules to receive approval from the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council.	Approved
2016	LRCA	Proposition 123	Increase education funding by $3.5 billion over the course of 10 years by allocating money from the general fund and increasing annual distributions of the state land trust permanent funds to education	Approved
2016	CISS	Proposition 205	Legalize the possession and consumption of marijuana by people 21 years old and older	Defeated
2016	CISS	Proposition 206	Increase the minimum wage to $10 in 2017, and then incrementally to $12 by 2020, and create a right to paid sick time off from employment	Approved
2016	LRCA	Proposition 124	Allow the legislature to modify the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System by replacing the permanent benefit increase structure with a compounding annual cost-of-living adjustment	Approved
2014	LRCA	Proposition 122	Permit the state to restrict all state and local government entities from enforcing or cooperating with a federal action that is inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution	Approved
2014	LRSS	Proposition 303	Permit drug and medical device manufacturers to make products available to terminally ill patients that have completed phase one of a clinical trial	Approved
2014	CRSS	Proposition 304	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $24,000 per year to $35,000 per year	Defeated
2012	LRCA	Proposition 114	Prohibit felony crime victims from having to pay damages	Approved
2012	LRCA	Proposition 115	Increase term lengths and the retirement age for justices and judges and require superior courts to publish decisions online	Defeated
2012	LRCA	Proposition 116	Establish the tax exemption amount for business equipment to be equal to the combined earnings of 50 workers	Defeated
2012	LRCA	Proposition 117	Set a 5% annual cap on increases in property values used to determine property taxes and establish a single limited property value as the basis for calculating all property taxes on real property	Approved
2012	LRCA	Proposition 118	Adjust the distribution formula for the State Land Trust Permanent Endowment Fund	Approved
2012	LRCA	Proposition 119	Authorize the exchange of state trust lands for protecting military facilitates or improving land management	Approved
2012	LRCA	Proposition 120	Declare Arizona's sovereignty over public lands and all natural resources within its boundaries	Defeated
2012	CICA	Proposition 121	Establish a top-two system for primary elections	Defeated
2012	CISS	Proposition 204	Permanently increasing the state sales tax by one cent per dollar	Defeated
2010	LRCA	Proposition 100	Temporarily increase the state sales tax by one cent per dollar for three years	Approved
2010	LRCA	Proposition 106	Provide that no law or rule can require any person, employer, or healthcare provider to participate in a specific healthcare system	Approved
2010	LRCA	Proposition 107	Prohibit the state from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against any person or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin	Approved
2010	LRCA	Proposition 109	Provide for state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife	Defeated
2010	LRCA	Proposition 110	Authorize the sale or lease of state lands without public auction in order to protect military operations	Defeated
2010	LRCA	Proposition 111	Provide for the change in the Office of Secretary of State to the Office of Lieutenant Governor	Defeated
2010	LRCA	Proposition 112	Change the initiative filing deadline from four months to six months before the general election in which the measure will be voted on	Defeated
2010	LRCA	Proposition 113	Provide the right to vote on a secret ballot in regard to employee representation	Approved
2010	CISS	Proposition 203	Authorize marijuana usage for those with debilitating medical conditions	Approved
2010	LRSS	Proposition 301	Provide for the transfer of remaining money from the land conservation fund to the state general fund	Defeated
2010	LRSS	Proposition 302	Terminate the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board and associated programs	Defeated

2000-2009 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
2008	LRCA	Proposition 100	Prohibit any new tax, fee, or other assessment on the sale, purchase or other conveyance of real estate after December 31, 2007	Approved
2008	CICA	Proposition 101	Prohibit laws that restrict a person from choosing a private health care system	Defeated
2008	LRCA	Proposition 102	Require a legally recognized union of marriage to be between one man and one woman	Approved
2008	CICA	Proposition 105	Require any ballot initiative that creates, increases, or imposes a tax or fee, or mandates government spending, to be approved by a majority of all registered voters	Defeated
2008	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the indefinite continuation of the payday loan licensing program	Defeated
2008	CISS	Proposition 201	Provide for the expansion of the rights and obligations of home buyers and seller.	Defeated
2008	CISS	Proposition 202	Suspend business licenses for those who intentionally employ people who entered the U.S. illegally	Defeated
2008	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $24,000 per year to $30,000 per year	Defeated
2006	LRCA	Proposition 100	Expand the list of non-bailable offenses to include serious felonies carried out by those that have illegally entered the United States	Approved
2006	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the increase of the property tax levy limit by two percent annually and the requirement to calculate limits based on 2005 taxes	Approved
2006	LRCA	Proposition 102	Prohibit individuals who are in Arizona in violation of federal immigration law from receiving punitive damages in civil lawsuits	Approved
2006	LRCA	Proposition 103	Designate English as the official language of Arizona	Approved
2006	LRCA	Proposition 104	Allow cities and towns, with voter approval, to include public safety and transportation project debt within the 20% municipal debt limit	Approved
2006	LRCA	Proposition 105	Provide for the legislature to designate up to 400,000 acres of non-urban trust land for conservation purposes	Defeated
2006	CICA	Proposition 106	Provide for the allocation of 694,000 acres of state trust land into a conservation reserve	Defeated
2006	CICA	Proposition 107	Require a legally recognized union of marriage to be between one man and one woman	Defeated
2006	CISS	Proposition 200	Establish the Voter Reward Commission and award a $1,000,000 prize to an individual that votes in a primary or general election	Defeated
2006	CISS	Proposition 201	Prohibit smoking tobacco in all public places and impose a two cent per pack tax on cigarettes	Approved
2006	CISS	Proposition 202	Provide for the increase of the minimum wage to $6.75 per hour and require yearly annual cost of living increases	Approved
2006	CISS	Proposition 203	Provide for the increase of the state tax on tobacco products for the use of funding early childhood development and health programs	Approved
2006	CISS	Propositoon 204	Prohibit the confinement of pregnant pigs or calves raised for veal in a way that prevents them from lying down, fully extending their limbs, or turning around	Approved
2006	CISS	Proposition 205	Require election ballots to be mailed to every registered voter and require that all elections be conducted by mail-in vote	Defeated
2006	CISS	Proposition 206	Prohibit smoking tobacco in all public places and establish the circumstances for exemption	Defeated
2006	CISS	Proposition 207	Provide for the establishment of personal rights in regard to eminent domain	Approved
2006	LRSS	Proposition 300	Prohibits education financial assistance and in-state college tuition for non-citizens	Approved
2006	LRSS	Proposition 301	Prohibit mandatory probation for persons convicted of an offense involving methamphetamine	Approved
2006	CRSS	Proposition 302	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $24,000 per year to $36,000 per year	Defeated
2004	LRCA	Proposition 100	Permit the exchange of state lands for other public lands if it conserves open space or if the appraisal value is at least equal to that of state lands	Defeated
2004	LRCA	Proposition 101	Require that an initiative or referendum proposing state spending must include provisions to generate additional revenue to cover costs without reducing the general fund	Approved
2004	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the authorization of the state to license or transfer interests in state-funded technology or intellectual property in exchange for ownership and securities in a private corporation	Defeated
2004	LRCA	Proposition 103	Require justices of the peace pro tempore to have the same qualifications as elected justices of the peace and permit them to reside outside of the precinct	Approved
2004	LRCA	Proposition 104	Extend the initiative petition circulation period from 24 to 27 months and to require filing at least 7 months before a general election instead of 4 months	Defeated
2004	LRCA	Proposition 105	Provide for the change of the composition of the State Board of Education	Approved
2004	CISS	Proposition 200	Require proof of citizenship to register to vote, a photo ID or two other forms of identification to vote, and the verification of immigration status to receive public benefits	Approved
2004	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $24,000 per year to $36,000 per year	Defeated
2002	LRCA	Proposition 100	Permit cities and towns to become indebted up to 20% of the value of taxable property for the purpose of investing in critical infrastructure	Defeated
2002	LRSS	Proposition 101	Permit the exchange of state lands for other public lands if it conserves open space or if the appraisal value is at least equal to that of state lands	Defeated
2002	LRCA	Proposition 102	Clarify senior citizen eligibility for property valuation protection if multiple owners' income does not exceed 500% of the social security supplemental income rate	Approved
2002	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the inclusion of sexual assault, and sexual conduct with and molestation of minors under the age of 15 to the list of non-bailable offenses	Approved
2002	LRCA	Proposition 104	Exempt from school districts' total expenditure limitation the funds received from sales tax revenue and the Permanent School Trust Fund	Approved
2002	CISS	Proposition 200	Direct the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts and authorize 3% of tribes' net income to fund programs for education and healthcare	Defeated
2002	CISS	Proposition 201	Permit horse and dog racetracks to operate slot machines and permit the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts	Defeated
2002	CISS	Proposition 202	Direct the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts and authorize 1% to 8% of tribes' gross income to fund public services statewide	Approved
2002	CISS	Proposition 203	Provide for the decriminalization of marijuana and changes to drug-related sentencing, and require the state to provide free marijuana upon recommendation by a physician	Defeated
2002	LRSS	Proposition 300	Direct state earnings above the level of the 2000-2001 fiscal year to be deposited into the classroom site fund	Approved
2002	LRSS	Proposition 301	Provide for the extension of the State Lottery Commission until July 1, 2012 and the extension of the Arizona State Lottery until January 1, 2013	Approved
2002	LRSS	Proposition 302	Authorize a court to impose a term of incarceration for persons convicted of possession of a controlled substance that refuse treatment or violate probation	Approved
2002	LRSS	Proposition 303	Provide for the increase of taxation on tobacco products and the provision of tobacco related healthcare and education funding	Approved
2002	CRSS	Proposition 304	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $20,000 per year to $36,000 per year	Defeated
2000	LRCA	Proposition 100	Permit the designation of approximately 270,000 acres of state trust lands for conservation and the exchange of lands for other public lands for conservation	Defeated
2000	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the update of language in the Arizona Constitution relating to people with mental disabilities and changing the voting age to 18 years old	Approved
2000	LRCA	Proposition 102	Require a two-thirds vote to pass a ballot initiative that permits, limits, or prohibits the taking of wildlife	Defeated
2000	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the increase in the number of members of the Corporation Commission	Approved
2000	LRCA	Proposition 104	Permit qualified homeowners over the age of 65 to apply for property valuation protection	Approved
2000	LRCA	Proposition 105	Provide for the exemption of property taxation cemetery property used for burial or interment of dead human beings	Approved
2000	CICA	Proposition 106	Provide for the creation of a five-member Citizens' Independent Redistricting Commission	Approved
2000	CICA	Proposition 108	Provide for the end of rate making by the Corporation Commission for local telephone rates in areas where service is available from two or more competing providers	Defeated
2000	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the use of tobacco settlement money to provide prevention and insurance services for preschool children and families	Approved
2000	CISS	Proposition 202	Require cities, towns, and counties to submit growth management plans to allow for a maximum of 10 years estimated population growth	Defeated
2000	CISS	Proposition 203	Require academic instruction to be in English and provide an intensive one-year English immersion program with exemptions	Approved
2000	CISS	Proposition 204	Provide funding for the 1996 Healthy Arizona Initiative and increase healthcare coverage eligibility for low-income individuals	Approved
2000	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $20,000 per year to $30,000 per year	Defeated
2000	LRSS	Proposition 301	Provide for the increase of the state sales tax and the allocation of six-tenths of one percent for education funding	Approved

1990-1999 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1998	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the establishment of specific rules for the administration of contribution and investment earnings in public retirement systems	Approved
1998	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the increase in the members on the Commission on Salaries for Elective State Officers and the provision that their recommendations are final	Defeated
1998	LRCA	Proposition 102	Permit the investment of State Trust funds in equity securities and require investment according to the prudent investor rule	Approved
1998	LRCA	Proposition 103	Allow unaffiliated voters to vote in the partisan primary of their choice	Approved
1998	LRCA	Proposition 104	Provide for the placement of certain limits on veto, amendment, repeal or transfer of funds approved by initiative or referendum	Defeated
1998	CICA	Proposition 105	Prohibits the legislature from amending or repealing voter-approved ballot initiatives	Approved
1998	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the establishment of a 5-member commission to administer an additional alternative campaign financing system	Approved
1998	CISS	Proposition 201	Provide for the establishment of cockfighting as a class 5 felony and being present at a cockfight as a class 1 misdemeanor	Approved
1998	CISS	Proposition 202	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	Defeated
1998	VR	Proposition 300	Provide for authorization by the Food and Drug Administration or the U.S. Congress for the medical use of marijuana	Defeated
1998	VR	Proposition 301	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	Defeated
1998	CRSS	Proposition 302	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $24,000 and providing per diem reimbursement	Approved
1998	LRSS	Proposition 303	Provide $20 million of state general revenue each year for 11 years to purchase or lease state trust land	Approved
1998	LRSS	Propositon 304	Provide for the extension of the Arizona State Lottery until July 1, 2003	Approved
1996	LRCA	Proposition 100	Permit the legislature to select dates for laws passed as an emergency that appropriate money for the support of state agencies and institutions	Defeated
1996	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide property tax exemptions for the first $50,000 of "full cash value" of a taxpayer's personal property if used in agriculture, a trade, or a business	Approved
1996	CICA	Proposition 102	Mandate adult prosecution at age 15 for murder and forcible sexual assault or armed robbery	Approved
1996	CISS	Proposition 200	Require full sentences for violent crimes committed under the influence of drugs, grant parole for past personal drug possession convictions, allow probation for new possession offenses, permit doctors to prescribe certain illegal substances to terminally ill patients, and establish a drug treatment fund and education commission	Approved
1996	CISS	Proposition 201	Provide for the state to enter into gaming compacts with any Indian tribes, at their request, that have not already entered into such compacts	Approved
1996	CISS	Proposition 203	Provide for the allocation of $17 million of state lottery revenues for six specified health and nutrition programs	Approved
1996	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $19,750 per year	Defeated
1994	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the creation of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the change of succession to the Office of the Governor from the Secretary of State	Defeated
1994	LRCA	Proposition 101	Permit the exchange of public lands if the exchange is in the best interest of the state and the other land is at least equal in value	Defeated
1994	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the exemption of property taxes on animals if the person is principally engaged in agriculture	Approved
1994	CICA	Proposition 103	Allow the legislature to restrict damage recovery for personal injuries, limiting jury consideration of certain defenses, and setting limits on damages recoverable for death or injury	Defeated
1994	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the increase of the state tax on tobacco products to provide for health care for the medically indigent or low-income individuals	Approved
1994	CISS	Proposition 201	Prohibit the use of specific traps, poisons, or snares to take wildlife on public lands	Approved
1994	VR	Proposition 300	Provide for the right of voters to approve or disapprove the provisions protecting private property rights	Defeated
1994	VR	Proposition 301	Uphold legislation related to tort and civil lawsuit changes	Defeated
1994	CRSS	Proposition 302	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $19,750 per year	Defeated
1992	LRCA	Proposition 100	Repeal run-off requirement for state executive elections	Approved
1992	LRCA	Proposition 101	Increase the term length for the person elected State Mine Inspector from two years to four years	Approved
1992	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the authorization of the state to exchange state trust land for public or private land of equal or greater value	Defeated
1992	LRCA	Proposition 103	Require defendants sentenced to death be executed by lethal injection and allow those sentenced prior to choose between lethal gas or lethal injection	Approved
1992	LRCA	Proposition 104	Allow local governments to seek voter approval of the jurisdiction's base spending limit at regular general elections and municipal elections every two years	Approved
1992	LRCA	Proposition 105	Provide for the authorization of counties with a population of more than 500,000 people to vote to establish a charter form of self-government	Approved
1992	LRCA	Proposition 106	Allow school districts to increase their debt limits, with voter approval, from 15% to 20% of the district's taxable property value	Defeated
1992	CICA	Proposition 107	Adopt term limits for U.S. senators and representatives, state executive officials, and state legislators	Approved
1992	CICA	Proposition 108	Require a two-thirds vote of the legislation to pass legislation that increases state revenue through taxes	Approved
1992	LRCA	Proposition 109	Provide for the increase of public participation in the process for appointing supreme court justices	Approved
1992	CICA	Proposition 110	Prohibit state funds being used for abortion and prohibit abortion except in cases of rape or incest, or to save the life of the pregnant woman	Defeated
1992	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the ban of the use of certain traps, devices, poisons, and other substances for taking wildlife on public lands	Defeated
1992	LRSS	Proposition 300	Establish Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day as a state holiday	Approved
1992	CRSS	Proposition 301	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $19,748 per year	Defeated
1990	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the authorization of the state to exchange state trust land for public or private land of equal or greater value	Defeated
1990	LRCA	Proposition 101	Allow municipalities to issue bonds for streets, highways, and bridges	Defeated
1990	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the authorization of the justice of the peace and courts inferior to the superior court to hear civil cases involving amounts up to $10,000	Approved
1990	CICA	Proposition 103	Provide for the establishment of the Classroom Improvement Program	Defeated
1990	CICA	Proposition 104	Provide constitutional rights to victims of criminal offenses	Approved
1990	CICA	Proposition 105	Make an exception from the state constitutional provision prohibiting laws that limit the amount of damages someone can recover for a death or injury for those resulting from an automobile accident	Defeated
1990	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the establishment of Heritage Funds from state lottery revenues and the allocation of funds for the State Parks Board and Game and Fish Commission	Approved
1990	CISS	Proposition 201	Provide for the establishment of an Insurance Consumer Office	Defeated
1990	CISS	Proposition 202	Require Arizona to develop a statewide plan to reduce the amount of solid waste in Arizona by 20% by the year 2010	Defeated
1990	CISS	Proposition 203	Provide for the option of purchasing a fault based or personal protection insurance policy and establishing certain insurance requirements and limitations	Defeated
1990	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $24,000	Defeated
1990	VR	Proposition 301	Provide for the establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday and the removal of Columbus Day as a paid holiday	Defeated
1990	VR	Proposition 302	Provide for the establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day as a paid state holiday on the third Monday in January	Defeated

1980-1989 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1988	LRCA	Proposition 100	Permit a person to hold the office of State Treasurer for more than two consecutive terms	Defeated
1988	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the repeal of the requirement that the Corporation Commission use the fair value method to determine a utility rate base	Defeated
1988	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the change in the name of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications to the Commission on Judicial Conduct	Approved
1988	LRCA	Proposition 103	Remove language from the Arizona Constitution that only males are eligible to hold state executive branch offices	Approved
1988	LRCA	Proposition 104	Permit an incorporated city or town to become indebted up to an additional twenty per cent for costs of infrastructure development	Defeated
1988	LRCA	Proposition 105	Require run-off elections for state executive elections when no candidate receives a simple majority vote	Approved
1988	CICA	Proposition 106	Provide for the establishment of English as the official language of Arizona	Overturned
1988	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $25,000	Defeated
1986	LRCA	Propositon 100	Provide for the authorization of the Corporation Commission to reduce regulation of some telecommunication services	Defeated
1986	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the raise of school district spending limits by 10 percent	Approved
1986	LRCA	Proposition 102	Permit political subdivisions to ask voters every two years to permanently adjust the spending limits of counties, cities, or towns	Defeated
1986	CICA	Proposition 103	Provide for the guarantee of the right to sue to recover for past and future monetary damages in cases of injury or death	Defeated
1986	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the limitation of political campaign contributions to state and local candidates from individuals and campaign committees	Approved
1986	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $20,000	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the classification of initiatives and referendums as Initiative Petitions and require them to be filed six months prior to the election	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 101	Allow the state legislature to provide by law for expenditures and appropriations of federal fund money	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 102	Prohibit strikes by public employees and prohibit binding arbitration over employment issues	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for jurors of superior court civil cases to be selected from the body of the county	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 104	Provide for the increase in membership of the Corporation Commission and the prescription of methods for the integration and termination of members	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 105	Permit the legislature to transfer duties of approving the formation of corporations and the sale of securities to other state agencies	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 106	Provide for the expansion of the Corporation Commission and the provision of staggering terms for the two new commissioners	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 107	Provide for the repeal of the requirement that the Corporation Commission use the fair value method to determine a utility rate base	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 108	Provide for the establishment of a State Revenue Commission	Defeated
1984	LRCA	Proposition 109	Provide the legislature with the authority to impose limits on hospital revenues from rates	Defeated
1984	CICA	Proposition 110	Provide for the authorization of the legislature to regulate healthcare institutions affected by a vital public interest	Defeated
1984	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the establishment of the Arizona Health Care Authority with the power to regulate hospital pricing	Defeated
1984	LRSS	Proposition 300	Prohibit regulation that requires public works contracts exceeding $1,000 to pay all laborers the prevailing wage for similar work	Approved
1984	LRSS	Proposition 301	Provide for the containment of healthcare costs until 1986 by promoting competition and limiting increases in healthcare rates	Defeated
1984	LRSS	Proposition 302	Provide a variety of rules and regulations to limit the inflation of hospital prices and expansion from 1986 through 1990	Defeated
1982	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the legislature to regulate ambulances and ambulance services, including routes served, response times, and changes	Approved
1982	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the denial of bail to a person charged with a felony where proof is evidence and presumption is great	Approved
1982	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the compensation of state elective and judicial officers to be codified by law	Defeated
1982	LRCA	Proposition 103	Enact a tax exemption of 50% on the total assessment of urban development property, as defined by law, located within a designated area	Defeated
1982	LRCA	Proposition 104	Provide for the increase of the State Board of Education's membership from nine to 15 members	Defeated
1982	CISS	Proposition 200	Require deposits and refunds for certain alcoholic beverage containers and prohibit the sale of certain types of containers and labelling	Defeated
1982	CISS	Proposition 201	Require the governor to write a specified communication advocating for a halt on nuclear weapons activity and declare the last Sunday in May as Peace Sunday	Defeated
1982	CISS	Proposition 202	Permit eligible persons to register to vote at the same time and place where they apply for a driver's license	Approved
1982	CISS	Proposition 203	Repeal the authority of the state to claim control over public lands	Defeated
1982	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $18,900	Defeated
1980	LRCA	Proposition 100	Include Coast Guard veterans for property tax exemptions and establish new levels of property tax exemptions for veterans and widows	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 100	Require incumbents to resign from their positions in order to run for a different public office	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the establishment of a new classification for widowers for property tax exemptions	Approved
1980	LRCA	Propostion 101	Provide for the classification of railroads as public service corporations	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the establishment of property tax exemptions for those persons medically certified as totally and permanently disabled	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 102	Adopt a term limit of two consecutive elected terms for the state treasurer	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 103	Permit the legislature to enact laws to increase the amounts of property tax exemptions for widows, widowers, veterans and totally and permanently disabled persons	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the exemption of taxation of certain parts of privately owned airports that are available to the public without charge	Defeated
1980	LRCA	Propsotion 104	Allow minors convicted of an adult criminal offense to be confined in an adult state correctional institution	Defeated
1980	LRCA	Proposition 104	Provide for the increase of initial debt limits upon taxable property within counties, cities, towns, school districts and other municipal corporations	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 105	Provide for the definition of state revenues for the effect of program transfers between governmental units	Approved
1980	LRCA	Propostion 105	Allow an injured employee the choice of compensation or to sue the employer or co-employee if they knowingly caused the injury	Approved
1980	CICA	Proposition 106	Provide for the limitation of the maximum amount of ad valorem tax on all taxable property	Defeated
1980	LRCA	Proposition 106	Provide a tax limit on owner-occupied residential property and placing a limit on increases in valuation used for property tax purposes of mobile homes and real property	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 107	Limit counties, cities, towns and community college districts in the amount of property taxes which they can levy in any given year	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 108	Provide for the establishment of expenditure limitations determined by the Economic Estimates Commission for counties, cities and towns	Approved
1980	LRCA	Proposition 109	Provide for the establishment of expenditure limits determined by the Economic Estimates Commission for community college districts	Approved
1980	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the establishment of a state lottery	Approved
1980	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries to $15,000 per year	Approved

1970-1979 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1978	LRCA	Proposition 100	Permit an increase in existing school district debt limits subject to voter approval	Approved
1978	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the limitation of state revenues available for appropriation and the establishment of the Economic Estimates Commission	Defeated
1978	CRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries to $9,600 per year	Defeated
1976	LRCA	Proposition 100	Require the advice and consent of the Senate on certain appellate and trial court appointments made by the governor	Approved
1976	LRCA	Proposition 101	Require appointees to certain commissions on judicial qualifications be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate	Approved
1976	LRCA	Propostion 102	Provide that Senate confirmation of State Board of Education appointees be processed in accordance with legislated procedures	Approved
1976	LRCA	Proposition 103	Require that the governor's appointments of regents of universities and governing boards of institutions be subject to Senate approval	Approved
1976	LRCA	Proposition 104	Require the appointment of a director of insurance for the Corporation Commission be made by the governor with consent of the Senate	Approved
1976	CISS	Proposition 200	Require legislative approval for the construction of nuclear plants and require that certain conditions be met before approval is allowed	Defeated
1976	LRSS	Proposition 300	Provide for the repeal of the mandatory vehicle emissions inspection program	Defeated
1974	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the establishment of an Executive Department and its members, elections, and duties	Defeated
1974	LRCA	Proposition 101	Require recall elections to be held as provided by law instead of within 20 to 30 days after a recall is ordered	Approved
1974	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the establishment of a minimum number of electors to vote on bond issues or special assessments	Defeated
1974	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for a debt limit of 20% for unified school districts	Approved
1974	LRCA	Proposition 104	Define private sewage disposal corporations as public service corporations	Approved
1974	LRCA	Proposition 105	Provide for the use of vehicle and gas taxes for public transportation purposes	Defeated
1974	LRCA	Proposition 106	Limit state spending to 8.4% of Arizona's estimated total personal income each fiscal year	Defeated
1974	CRSS	Propostion 107	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries	Defeated
1974	CICA	Proposition 108	Provide for election and retirement procedures for judges and justices and the establishment of restrictions on their political activity	Approved
1974	LRCA	Proposition 300	Prohibit taxation on the sale of food or food products	Defeated
1972	CRSS	Proposition 100	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries	Defeated
1972	LRCA	Proposition 101	Prescribe the procedure for the reading of bills in the legislature	Approved
1972	LRCA	Proposition 102	Prescribe the qualifications for public office	Approved
1972	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the abolishment of the clause forbidding employment of children in any occupation at night	Approved
1972	LRCA	Proposition 104	Provide that there not be less than six jurors in civil and specified criminal cases and require the number of jurors for civil cases be specified by law	Approved
1972	LRCA	Proposition 105	Provide for the abolishment of the Corporation Commission and the creation of a Public Utilities Commission	Defeated
1972	LRCA	Proposition 106	Authorize cities and towns to become indebted to acquire and develop land for open space, parks, recreational facilities, and playgrounds	Approved
1972	LRCA	Proposition 107	Prescribe the civil jurisdiction of the Superior Court when action involves $1,000 or more	Approved
1972	LRCA	Proposition 108	Provide for the collection of motor vehicle taxes in lieu of license taxes and the subjection of mobile homes to ad valorem property taxes	Approved
1972	LRCA	Proposition 109	Provide for the fixation of the Senate to one member from each of the 30 legislative districts and two members for each district for the House	Approved
1972	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the preemption by the state of all income and luxury taxes, the creation of an urban revenue sharing fund, and the provision of uniform collection of sales taxes	Approved
1970	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the denial of bail to a person charged with a felony where proof is evidence and presumption is great	Approved
1970	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide just compensation to owners of private property taken by eminent domain	Approved
1970	LRCA	Proposition 102	Provide for the establishment of a commission on elective state officer's compensation	Approved
1970	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the establishment of a commission on judicial qualifications	Approved
1970	LRCA	Proposition 104	Provide for the use and distribution of vehicle, user, gasoline, and diesel taxes	Approved

1960-1969 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1968	CICA	Proposition 100	Provide property tax exemptions for disabled veterans and remove property tax exemptions for other veterans	Approved
1968	CICA	Proposition 101	Provide for limitations on property tax exemptions for widows	Approved
1968	CICA	Proposition 102	Provide for the exemption of household goods from personal property tax	Approved
1968	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the implementation of a license tax on registered vehicles and an ad valorem property tax on mobile homes	Approved
1968	LRCA	Proposition 104	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for state officers	Approved
1968	LRCA	Proposition 105	Require members of the Corporation Commission to be nominated by the governor with consent of the Senate	Defeated
1968	LRCA	Proposition 106	Provide for the creation of a Department of Insurance	Approved
1968	LRCA	Proposition 107	Provide for the abolishment of the Office of State Examiner	Approved
1968	LRCA	Proposition 108	Provide for the abolishment of the Office of State Auditor	Approved
1968	LRCA	Proposition 109	Provide a $6,000 per year travel expense for legislators	Approved
1968	VR	Proposition 300	Provide for legislative redistricting and the establishment of election-related processes and rules	Approved
1968	VR	Proposition 301	Provide for three and five-member Boards of Supervisors in counties that have populations less than or more than 200,000	Approved
1966	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for an exemption of non-commercial watercraft from ad valorem property taxes and the implementation of a license tax	Approved
1965	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the increase of the state borrowing limit to 100 million dollars	Defeated
1965	LRCA	Proposition 101	Require that questions on bond issues or special assessments of political subdivisions be voted on by property taxpayers	Defeated
1964	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for a license tax on aircraft in lieu of all ad valorem taxes	Approved
1964	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the changing of the composition of the State Board of Education and also including eight members appointed by the governor	Approved
1964	CICA	Proposition 102	Provide for the exemption of inventories of raw or finished materials, unassembled parts, and work in process products from taxation	Approved
1964	CICA	Proposition 103	Provide for the establishment of a permanent school fund derived from sale of certain public lands and other specified sources	Approved
1964	CICA	Proposition 104	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for county officers	Approved
1964	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide measures to eliminate featherbedding on railroad trains	Approved
1962	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the legislature to maintain continuity of governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from enemy attacks	Approved
1962	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the establishment of mechanisms to replace U.S. Senators and Representatives in Congress when a vacancy occurs	Approved
1962	LRCA	Proposition 102	Allow eligible citizens to vote for presidential electors in Arizona without a one-year residency	Approved
1962	CICA	Proposition 103	Provide for the allowance of real estate brokers and salesmen to prepare documents relating to property transactions without charge	Approved
1962	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the creation of the Arizona State Board of Appraisal Standards and the Office of Director of Appraisal Standards	Defeated
1960	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the exemption of university and college faculty members from restrictions governing the employment of foreigners	Approved
1960	CICA	Proposition 101	Provide for the modernization of the judicial system	Approved
1960	CICA	Proposition 200	Provide for a portion of tax revenue to be paid to and used by municipalities based on population	Approved

1950-1959 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1958	LRCA	Proposition 100	Provide for the increase of state legislators’ salaries to $3,600 per year and $20 per day for special sessions and meetings	Approved
1958	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide for the authorization of retired judges receiving retirement pay to serve as Supreme or Superior Court judges without additional compensation	Approved
1958	CISS	Proposition 200	Provide for the change of the official name of the Arizona State College at Tempe to Arizona State University	Approved
1958	CISS	Proposition 201	Provide a merit-based system for state, county, and municipal employees	Defeated
1956	LRCA	Proposition 100	Allow the state to hire foreign educators in public schools and universities under the federal government's teacher exchange program	Approved
1956	LRCA	Proposition 101	Provide that stockholders of banks be held liable for the bank's obligations to the extent of the amount of their invested stock	Approved
1956	LRCA	Proposition 102	Authorize the legislature to redefine state boundaries with adjoining states	Approved
1956	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the increase of state legislators’ salaries to $2,200 per year and $12 per day for regular sessions, special sessions, and business meetings	Defeated
1956	CISS	Proposition 200	Require marriage license applicants to submit a physician's certificate proving they are free from communicable syphilis	Approved
1954	LRCA	Proposition 100	Prohibit the resale of alcohol on Indian Reservations	Approved
1953	LRCA	Proposition 100	Change the size of the Arizona Senate and House	Approved
1953	LRCA	Proposition 101	Permit the compensation of a justice of the peace to be changed during their term in office	Approved
1953	LRCA	Proposition 102	Replace the State Board of Education and the elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction with a Department of Public Schools and a Commissioner of Education	Defeated
1953	LRCA	Proposition 103	Provide for the removal of school attendance as a measured requirement for state funding	Defeated
1952	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide that all tax revenues derived from roads, including the motor fuel tax, be allocated to road construction and maintenance	Approved
1952	LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide retirement, disability death, and withdrawal benefits for public employees	Approved
1952	LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Create a state Department of Finance	Approved
1952	LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the creation of a Department of Law	Approved
1952	LRSS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Create a department of public health and welfare	Approved
1952	CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Provide for the legalization of labor organization picketing and the establishment of limitations on such	Approved
1950	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for state legislators	Defeated
1950	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the extension of liability of banking corporations or associations to individual shareholders or stockholders	Defeated
1950	CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide the legislature with the ability to appropriate state funds for public schools as a supplement to local taxes	Defeated
1950	LRCA	Measure Nos. 103-103	Provide for the establishment of a mechanism for the governor to call for special sessions of the legislature	Approved
1950	CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide the governor with the power to appoint the members of the State Board of Education	Defeated
1950	LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for the governor and the legislature	Defeated
1950	LRCA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for county officers	Defeated
1950	CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Provide for a merit-based system of personnel administration and the establishment of state and county personnel departments	Defeated
1950	LRCA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Permit the leasing of public lands for oil and gas exploration and exploitation	Approved
1950	LRCA	Measure Nos. 110-111	Prohibit a taxation on unfinished items as commodities in inventory or in the manufacturing process	Approved
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the establishment of a personnel merit-based system pertaining to peace officers	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for the creation of a Department of State Control of Gambling to regulate, license, and authorize gambling operations	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide an excise tax for the maintenance of public schools	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide for allowing county or municipal elections to determine the legality of alcoholic beverages within respective jurisdictions	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Provide for the exclusion of earnings above $300 per month for Workmen's Compensation	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Provide for the expansion of old-age assistance through the abolishment of certain requirements regarding family income and employment	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Provide for the increase of weekly unemployment benefits to $25 and the extension of the number of benefit-receiving weeks to 26	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Provide unemployed agricultural laborers with eligibility for unemployment benefits	Defeated
1950	CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Provide that "There shall be no segregation of pupils in the public schools of Arizona for reasons of race, creed, color or national origin, nor shall any distinction or classification of pupils be made on account of race, creed, color, or national origin"	Defeated

1940-1949 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1948	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to call for and sign a petition to convene a special session	Approved
1948	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for the consolidation of all county superior courts into one court	Approved
1948	LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Permit cities to employ non-residents as city managers	Approved
1948	CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Prohibit the denial of employment due to non-membership in a labor union	Approved
1948	CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for establishing a system of merit and the fixed number of highway patrol men	Approved
1948	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the limitation of Workmen's Compensation to $1,000 per month	Approved
1948	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board to classify all positions in the state civil service	Approved
1948	CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Provide for the establishment of a public employee retirement fund	Approved
1946	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for state officers	Defeated
1946	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for county officers	Defeated
1946	LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for the exemption of all federal, state, county, and municipal property from taxation	Approved
1946	CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Add a right-to-work provision to the Arizona Constitution to mandate that no person be required to join a labor union as a condition of employment	Approved
1946	LRCA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Provide state legislators with a compensation of $15 per day in regular sessions and at the same rate for 20 days in special sessions	Defeated
1946	CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the definition of the distribution of motor fuel tax revenues between the state, counties, towns, and cities	Approved
1944	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide permanently disabled, disabled veterans, widowed, or blind individuals with public welfare benefits	Defeated
1944	LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the establishment of a state system for public old-age assistance benefits	Defeated
1942	CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide municipalities with 10% of the sales tax revenue collected within their respective jurisdiction	Approved
1940	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the tax exemption of a person's bona fide home for a value of up to $5,000	Defeated
1940	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for the establishment of rules governing the sale and leasing of state lands	Approved
1940	LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for defining the requirements for firms to be classified as public service corporations	Defeated
1940	CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Provide for the limitation of taxes on real and tangible personal property	Approved
1940	CICA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Provide for the definition of the statuses, rights, privileges, benefits, immunities, and exemptions of tax levying public improvement districts	Approved
1940	CICA	Measure Nos. 110-111	Provide for a method of assessing and levying taxes and the imposition of a license tax on registered vehicles in lieu of ad valorem property taxes	Approved
1940	VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the regulation of the advertisement of dentistry	Defeated
1940	CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for the legalization of gambling and gambling devices	Defeated
1940	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Allocate a certain percentage of gasoline tax revenue to cities	Defeated
1940	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide for the equalization of educational opportunities of the children of the state	Approved

1930-1939 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1938	CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Prohibit the appointment of a state legislator to public office during their term	Approved
1938	CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for the tax exemption of a person's bona fide home for a value of up to $5,000	Defeated
1938	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the mandate that all non-elected state officers be appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with the governor’s term	Defeated
1936	LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Redefine the rules and regulations regarding workmen's compensation insurance	Defeated
1934	CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Prohibit the appointment of a state legislator or legislator's relative to state office during the legislator's term	Defeated
1934	CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for the creation of a Board of Naturopathic Examiners and the regulation of the practice of naturopathic physicians	Defeated
1933	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for county officers	Defeated
1933	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Permit the administering of lethal gas for the death penalty	Approved
1933	LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for state officers	Defeated
1933	LRCA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Require an election for the State Mine Inspector	Defeated
1933	LRCA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Provide for a special election to establish four-year term limits for the State Mine Inspector	Defeated
1933	LRCA	Measure Nos. 110-111	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for members of the legislature	Defeated
1933	VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Create a state board of examiners to oversee the registration of medical professionals	Approved
1933	VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide instructions for property foreclosures and debt repayments	Approved
1932	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Limit the total amount of money that the Arizona State Legislature can appropriate from public funds for any given fiscal year	Defeated
1932	CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Limit the total amount of money that a county can spend for its operation and maintenance during any fiscal year	Defeated
1932	CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for the repeal of the prohibition of alcohol	Approved
1932	CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Provide for the exemption of public corporations from gasoline and motor fuel and other excise taxes	Defeated
1932	CICA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Provide for the reduction of the number of state legislators from 64 to 37 and the reduction of their salaries to $8.00 per day	Approved
1932	VR	Measure Nos. 110-111	Provide for an economic and fiscal survey of developed resources and property to provide a tax assessment and method of collection	Defeated
1932	CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the abolishment of the Arizona Industrial Commission	Defeated
1932	CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for the creation of a Taxpayers Welfare Board	Defeated
1932	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the authorization and regulation of the practice of chiropractic	Defeated
1930	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Require that members of a public commission, board, or court receive the same compensation	Approved
1930	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Require that bond issues or special assessments be approved by real property taxpayers	Approved
1930	LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for the fixation of the number of senators and representatives and permitting legislative redistricting by county	Defeated
1930	LRCA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Prohibit non-U.S. citizens from being employed in connection with the state, a county, or a municipality	Approved
1930	CICA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Provide for the issuance of $10,000,000 in state bonds to construct highways	Defeated
1930	CICA	Measure Nos. 110-111	Provide for the exemption of automobiles from vehicle taxes	Defeated

1920-1929 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1928	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide a state constitutional right to choose any method of healing	Defeated
1928	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for the exemption of widows, honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and army nurses from property taxes	Approved
1928	VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Require traveling merchants or vendors to pay a license tax in the county of which business is conducted	Defeated
1928	VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Prohibit boards of public entities from entering into an agreement with prospective bidders for compensation regarding school bonds	Defeated
1928	VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the implementation of physical education and training in public schools	Defeated
1928	VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide for the repealing of the 1925 Automobile Title Law	Defeated
1928	CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Provide for the creation of a State Board of Equalization	Defeated
1928	CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Create the office of commissioner of state finance	Defeated
1928	CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Provide for the creation of a Motor Vehicle Department	Defeated
1927	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Repeal the provision in the Arizona Constitution that exempts lands and property within Indian Reservations from being taxed at a higher rate than lands owned by state residents	Approved
1927	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for a special election to consider the sale and disposal of public lands to the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands	Approved
1926	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Enact two-year consecutive term limits on state officials not including members of the judiciary or legislature	Defeated
1926	VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the modification of livestock and meat inspection codes	Defeated
1926	LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Repeal the 1913 State Game and Fish Law	Defeated
1926	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the levy of taxes and issuance of bonds to finance the State Highway Department	Defeated
1926	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide for the creation of a Motor Vehicle Department and reduction of taxes on automobiles	Defeated
1925	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the extension of workmen's compensation	Approved
1924	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the limitation of the Arizona Senate to nineteen members and allocation of a specific number of Senators to counties as such	Defeated
1924	CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for the issuance of $3,500,000 in bonds for the paving of a highway from the Hassayampa River to Colorado River and Colorado River bridge	Defeated
1924	VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide that a candidate who receives 51% of a primary election vote is the only nominee from that primary to be placed on the general election ballot	Defeated
1924	CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for the establishment of a State Racing Commission to regulate the racing of horses	Defeated
1924	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the creation of a State Highway Commission	Defeated
1924	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Direct state institutions to conduct engineering surveys and estimates regarding possible power and irrigation systems along the Colorado River and allocate $100,000 to do so	Defeated
1922	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide for the issuance of bonds for the paving of a highway from the Hassayampa River to the Colorado River	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Require all state revenues to be paid into the state treasury and allow for the state debt limit to be increased with approval from voters	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Repeal the requirement that the Legislature provide for direct primaries	Defeated
1922	CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for the establishment of a uniform public school system	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Establish that a general election be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1922 and to be held biennially thereafter	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Require elections for the positions of Sheriff, Recorder, Treasurer, School Superintendent, County Attorney and Assessor and establish four-year terms for each	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Provide for the establishment of the offices of the State Executive Department and requiring a public election for future candidates	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 110-111	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for state legislators	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 112-113	Prohibit members of the legislature to be appointed to any civil office of profit during their legislative term	Defeated
1922	LRCA	Measure Nos. 114-115	Permit farmers and other persons engaged in agricultural production to form associations for the purpose of handling and marketing	Defeated
1922	LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the repeal of the Preservation of Fish and Game Act of 1916	Defeated
1920	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Prohibit legislative members from being elected or appointed to civil offices in which compensation for such has been increased during their term	Defeated
1920	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Require members of the State Tax Commission to be publicly elected and designate their affiliated political party	Defeated
1920	CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide for the raise of salaries of teachers and select public officials	Defeated
1920	LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the creation of a Board of Pardons and Paroles and the regulation of the granting of commutations, pardons, and paroles	Defeated
1920	VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Prohibit persons from criminal prosecution for misdemeanors without having a preliminary examination before a magistrate	Defeated
1920	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the creation of a State Conservation Commission	Defeated
1920	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide for the creation of a State Civil Service Commission to regulate public service positions	Defeated
1920	CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Provide for the creation and organization of new counties	Defeated
1920	CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Provide for the creation of a State Highway Department	Defeated
1920	CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Promote the reclamation and irrigation of arable and irrigable lands within the boundaries of organized irrigation districts	Defeated

1910-1919 Ballot Measures

Year	Type	Title	Description	Result
1918	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Provide compensation for injured workers and create an Industrial Accident Board	Defeated
1918	CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide each county representation in the lower house of the legislature based on population	Approved
1918	CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Provide laws for the sale or lease of state lands and provide protection for the residents of said lands	Approved
1918	CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Limit the sale of agricultural and grazing lands	Approved
1918	VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for the establishment of gambling as a misdemeanor	Approved
1918	VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for making it a misdemeanor for owners or lease holders of property to use said property for prostitution or lewd acts	Approved
1918	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide that every person guilty of first degree murder be subject to the death penalty or life in prison	Approved
1918	CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Require parental consent for the vaccination of minors and require children attending public schools to be vaccinated during a smallpox epidemic	Approved
1918	CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Subject state land that is not otherwise administered to leasing	Defeated
1916	LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Require that a citizen-initiated ballot measure receive a majority of all votes cast in an election	Defeated
1916	LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Provide for the exemption of taxes on property of educational, charitable, religious associations and institutions, and widows	Defeated
1916	CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Prohibit the possession and transportation of alcohol within the State of Arizona and provide for the destruction of liquors in violation	Approved
1916	CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Provide for the election of state representatives by legislative districts and allow for an increase in representatives according to population	Defeated
1916	CICA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Allow a minimum of fifteen percent of qualified voters to propose and hold an election on a county exemption to the prohibition of alcohol	Defeated
1916	CICA	Measure Nos. 110-111	Provide for the regulation of hazardous workplace environments and establish schedule of compensation	Defeated
1916	CICA	Measure Nos. 112-113	Provide for the abolishment of the Arizona State Senate	Defeated
1916	CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide for the abolishment of the death penalty	Approved
1916	CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Provide for the establishment of a Department of Labor	Defeated
1916	CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the establishment of an Office of State Architect and Building	Defeated
1916	CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Require a valid license or permit for the possession of game or fish	Approved
1916	CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Provide for the legalization and establishment of the requirements for divorce	Defeated
1914	CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transfer of alcohol	Approved
1914	CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Prevent elections on prohibition from being held within eight years of the previous election on the same matter	Defeated
1914	CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Allocate five million dollars for the construction of state highways	Defeated
1914	CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Create a State Reclamation Service to issue bonds to pay for water-related reclamation projects	Defeated
1914	CICA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Prohibit the governor from vetoing or legislature from amending or repealing initiatives or referendums approved by a majority of electors	Approved
1914	VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide the governor the power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons after conviction for all cases except treason and impeachment	Approved
1914	VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Regulate the transportation of passengers on railroads and limit the fee to a maximum of three cents per mile	Approved
1914	VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Provide for the creation and organization of new counties and the separation or annexation of parts of others	Defeated
1914	VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Provide a process of moving the location of county seats via petition and a proceeding election on the matter	Defeated
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Provide for the abolishment of the death penalty	Defeated
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Provide for the semi-annual payment and assessment of taxes, and collection of delinquent taxes	Defeated
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Prohibit employers from blacklisting individuals who joined or had an active interest in a labor organization or union	Approved
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Provide a pension to mothers and the elderly	Approved
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Allocate $75,000 for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.	Defeated
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Require employers to have at least eighty percent of their employees be U.S. citizens	Approved
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Establish a system where property owners or their agents assess their own real and personal property and allow the state to take over the property at its assessed valuation	Defeated
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	Regulate the placement, use, and maintenance of electric poles	Approved
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 324-325	Enable state development projects, a printing plant, and a banking system; and abolish the contract system for all state construction	Approved
1914	CISS	Measure Nos. 326-327	Provide for the creation and organization of Miami County	Defeated
1912	LRCA	Measure Nos. 103-104	Grant the state and municipal corporations the right to engage in industrial pursuits	Approved
1912	LRCA	Measure Nos. 101-102	Provide for the extension of the power to recall elected officials to include all public officers	Approved
1912	LRCA	Measure Nos. 105-106	Provide the method and mode of assessing, equalizing, and levying taxes to be set by law	Approved
1912	LRCA	Measure Nos. 107-108	Provide for the limitation of indebtedness to ten percent of taxable property and provide methods for larger amounts of indebtedness	Approved
1912	CICA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Provide women with the right to vote and hold public office	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Create a lien on mines and mining claims for unpaid labor performed by miners or others and the cost of any materials designed or used	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Require trains to be equipped with a minimum number of crew deemed necessary to operate	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Require headlights on all locomotives	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Require experience qualifications for train engineers and train conductors	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Limit the number of cards in railroad trains	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 312-313	Prohibit railroad operators from charging passengers more than three cents per mile	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	Provide semi-monthly pay to state employees	Approved
1912	VR	Measure Nos. 316-317	Require an annual license for game bird and animal hunting	Approved
1911	CCRCA	Constitution Ratification Measure	Ratification of a revised state constitution	Approved
1911	CCRCA	Constitution Ratification Measure	Ratification of a state constitution	Approved

Analysis

Ballotpedia completed an inventory of Arizona ballot measures from 1911 to 2024. Arizonans have decided on 494 ballot measures placed on the ballot through citizen initiatives and referrals by the Arizona State Legislature. The types of measures decided included initiated constitutional amendments, initiated state statutes, veto referendums, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred state statutes, and constitutional convention questions. Of the 494 ballot measures, 253 (51.2%) were approved and 241 (48.8%) were defeated.

The inventory of Arizona statewide ballot measures is part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbook, which will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will provide an unparalleled resource for researchers, reporters, and the voting public on how ballot measures have evolved, the issues they've covered, and the role they have played in our civic life.

Notable topics

Arizona's Ballot Measure History

Notable topics appearing on the Arizona ballot include direct democracy, immigration, size of the state legislature, segregation, and the death penalty, among others:

• On February 9, 1911, voters approved a state constitution. However, President William H. Taft vetoed statehood legislation for Arizona because he opposed a provision of the approved constitution. Voters approved a revised version on December 12, 1911, and Arizona became a state on February 14, 1912.

• The first citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot was Measure Nos. 300-301, which voters approved. The ballot initiative granted women the right to vote and hold public office in Arizona.

• Arizona, compared to other states, has had the most ballot measures related to immigration or immigrants. In 1914, voters approved an initiative requiring an employer to have at least 80% of their employees be U.S. citizens. In 1930, voters approved a ballot initiative prohibiting state or local governments from employing noncitizens for public works projects. In 2004, voters approved Proposition 200, which required the verification of immigration status to receive public benefits, among other changes. In 2008, voters rejected Proposition 202, which would have suspended or revoked business licenses for those who intentionally employ people who entered the U.S. in violation of immigration law. In 2024, voters approved Proposition 314, which made it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state at any location other than the port of entry, allowed for state and local police to arrest noncitizens who cross the border unlawfully, and allowed for state judges to order deportations, among other provisions.

• Arizonans have voted on five ballot measures related to capital punishment. In 1914, voters rejected an initiative to ban the death penalty, but two years later, in 1916, they approved an initiative prohibiting it. However, in 1918, voters approved a measure reinstating capital punishment. In 1933, they passed a constitutional amendment designating lethal gas as the method of execution. In 1992, voters approved another amendment requiring that those sentenced to death be executed by lethal injection.

• In 1950, voters rejected Measure Nos. 318-319, designed to prohibit segregation in public schools.

• In 1980, voters approved a constitutional amendment, Proposition 100, enacting a resign-to-run law that required incumbents to resign from their positions to run for a different salaried local, state, or federal office except during the final year of their term.

• There have been three measures related to the use of English in Arizona. In 1988, voters approved a ballot initiative designating English as the state's official language. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned the measure in 1999. In 2006, voters approved a new amendment, Proposition 103, declaring English as the official language of Arizona. In 2000, voters also approved Proposition 203, which required academic instruction to be in English.

• In 1992, voters approved Proposition 108, which required a two-thirds vote of each legislative chamber to pass legislation that increases state revenue through taxes or changes how tax revenues are distributed among local governments.

• In 2024, voters approved a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Proposition 139, providing for a state constitutional right to abortion.

Statistics

Closest and widest margins

Of the 494 ballot measures, 12 were decided by less than a percentage point of the vote. The top five closest measures are below:

Closest vote margins for Arizona statewide ballot measures, 1911-2024
Measure	Year	Yes votes		No votes		Vote margin	Outcome
		#	%	#	%
Proposition 112	2010	792,664	49.99%	792,858	50.01%	0.01%	d
Measure Nos. 108-109	1914	16567	50.13%	16484	49.87%	0.25%	a
Proposition 203	2010	841,348	50.13%	837,008	49.87%	0.26%	a
Measure Nos. 300-301	1916	18,936	50.20%	18,784	49.80%	0.40%	a
Proposition 106	1984	375,809	49.80%	378,857	50.20%	0.40%	d

The following five measures had the widest vote margins by percentage:

Widest vote margins for Arizona statewide ballot measures, 1911-2024
Measure	Year	Yes votes		No votes		Vote margin	Outcome
		#	%	#	%
Constitution Ratification Measure	1911	14,963	88.79%	1,890	11.21%	77.57%	a
Measure Nos. 308-309	1920	5,312	12.21%	38,198	87.79%	75.58%	d
Measure Nos. 105-106	1912	15,967	87.49%	2,283	12.51%	74.98%	a
Proposition 106	1980	211,433	85.28%	36,495	14.72%	70.56%	a
Proposition 200	2002	173,126	14.81%	995,686	85.19%	70.38%	d

Arizona ballot measure topics

Arizona ballot measures have addressed 80 unique topics with some addressing multiple topics in one measure. The top 10 most common topics addressed are:

1. Administration of government (90 measures)
2. Taxes (73 measures)
3. Business regulation (40 measures)
4. Elections and campaigns (40 measures)
5. Property (40 measures)
6. Education (36 measures)
7. State legislatures measures (32 measures)
8. Healthcare (28 measures)
9. Transportation (28 measures)
10. Salaries of government officials (28 measures)

By the decade

The average number of measures per decade was 41, and the average number of measures approved per decade was 21. The decade with the most ballot measures was the 2000s, which featured 63 ballot measures. Thirty-five measures (55.56%) were approved, and 28 (44.44%) were defeated. The 1960s had the highest approval rate, with 25 of 29 measures (86.21%) approved and 4 (13.79%) defeated. The 1920s had the lowest approval rate, with just 4 of 44 measures (9.09%) approved and 40 (90.91%) defeated.

By type

See also: Types of ballot measures in Arizona

There are seven different types of ballot measures in Arizona. A constitutional convention question has not appeared on the ballot during that period. Legislatively referred constitutional amendments have appeared on the ballot the most number of times (221). Constitutional convention questions had the highest success rate, with both measures approved by voters. Commission-referred state statutes had the lowest success rate, with 2 of 18 (11%) approved by voters.

Legislatively referred measures have had better success at the ballot box than citizen-initiated measures. Legislatively referred measures were approved 59.53% of the time, as compared to 44.75% for ballot initiatives.

Background

Citizen-initiated ballot measures

In Arizona, citizens have the power to initiate constitutional amendments, state statutes, and veto referendums. These powers were established with voter ratification of the state's constitution in 1911.

In Arizona, the number of signatures needed to place a measure on the ballot is based on the total number of votes cast for the governor in the preceding election.

The following are the requirements for the types of citizen-initiated measures in Arizona:

• initiated constitutional amendment (ICA): 15 percent of the votes cast for governor
• initiated state statute (ISS): 10 percent of the votes cast for governor
• veto referendum (VR): 5 percent of the votes cast for governor

Legislatively referred ballot measures

In Arizona, the state legislature has the power to refer constitutional amendments and state statutes to the ballot. A simple majority vote is required to place a constitutional amendment or state statute to the ballot. Amendments and statutes do not require the governor's signature to be placed on the ballot.

See also

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