Arizona Proposition 114, Crime Victim Protection Amendment (2012)

Arizona Proposition 114
Election date November 6, 2012
Topic Crime victims' rights
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Arizona Proposition 114 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 6, 2012. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported prohibiting felony crime victims from having to pay damages.

A "no" vote opposed prohibiting felony crime victims from having to pay damages.

Election results

Arizona Proposition 114
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,664,473	79.95%
No		417,431	20.05%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 114 was as follows:

“

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 31 AND ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 6, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; RELATING TO CRIME VICTIM PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

PROTECTS CRIME VICTIMS FROM LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES SUFFERED BY A PERSON WHO WAS INJURED WHILE THAT PERSON COMMITTED OR ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT A FELONY AGAINST THE VICTIM.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

2012 Measures

• 2012 Measures
• Crime victims' rights on the ballot
• 2012 legislative sessions

Arizona

• Arizona ballot measures
• Arizona ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (2012)