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Arizona Proposition 303, State Funds for Open Space Land Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Environment and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arizona on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing $20 million of state general revenue each year for 11 years to purchase or lease state trust land to be preserved as open space and providing that the state cannot require local governments to adopt growth management ordinances, boundaries, or other restrictions. |
A "no" vote opposed providing $20 million of state general revenue each year for 11 years to purchase or lease state trust land to be preserved as open space and providing that the state cannot require local governments to adopt growth management ordinances, boundaries, or other restrictions. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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501,358 | 52.89% | ||
| No | 446,598 | 47.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 303 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDING SECTION 41-511.23, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO LAND USE AND CONSERVATION APPROPRIATIONS. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | PROVIDING $20 MILLION OF STATE GENERAL REVENUE EACH YEAR FOR 11 YEARS TO PURCHASE OR LEASE STATE TRUST LAND AND TO PRESERVE LAND FROM DEVELOPMENT AS OPEN SPACE; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CANNOT MANDATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT CERTAIN GROWTH MANAGEMENT ORDINANCES, BOUNDARIES OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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