Arizona Industrial Pursuits of Municipal Corporations Amendment (2018)
| Arizona Industrial Pursuits of Municipal Corporations Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona Industrial Pursuits of Municipal Corporations Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have required that the industrial pursuits of municipal corporations serve a public purpose. As of 2018, the state constitution did not require the industrial pursuits of municipal corporations to serve a public purpose.[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Arizona Constitution
The measure would have amended Section 34 of Article 2 and Section 5 of Article 13 of the Arizona Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added and struck-through text would have been deleted:[1]
Section 34 of Article 2
The This state of Arizona and each municipal corporation within the this state of Arizona shall have the right to engage in industrial pursuits that serve a public purpose.
Section 5 of Article 8
Except as provided in Article II, Section 34, every municipal corporation within this state shall have the right to engage in any business or enterprise which that may be engaged in by a person, firm, or corporation by virtue of a franchise from said municipal corporation.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
In Arizona, a constitutional amendment must be passed by a simple majority vote in each house of the Arizona Legislature during one legislative session.
Sen. Warren Petersen (R-12) introduced the constitutional amendment as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1005 (SCR 1005) during the 2018 legislative session. On March 15, 2018, the Arizona Senate approved the amendment 16 to 14. Democrats and one Republican voted against the amendment. The remaining 16 Republicans voted for the amendment.[3] On May 4, 2018, the Arizona State Legislature adjourned the 2018 legislative session without a vote on the measure in the state House.[4]
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Total percent | 53.33% | 46.67% | 0.00% |
| Democrat | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Republican | 16 | 1 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona State Legislature, "SCR 1005," accessed March 16, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "SCR 1005 Overview," accessed March 16, 2018
- ↑ Associated Press, "The Latest: Arizona Legislature adjourns 2018 session," May 4, 2018
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