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Arizona Proposition 101, Require Ballot Initiatives Proposing Spending to Include Provisions on Revenue Generation Amendment (2004)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 101 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 2, 2004. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring that an initiative or referendum proposing state spending must include provisions to generate additional revenue to cover costs without reducing the general fund, and allowing the legislature to reduce expenditures if the designated funding source fails to meet the mandated costs in a given fiscal year. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring that an initiative or referendum proposing state spending must include provisions to generate additional revenue to cover costs without reducing the general fund, and allowing the legislature to reduce expenditures if the designated funding source fails to meet the mandated costs in a given fiscal year. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 101 |
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894,807 | 55.20% | ||
| No | 726,167 | 44.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE IX, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING SECTION 23; RELATING TO INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM MEASURES. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM MEASURE PROPOSING STATE REVENUE EXPENDITURE, ESTABLISHING A FUND OR ALLOCATING FUNDING MUST PROVIDE FOR INCREASED REVENUES TO COVER COSTS OF THE PROPOSAL; REVENUES CANNOT COME FROM OR REDUCE THE GENERAL FUND; LEGISLATURE MAY REDUCE EXPENDITURES IF SOURCE FUNDING FAILS TO FUND MANDATED EXPENDITURE IN THAT FISCAL YEAR. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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