Arizona Legal Tender Initiative (2018)
| Arizona Legal Tender Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Administration of government | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Arizona Legal Tender Initiative was not on the ballot in Arizona as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have determined how legal tender was defined. The initiative would have defined the following as legal tender: (a) legal tender authorized by Congress, (b) coin or bullion having gold or silver content issued at any time by the U.S. government, (c) coin or bullion having gold or silver content that a court of competent jurisdiction rules as within the scope of state authority to make legal tender, and (d) any digital currency in which encryption techniques are used that is agreed upon as a unit of trade. The measure would have provided that a person may not compel, except by contract, any other person to accept coin or bullion having gold or silver content or digital currency.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The initiative was filed on February 27, 2017, by the group Free Market Solutions. The petition filing designated Nicolas Guillermo as chairperson and Tracy Molina as treasurer of the campaign. Supporters of the initiative were required to collect 150,642 valid signatures by July 5, 2018.[1] Not signatures were filed.
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