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Arizona Proposition 103, Require Lethal Injection for Death Penalty Amendment (1992)

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Arizona Proposition 103

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Election date

November 3, 1992

Topic
Death penalty
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Arizona Proposition 103 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 3, 1992. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring defendants sentenced to death be executed by lethal injection and allowing those sentenced to death prior to this amendment to choose between lethal gas or lethal injection.

A "no" vote opposed requiring defendants sentenced to death be executed by lethal injection and allowing those sentenced to death prior to this amendment to choose between lethal gas or lethal injection.


Election results

Arizona Proposition 103

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,040,535 76.77%
No 314,919 23.23%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 103 was as follows:

“

A HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE XXII, SECTION 22, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; RELATING TO JUDGEMENTS OF DEATH.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“ AMENDING ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ADMINISTERING THE DEATH PENALTY FROM LETHAL GAS TO LETHAL INJECTION EXCEPT THAT DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH PRIOR TO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE GIVEN A CHOICE OF EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION OR BY LETHAL GAS.”

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

1992 Measures

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