Arizona Marijuana Legalization, Ban on Taxes, and Automatic Pardons Initiative (2020)
| Arizona Marijuana Legalization, Ban on Taxes, and Automatic Pardons Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Marijuana | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Arizona Marijuana Legalization, Ban on Taxes, and Automatic Pardons Initiative was not on the ballot in Arizona as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
The ballot initiative would have legalized the use of marijuana, prohibited the government from taxing or regulating marijuana, and provided automatic pardons to individuals convicted of marijuana-related charges.[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Arizona Constitution
The measure would have added a new article to the Arizona Constitution. The full constitutional changes are available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Arizona, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 15 percent of votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. Petitions can be circulated for up to 24 months. Signature petitions must be submitted four months prior to the election at which the measure is to appear.
The requirements to get initiated constitutional amendments certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 356,467
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 2, 2020.
Details about the initiative
The committee RAD Final 1 filed the ballot initiative on November 13, 2018.[1]
See also
External links
Amendment
Footnotes
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