Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Appropriations Limit and Biennial State Budget Initiative (1932)

Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101
Election date November 8, 1932
Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and State legislatures measures
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 8, 1932. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to: provide a maximum limit on the amount of money that the Arizona State Legislature can appropriate from public funds for any given fiscal year; provide that appropriations made by the Legislature that exceed the established maximum limit would be considered invalid; and require a biennial state budget.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to: provide a maximum limit on the amount of money that the Arizona State Legislature can appropriate from public funds for any given fiscal year; provide that appropriations made by the Legislature that exceed the established maximum limit would be considered invalid; and require a biennial state budget.

Election results

Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		37,453	42.13%
No		51,441	57.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 100-101 was as follows:

“

AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA BY ADDING THERETO AN ARTICLE DESIGNATED "ARTICLE XXV-LIMITING STATE EXPENDITURES"; PROVIDING A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS WHICH MAY BE MADE FROM THE PUBLIC FUNDS OF THE STATE BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR; INVALIDATING APPROPRIATIONS MADE IN EXCESS THEREOF AND PROVIDING A PROCEDURE IN RESPECT THERETO; DEFINING PUBLIC FUNDS OF THE STATE; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE GOVERNOR TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE BIENNIALLY A BUDGET OF STATE EXPENDITURES AND PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE IN RESPECT THERETO; AND DECLARING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE MANDATORY.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Arizona

In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 15 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.

See also

1932 Measures

• 1932 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• 1932 legislative sessions

Arizona

• Arizona ballot measures
• Arizona ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (1932)