Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Public Welfare Recipients Initiative (1944)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101 | |
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| Topic Public assistance programs |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 7, 1944. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing permanently disabled, disabled veterans, widowed, or blind individuals with public welfare benefits. |
A "no" vote opposed providing permanently disabled, disabled veterans, widowed, or blind individuals with public welfare benefits. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 22,698 | 22.61% | ||
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77,693 | 77.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 100-101 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT RELATING TO ANNUITIES AND PUBLIC WELFARE; DESIGNATING THOSE ENTITLED TO BENEFITS, FIXING THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF BENEFIT; EXEMPTING BENEFITS FROM EXECUTION OR ATTACHMENT; PROHIBITING ALIENATION; ALLOWING OTHER INCOME; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A GROSS INCOME TAX; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY THE COST THEREOF; PROHIBITING INJUNCTIONS; PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ACT; APPORTIONING PROCEEDS OF TAX AND PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS. AUTHORIZING INCREASE OF LEVY; FIXING TIME AND PLACE SPENDING ANNUITY. AUTHORIZING LEGISLATURE TO IMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT THIS AMENDMENT, AND PROVIDING THE AMENDMENT SHALL BE SELF-EXECUTING; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR CO-ORDINATION OF THIS AMENDMENT WHICH LEGISLATION ENACTED OR WHICH MAY BE ENACTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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.
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Footnotes
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