Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Require Majority of Votes Cast in Election to Approve Ballot Initiatives Amendment (1916)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101 | |
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| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring that a citizen-initiated ballot measure receive a majority of all votes cast in an election, rather than a majority of votes specifically for the measure, to be approved. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thus continuing to require that a citizen-initiated ballot measure receive a majority of votes specifically cast for the measure. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 18,356 | 49.19% | ||
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18,961 | 50.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 100-101 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT TO AMEND SUBDIVISION 5, OF SECTION 1, OF ARTICLE IV, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, "Inititiave and Referendum Measures to become laws when approved by a majority of the total vote cast at election." | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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