Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, County Spending Limits and Budgets Initiative (1932)

Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103
Election date November 8, 1932
Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status Defeated
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103 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: limit the total amount of money that a county can spend for its operation and maintenance during any fiscal year; provide a specific method for determining the maximum expenditure limit; and require that a budget be prepared and adopted by the county on an annual basis.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to: cap the total amount of money that a county can spend for its operation and maintenance during any fiscal year; provide a specific method for determining the maximum expenditure limit; and require that a budget be prepared and adopted by the county on an annual basis.

Election results

Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		37,229	42.71%
No		49,934	57.29%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 102-103 was as follows:

“

AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA BY ADDING THERETO AN ARTICLE DESIGNATED "ARTICLE XXVI-LIMITING COUNTY EXPENDITURES"; PROVIDING A MAXIMUM TOTAL AMOUNT WHICH MAY BE EXPENDED BY ANY COUNTY FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH COUNTY DURING ANY FISCAL YEAR AND THE METHOD AND PROCEDURE BY WHICH THE SAME SHALL BE DETERMINED; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE PREPARATION AND ADOPTION ANNUALLY OF A BUDGET OF COUNTY EXPENDITURES; MAKING THE COMMITMENT OF ANY COUNTY IN EXCESS OF SUCH BUDGET VOID; PROVIDING A PENALTY; 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 and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• County and municipal governance 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)