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Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Permit Death Penalty by Lethal Gas Amendment (1933)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103 | |
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| Topic Death penalty |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on October 3, 1933. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting the administering of lethal gas for the death penalty. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting the administering of lethal gas for the death penalty. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103 |
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14,999 | 56.42% | ||
| No | 11,585 | 43.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 102-103 was as follows:
| “ | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4 (PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA PROVIDING FOR THE INFLICTION OF THE JUDGEMENT OF DEATH BY ADMINISTERING LETHAL GAS). | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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