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Arizona Measure Nos. 107-108, Local Debt Limit Amendment (1912)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 107-108 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 5, 1912. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the amount of indebtedness of any county or school district to ten percent of taxable property and providing methods for larger amounts of indebtedness not exceeding fifteen percent. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the amount of indebtedness of any county or school district to ten percent of taxable property and providing methods for larger amounts of indebtedness not exceeding fifteen percent. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 107-108 |
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15,358 | 85.16% | ||
| No | 2,676 | 14.84% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 107-108 was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 8 of Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Arizona, limiting the amount of indebtedness of any County or school district to ten per centum of the taxable property of such County or school district as shown by the last assessment roll thereof, when such indebtedness is authorized to exceed four per centum of such taxable property, by the assent of a majority of the property tax payers, who much be qualified electors of such County or school district; and, providing further, that any incorporated city or town, with a majority assent of tax payers and electors thereof, may be allowed to become indebted to an amount larger than four per centum of the taxable property, as shown by the last assessment roll of such incorporated city or town, but not to exceed fifteen per centrum additonal, for supplying such city or town with water, artificial light or sewers, when the works for supplying same are or shall be owned and controlled by the incroporated city or town. | ” |
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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