Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309, Legal Grounds for Divorce Initiative (1916)

Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309
	Election date; November 7, 1916
	Topic; Family-related policy
	Status; Defeated
Type; Initiated state statute	Origin; Citizens

Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported legalizing and establishing the requirements for divorce.

A "no" vote opposed legalizing and establishing the requirements for divorce.

Election results

Results are officially certified.

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:

“

AN ACT TO AMEND PARAGRAPHS 3859 AND 3860, CHAPTER IV, TITLE 32, REVISED STATUTES OF ARIZONA, 1913 CIVIL CODE, RELATING TO ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.

”

The full text of this measure is available here.

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Arizona

In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.

Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309

Election date November 7, 1916
Topic Family-related policy
Status Defeated
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

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