Arizona Measure Nos. 318-319, Prohibit Racial Segregation in Public Schools Initiative (1950)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 318-319 | |
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| Topic Public education governance and Race and ethnicity issues |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 318-319 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state code to provide that "There shall be no segregation of pupils in the public schools of Arizona for reasons of race, creed, color or national origin, nor shall any distinction or classification of pupils be made on account of race, creed, color, or national origin." |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state code to provide that "There shall be no segregation of pupils in the public schools of Arizona for reasons of race, creed, color or national origin, nor shall any distinction or classification of pupils be made on account of race, creed, color, or national origin." |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 318-319 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 57,978 | 35.74% | ||
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104,226 | 64.26% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 318-319 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT PROHIBITING SEGREGATION OF PUPILS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ARIZONA ON THE BASIS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, AND PROVIDING INTEGRATED STAFFS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 54-416 and 54-430, ARIZONA CODE ANNOTATED, 1939, AND REPEALING SECTION 54-918, ARIZONA CODE ANNOTATED, 1939. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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.
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