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Arizona Proposition 100, Resign-to-Run Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections and State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 100 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring incumbents to resign from their positions in order to run for a different salaried local, state, or federal office except during the final year of their term. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring incumbents to resign from their positions in order to run for a different salaried local, state, or federal office except during the final year of their term. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 100 |
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540,605 | 69.11% | ||
| No | 241,625 | 30.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 100 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO NOMINATION OF INCUMBENT OF ELECTIVE OFFICE TO ANOTHER LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL OFFICE, AND AMENDING ARTICLE XXII, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING SECTION 18, | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amending Arizona Constitution, Article XXII, adding Section 18 requiring the holder of a salaried elective office to resign the office to run for a different salaried local, state or federal office, except during the final year of the term being served. | ” |
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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