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Arizona "Parents' Bill of Rights" Amendment (2024)
| Arizona "Parents' Bill of Rights" Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Constitutional rights | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona "Parents' Bill of Rights" Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
The constitutional amendment would have established a Parents' Bill of Rights in the Arizona Constitution. The constitutional amendment would have stated that parents have a fundamental right "to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their children" and the government cannot interfere with this fundamental right.[1]
Text of measure
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The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Arizona Constitution
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Arizona State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Arizona House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Arizona State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Amendment in the state Legislature
The amendment was introduced to the Arizona State Senate as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1025 on February 1, 2023. It passed the Senate on March 1, 2023, by a 16-12 vote.[1]
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