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Arizona Proposition 100, Debt Restrictions Amendment (October 1965)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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 October 19, 1965. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the state borrowing limit to 100 million dollars. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the state borrowing limit to 100 million dollars. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 100 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 38,924 | 17.93% | ||
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178,124 | 82.07% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 100 was as follows:
| “ | AN AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE TO BORROW MONEY; AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE LIMITATION UPON THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE TO BORROW MONEY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, FROM 350 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 100 MILLION DOLLARS, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 9, SECTION 5, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA. | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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