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Arizona Proposition 100, Increase of Public School Debt Amendment (1978)
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| Topic Education and 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 November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing an increase in existing school district debt limits subject to voter approval. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing an increase in existing school district debt limits subject to voter approval. |
Election results
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382,174 | 78.17% | ||
| No | 106,746 | 21.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 100 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO COMMON, HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DEBT LIMITS, AND AMENDING ARTICLE IX, SECTIONS 8 AND 8.1, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amending Arizona Constitution, Article IX, Sections 8 and 8.1 allowing common and high school districts to exceed existing 10% debt limit by 5% of taxable property value; unified districts to exceed existing 20% debt limit by 10% subject to the majority approval of the district's qualified electors. | ” |
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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