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Arizona Proposition 100, Repeal Term Limits for State Treasurer Amendment (1988)
| Arizona Proposition 100 | |
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| Topic Executive official term limits |
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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 8, 1988. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported repealing term limits on the state treasurer, thus allowing a person to serve as state treasurer for more than two consecutive terms. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing term limits on the state treasurer, thus continuing to require that a person cannot serve as state treasurer for more than two consecutive terms. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 100 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 440,359 | 40.42% | ||
| 649,041 | 59.58% | |||
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 THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; REPEALING THE LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF TERMS OF THE STATE TREASURER, AND REPEALING ARTICLE V, SECTION 10, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | AMENDING ARIZONA CONSTITUTION BY REPEALING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A PERSON BEING ELIGIBLE TO HOLD THE OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE ELECTED TERMS. | ” |
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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