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Arizona Proposition 100, Teachers' Exchange Program Amendment (September 1956)
| Arizona Proposition 100 | |
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| Topic Public school teachers and staff |
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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 September 11, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the state and local governments to hire foreign educators in public schools and universities who are permitted to work in the U.S. under the federal government's teacher exchange program. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the state and local governments to hire foreign educators in public schools and universities who are permitted to work in the U.S. under the federal government's teacher exchange program. |
Overview
The Arizona State Constitution prohibited the state and local governments from hiring non-citizens or persons who were not wards of the U.S. Proposition 100 created an exception to his ban, allowing foreign educators participating in the federal government's teacher exchange program to be employed in public schools and universities.[1]
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 100 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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82,834 | 72.49% | ||
| No | 31,434 | 27.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 100 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | An amendment allowing the employment in public schools, colleges or universities of Arizona of teachers, instructors or professors who have been authorized to teach in the United States under the provisions of the teachers’ exchange program enacted by the Congress of the United States.—HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 18, Arizona Constitution
The ballot measure amended Section 10 of Article 18 of the Arizona Constitution.[2]
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.
The Arizona House of Representatives voted 65-2 to pass the constitutional amendment on February 4, 1955. The Arizona State Senate voted 28-0 on March 3, 1955.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedvoters - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona State Library, "Arizona Voter Guide (1956)," accessed August 14, 2023
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