Arizona Proposition 101, Bond Approval Amendment (October 1965)

Arizona Proposition 101
Election date October 19, 1965
Topic Bond issues
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Arizona Proposition 101 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on October 19, 1965. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported requiring that questions on bond issues or special assessments of political subdivisions be voted on by property taxpayers.

A "no" vote opposed requiring that questions on bond issues or special assessments of political subdivisions be voted on by property taxpayers.

Election results

Arizona Proposition 101
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		44,098	20.46%
No		171,432	79.54%

Results are officially certified.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:

“

AN AMENDMENT RELATING TO BOND ISSUES AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; REQUIRING THAT QUESTIONS ON BOND ISSUES OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTE OF REAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 7, SECTION 13, 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

1965 Measures

• 1965 Measures
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1965 legislative sessions

Arizona

• Arizona ballot measures
• Arizona ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (1965)