Arizona Proposition 101, Commission on Judicial Qualifications Amendment (1976)
| Arizona Proposition 101 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 101 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring appointees to certain commissions on judicial qualifications be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring appointees to certain commissions on judicial qualifications be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 101 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 397,778 | 67.06% | |||
| No | 195,360 | 32.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICES; PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE MADE AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW; AMENDING ARTICLE 6, SECTION 36, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE 6.1, SECTION 1, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE 11, SECTIONS 3 AND 5, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 15, 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.
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Footnotes
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