Arizona Proposition 101, Recall Election Timing and Candidate Nomination Deadlines Amendment (1974)

Arizona Proposition 101
Election date November 5, 1974
Topic Election administration and governance and Recall process
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Arizona Proposition 101 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 5, 1974. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring recall elections to be held as provided by law instead of within 20 to 30 days after a recall is ordered, allowing a 1973 law to take effect that sets recall elections between 100 and 120 days after being ordered and requires nomination papers to be filed 60 to 90 days before the election.

A "no" vote opposed requiring recall elections to be held as provided by law instead of within 20 to 30 days after a recall is ordered.

Election results

Arizona Proposition 101
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		242,959	51.71%
No		226,914	48.29%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:

“

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO RECALL; PROVIDING THAT A RECALL ELECTION BE HELD AS PROVIDED BY LAW, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 8, PART 1, SECTION 3, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA.

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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

1974 Measures

• 1974 Measures
• Election administration and governance on the ballot
• Recall process on the ballot
• 1974 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 (1974)