Arizona Proposition 101, Economic Estimates Commission Amendment (1978)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the amount of state revenues available for legislative appropriation to 7% of the estimated personal income and establishing the Economic Estimates Commission to determine the estimated total personal income debt ceiling for use in computing the annual legislative appropriation ceiling. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the amount of state revenues available for legislative appropriation to 7% of the estimated personal income and establishing the Economic Estimates Commission to determine the estimated total personal income debt ceiling for use in computing the annual legislative appropriation ceiling. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 101 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 229,535 | 46.43% | ||
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264,833 | 53.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO PUBLIC DEBT, REVENUE AND TAXATION; LIMITING STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO A PERCENTAGE OF STATE PERSONAL INCOME; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ECONOMIC ESTIMATES COMMISSION; PRESCRIBING POWERS AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR ADJUSTMENTS, AND AMENDING ARTICLE IX, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING SECTION 17. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amending the Arizona Constitution, Article IX by adding section 17 establishing an Economic Estimates Commission to determine the personal income total for the following fiscal year. Legislative appropriations shall be limited to 7% of total personal income. Appropriations in excess must be approved by two-thirds of each house. | ” |
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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