Arizona Proposition 103, Allow Unaffiliated Voters to Vote in Partisan Primaries Amendment (1998)
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| Topic Primary election participation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 103 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to allow unaffiliated and independent voters, as well as those who are members of parties without ballot recognition, to vote in the partisan primary of their choice. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to allow unaffiliated and independent voters, as well as those who are members of parties without ballot recognition, to vote in the partisan primary of their choice. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 103 |
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576,466 | 60.53% | ||
| No | 375,832 | 39.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 103 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE VII, SECTION 10, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | AMENDING ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW VOTERS REGISTERED AS INDEPENDENTS, NO PARTY DESIGNATION, OR MEMBERS OF A PARTY WITHOUT BALLOT RECOGNITION TO VOTE IN THE PARTISAN PRIMARY OF THEIR CHOICE OF 1 OF THE 4 CURRENTLY-RECOGNIZED POLITICAL PARTIES. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 7, Arizona Constitution
The ballot measure amended Section 10 of Article 7 of the Arizona Constitution. The following underlined text was added:[1]
The Legislature shall enact a direct primary election law, which shall provide for the nomination of candidates for all elective State, county, and city offices, including candidates for United States Senator and for Representative in Congress. Any person who is registered as no party preference or independent as the party preference or who is registered with a political party that is not qualified for representation on the ballot may vote in the primary election of any one of the political parties that is qualified for the ballot.[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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Memory Project, "Arizona Voter Guide (1998)," accessed August 5, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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