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Arizona Proposition 103, School District Debt Limit Amendment (1974)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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 5, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for a debt limit of 20% for unified school districts. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for a debt limit of 20% for unified school districts. |
Election results
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256,131 | 55.06% | ||
| No | 209,021 | 44.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 103 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO LOCAL DEBT LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR A DEBT LIMIT OF TWENTY PER CENT FOR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 9, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING NEW SECTION 8.1. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | An Amendment relating to local debt limits; providing for a debt limit of twenty percent for unified school districts as defined therein; amending Article 9, Arizona Constitution by adding new section 8.1. | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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