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Arizona Proposition 104, Public Indebtedness for Municipal Purposes Amendment (1988)
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| Topic Administration of government and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 104 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 8, 1988. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported permitting an incorporated city or town to become indebted up to an additional twenty per cent for costs of acquiring rights-of-way and for constructing and reconstructing streets, bridges, waterworks, lights, sewers, and parks and recreation purposes, if approved by voters in a separate election. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting an incorporated city or town to become indebted up to an additional twenty per cent for costs of acquiring rights-of-way and for constructing and reconstructing streets, bridges, waterworks, lights, sewers, and parks and recreation purposes, if approved by voters in a separate election. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 104 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 457,222 | 43.88% | ||
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584,671 | 56.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 104 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO PUBLIC DEBT, REVENUE AND TAXATION; PRESCRIBING PURPOSES FOR WHICH A CITY OR TOWN MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL, VOTER APPROVED, DEBT, AND AMENDING ARTICLE IX, SECTION 8, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | AMENDING ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TO INCLUDE THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND BRIDGES BY INCORPORATED CITIES OR TOWNS WITHIN THE EXISTING PROVISISON WHICH AUTHORIZES AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY PER CENTUM VOTER APPROVED INDEBTEDNESS. | ” |
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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