Arizona Proposition 105, State Trust Lands Amendment (2006)

Arizona Proposition 105
Election date November 7, 2006
Topic Environment
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Arizona Proposition 105 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported permitting the legislature to designate up to 400,000 acres of non-urban trust land for conservation purposes and establishing procedures and limitations to do so.

A "no" vote opposed permitting the legislature to designate up to 400,000 acres of non-urban trust land for conservation purposes and establishing procedures and limitations to do so.

Election results

Arizona Proposition 105
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		410,106	28.66%
No		1,020,807	71.34%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 105 was as follows:

“

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE X, SECTIONS 3 AND 4, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE X, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING SECTION 4.1, 4.2 AND 4.3; RELATING TO STATE TRUST LANDS; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONAL REPEAL AND CONDITIONAL ENACTMENT.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

ALLOWS: GRANTING PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND SALE OF CONSERVATION TRUST LAND TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITHOUT AUCTION, SALE ON CERTAIN URBAN LAND FOR CONSERVATION AND CONVEYANCE OF UP TO 400,000 ACRES OF NON-URBAN WITH LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL, LOCAL COORDINATION OF COMMERCIAL TRUST LAND USE; REQUIRES PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY OF CONSERVATION TRUST LAND; RESTRICTS DEVELOPMENT.

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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.

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (2006)