Arizona Proposition 109, Legislature Composition Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Administration of government |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 109 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported fixing the Senate to one member elected from each of the 30 legislative districts and two members for each district for the House of Representatives. |
A "no" vote opposed fixing the Senate to one member elected from each of the 30 legislative districts and two members for each district for the House of Representatives. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 109 |
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308,801 | 65.51% | ||
| No | 162,550 | 34.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 109 was as follows:
| “ | PROPSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS, AND AMENDING ARTICLE 4, PART 2, SECTION 1, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA. | ” |
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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