Arizona Proposition 201, Peace Sunday and Nuclear Weapons Freeze Initiative (1982)
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| Topic Nuclear weapons and missiles policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 201 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 2, 1982. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the governor to write a specified communication to the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and Congress advocating for a halt on nuclear weapons activity for the United States and the Soviet Union and declaring the last Sunday in May as Peace Sunday in remembrance of those whose lives were lost in combat. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the governor to write a specified communication to the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and Congress advocating for a halt on nuclear weapons activity for the United States and the Soviet Union and declaring the last Sunday in May as Peace Sunday in remembrance of those whose lives were lost in combat. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 201 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 273,146 | 45.14% | ||
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331,985 | 54.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 201 was as follows:
| “ | AN INITIATIVE REQUIRING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO WRITE A SPECIFIED COMMUNICATION; AND TO DECLARE THE LAST SUNDAY IN MAY AS PEACE SUNDAY. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | An act proposed by Initiative Petition requiring the Governor to write a specified communication to the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State and all members of the United States Congress and declaring the last Sunday in May as Peace Sunday. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
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