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Arizona Proposition 203, Lottery Revenues for Health Programs Initiative (1996)
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Origin |
Arizona Proposition 203 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported annually allocating $17 million of state lottery revenues for six specified health and nutrition programs, and conditionally expanding eligibility through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). |
A "no" vote opposed annually allocating $17 million of state lottery revenues for six specified health and nutrition programs, and conditionally expanding eligibility through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 203 |
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940,588 | 72.01% | ||
| No | 365,548 | 27.99% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 203 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 5-222 AND 36-274, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO STATE LOTTERY FUNDS; AMENDING TITLE 36 CHAPTER 29, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY CONDITIONALLY ADDING SECTION 36-2901.01; RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR AHCCCS BENEFITS. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | ANNUALLY ALLOCATING SEVENTEEN MILLION DOLLARS OF ARIZONA'S LOTTERY REVENUES TO FUND SIX SPECIFIED HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS, WITHOUT AFFECTING LOTTERY FUNDS ALLOCATED TO EXISTING PROGRAMS; CONDITIONALLY EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE THROUGH AHCCCS, ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM, IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. | ” |
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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