Arizona Proposition 204, Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund Initiative (2000)
Arizona Proposition 204 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing funding for the 1996 Healthy Arizona Initiative, increasing healthcare coverage eligibility for Arizona residents at the federal poverty level, and funding previously authorized preventative health education, nutrition, and prevention programs using the tobacco litigation settlement money. |
A "no" vote opposed providing funding for the 1996 Healthy Arizona Initiative, increasing healthcare coverage eligibility for Arizona residents at the federal poverty level, and funding previously authorized preventative health education, nutrition, and prevention programs using the tobacco litigation settlement money. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 204 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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903,134 | 62.92% | ||
| No | 532,317 | 37.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 204 was as follows:
| “ | REPEALING SECTION 36-2901.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 35, CHAPTER 29, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 36-2901.01 AND SECTION 36-2901.02; RELATING TO THE ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | FUNDS THE HEALTHY ARIZONA INITIAVITE PASSED IN 1996; INCREASES ELIGIBILITY OF WORKING POOR AT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE THROUGH AHCCCS (ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM); FUNDS HEALTH EDUCATION, NURTRITION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS; FUNDS PREMIUM SHARING AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS WITH TOBACCO LITIGATION SETTLEMENT MONIES. | ” |
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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