Arizona Proposition 205, Vote By Mail Initiative (2006)
| Arizona Proposition 205 | |
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| Topic Absentee and mail voting |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 205 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring election ballots to be mailed to every registered voter and requiring that all elections be conducted by mail-in vote. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring election ballots to be mailed to every registered voter and requiring that all elections be conducted by mail-in vote. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 205 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 431,879 | 28.94% | ||
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1,060,467 | 71.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 205 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY REPEALING SECTION 16-248, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY REPEALING SECTION 16-404, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 16-404, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES BY AMENDING 16-411, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 5, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY AMENDING SECTION 16-461, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 6, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY REPEALING SECTION 16-510, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 16-510, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | REQUIRES BALLOTS BE MAILED TO EVERY VOTER AUTOMATICALLY AND ALL ELECTIONS BE CONDUCTED BY MAIL; ELIMINATES POLLING PLACES IN EACH PRECINT; RESTRICTS USE OF POLLING PLACES TO MINIMUM NUMBER OF COUNTYWIDE LOCATIONS OTHER THAN SCHOOL BUILDINGS; PROVIDES BALLOTS BE MAILED WITH PREPAID ENVELOPES; REPEALS SAMPLE BALLOTS; RETAINS EARLY VOTING LAWS. | ” |
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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