Arizona Proposition 300, Abolishment of Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspections Measure (1976)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Vehicle and driver regulations |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 300 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arizona on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported repealing the mandatory vehicle emissions inspection program and directing any liability of the state to an independent contractor be determined by the legislation. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing the mandatory vehicle emissions inspection program and directing any liability of the state to an independent contractor be determined by the legislation. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 300 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 325,159 | 46.89% | ||
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368,229 | 53.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 300 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY; REMOVING PROVISIONS RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION; REMOVING ANNUAL EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES; REMOVING PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGISTRATION TO AVOID COMPLIANCE; PROVIDING THAT ANY CONTINGENT LIABILITY OCCASIONED BY REPEAL OF SUCH PROVISIONS BE DETERMINED AND SATISFIED ACCORDING TO LAW; REPEALING SECTION 28-301.01 AND TITLE 36, CHAPTER 14, ARTICLES 2 AND 3, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, AND PROVIDING FOR REFERENDUM. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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