Arizona Proposition 300, Public Contract Wages Initiative (1984)
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| Topic Public works labor and contracting |
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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 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting any state or local regulation that requires public works contracts exceeding $1,000 to pay all laborers or mechanics the prevailing wage for similar work. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting any state or local regulation that requires public works contracts exceeding $1,000 to pay all laborers or mechanics the prevailing wage for similar work. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 300 |
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398,051 | 50.74% | ||
| No | 386,479 | 49.26% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 300 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENACTING AND ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE OF A MEASURE RELATING TO WAGES AND HOURS FOR EMPLOYEES UNDER PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS. AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL AND PROHIBITION OF LIMITS ON WAGES AND HOURS FOR EMPLOYEES UNDER PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS; AMENDING SECTION 34-244, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; REPEALING SECTIONS 34-321, 34-322 AND 34-324 THROUGH 34-326, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AND AMENDING TITLE 34, CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 34-321. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | AN ACT PROHIBTING ANY REQUIREMENT THAT STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS EXCEEDING $1,000 TO PAY ALL LABORERS AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS THE PREVAILING WAGE FOR SIMILAR WORK IN THE SAME AREA. | ” |
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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