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Arizona Re-Legalize Marijuana Initiative (2016)
| Arizona Re-Legalize Marijuana Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic Marijuana | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Re-Legalize Marijuana Initiative did not make the November 8, 2016, ballot in Arizona as an initiated constitutional amendment.
The measure would have amended the state constitution to legalize marijuana, prevented government entities from taxing or regulating marijuana, prevented government entities from discriminating against those who use marijuana, and cleared records of those who have been convicted of marijuana charges in the past, among several other provisions.[1]
Text of measure
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Support
- Re-legalize All Drugs[2]
Polls
| Arizona Recreational Marijuana Poll | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Support | Oppose | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Arizona Republic 4/11/2016 - 4/14/2016 | 43.0% | 49.0% | 8.0% | +/-4.0 | 500 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Path to the ballot
Initiative proponents needed to collect 225,963 signatures by July 7, 2016, to land the measure on the ballot. Supporters did not, however, submit signatures by the deadline.[3]
State profile
| Demographic data for Arizona | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,817,565 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 113,594 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 78.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 4.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 30.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $50,255 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 21.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arizona. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Arizona
Arizona voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "C-02-2016," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Re-legalize All Drugs," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff phone interview with Arizona secretary of state's office on July 7, 2016
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