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Arizona Regulation of Contributions to Elected Officials Initiative (2016)
| Arizona Regulation of Contributions to Elected Officials Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic Government accountability | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Regulation of Contributions to Elected Officials Initiative did not make the November 8, 2016, ballot in Arizona as an initiated state statute.
The measure, upon voter approval, would have placed restrictions on lobbyists' gifts to elected officials, contributions to campaigns, and former elected officials seeking jobs as lobbyists.[1]
Text of measure
Measure summary
The ballot measure summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | Requires lobbyists to disclose all meals purchased for elected officials and bans lobbyist funded travel or speaking engagements; improves Clean Elections funding for candidates, reforming initial funding and providing matching contributions from small donors; reduces contribution limits for nonparticipating candidates to $1000 for legislative and local candidates and $2500 for statewide candidates; requires corporations that spend more than $10,000 in elections to disclose high dollar donors; bans government contractors from contributing to candidates while negotiating or working under government contracts; prevents former government officials from representing clients before agencies and officials for two years after leaving their government positions.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.
Support
Arizonans for Clean and Accountable Elections submitted the proposed initiative.
Arguments in favor
Samantha Pstross, chair of Arizonans for Clean and Accountable Elections, said,[3]
| “ | I want my representatives to be thinking about me and my family and average Arizonans and not their donors.[2] | ” |
Opposition
If you know of any opposition arguments that should be included here, please contact editor@ballotpedia.org.
Path to the ballot
Arizonans for Clean and Accountable Elections filed the initiative application on April 12, 2016.[1] Initiative proponents needed to collect 150,642 signatures by July 7, 2016, to land the measure on the ballot. Supporters did not, however, submit signatures by the deadline.[4]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Initiatives, referendums & recalls," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ AZFamily.com, "Advocacy group files ballot measure to combat dark money," April 13, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff phone interview with Arizona secretary of state's office on July 7, 2016
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