Arizona Proposition 302, Incarceration for Drug-Related Crimes Initiative (2002)
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| Topic Law enforcement and Marijuana laws |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 302 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arizona on November 5, 2002. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a court to impose a term of incarceration if a person convicted of possession or use of a controlled substance refuses treatment or violates probation by committing a separate drug-related offense. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a court to impose a term of incarceration if a person convicted of possession or use of a controlled substance refuses treatment or violates probation by committing a separate drug-related offense. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 302 |
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803,354 | 69.75% | ||
| No | 348,369 | 30.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 302 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 13-901.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO PROBATION. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | ALLOWS COURT TO IMPOSE TERM OF INCARCERATION IF PERSON CONVICTED OF PERSONAL POSSESSION OR USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA VIOLATES PROBATION BY COMMITTING ANOTHER DRUG-RELATED OFFENSE OR REFUSING TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG TREATMENT, OR IF THE PERSON REFUSES DRUG TREATMENT OF REJECTS PROBATION AT THE TIME OF SENTENCING. | ” |
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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