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Arizona Proposition 301, Sales Tax for Education Initiative (2000)
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 301 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arizona on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the state sales tax and allocating the use of six-tenths of one percent for education funding. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the state sales tax and allocating the use of six-tenths of one percent for education funding. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 301 |
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778,807 | 53.54% | ||
| No | 675,941 | 46.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 301 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT... AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 15-901.01; AMENDING SECTION ...15-910, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; ... AMENDING SECTION 41-1276, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, AS AMENDED BY LAWS 2000, CHAPTER 187, SECTION 8; AMENDING SECTION... 42-5010, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING SECTION 42-5029, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, AS AMENDED BY LAWS 2000, CHAPTER 167, SECTION 2; AMENDING SECTION... 42-5155 ... ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 43, CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 5, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 43-1072.01.... | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | INCREASES EDUCATION FUNDING WITH 6/10THS OF A CENT STATE SALES AND USE TAX INCREASE; FOR K-12: FUNDS TEACHER PAY, LOWER CLASS SIZE, 5 MORE SCHOOL DAYS, BUILDING IMPROVEMENT BOND ISSUANCE; FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: FUNDS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH; LIMITS CERTAIN SCHOOL-RELATED PROPERTY TAX RATES; PROVIDES LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD TAX CREDIT. | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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