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Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, 51% Vote Primary Election Candidates Referendum (1924)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301 | |
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| Topic Elections and campaigns |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Arizona on November 4, 1924. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this law to require election boards to declare that a candidate who receives 51% of a primary election vote is the only nominee from that primary to be placed on the general election ballot. |
A "no" vote opposed this law to require election boards to declare that a candidate who receives 51% of a primary election vote is the only nominee from that primary to be placed on the general election ballot. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 13,166 | 27.70% | ||
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34,360 | 72.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT TO AMEND PARAGRAPH 3025, REVISED STATUTES OF ARIZONA, 1913, CIVIL CODE PERTAINING TO THE DUTIES OF BOARDS OF ELECTION AND PROVIDING THAT ANY CANDIDATE AT A PRIMARY ELECTION RECEIVING FIFTY-ONE PER CENTUM OR MORE OF THE TOTAL VOTE CAST AT SUCH PRIMARY ELECTION FOR ALL CANDIDATES FOR SUCH NOMINATION SHALL BE DECLARED THE ONLY NOMINEE WHOSE NAME SHALL BE PLACED ON THE OFFICIAL BALLOT AT THE ENSUING ELECTION. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. Proponents of the veto referendum had 90 days from the date that the bill was signed to collect signatures.
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Footnotes
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