Arizona State Legislative District Population Standards Amendment (2020)
| Arizona State Legislative District Population Standards Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Redistricting measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Arizona State Legislative District Population Standards Amendment was not on the ballot in Arizona as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
The ballot measure would have required the redistricting commission to draw state legislative districts so that the population difference between the state's largest and smallest districts is no more than 5,000 persons.[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 4, Arizona Constitution
The ballot measure would have amended Section 1 of Article 4, Pt. 2 of the Arizona Constitution. The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Arizona Constitution
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
In Arizona, a simple majority vote is needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1018
The ballot measure was introduced into the Arizona State Legislature as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1018 (SCR 1018) during the 2020 legislative session. On March 10, 2020, the Arizona State Senate passed SCR 1018 in a vote of 16-14. Sixteen Senate Republicans voted for the proposal. All 13 Democrats and one Republican voted against the proposal.[2]
| Vote in the Arizona State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 16  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Total percent | 53.33% | 46.67% | 0.00% |
| Democrat | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Republican | 16 | 1 | 0 |
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