Arizona Proposition 108, Two-Thirds Vote for Legislature to Increase Revenue Initiative (1992)

Arizona Proposition 108
Election date November 3, 1992
Topic State legislative vote requirements and Taxes
Status Approved
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Arizona Proposition 108 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 3, 1992. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to: require a two-thirds vote of each legislative chamber to pass legislation that increases state revenue through taxes or changes how tax revenues are distributed among local governments and require a three-fourths vote of each legislative chamber to override a governor's veto of a bill to increase state revenue.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thus continuing to require a simple majority vote to pass legislation to increase state revenue through taxes and a two-thirds vote to override a governor's veto of such a bill.

Election results

Arizona Proposition 108
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		975,191	71.87%
No		381,777	28.13%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 108 was as follows:

“

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA; AMENDING ARTICLE IX, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING SECTION 22; RELATING TO PUBLIC DEBT, REVENUE, AND TAXATION.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

AMENDING ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR PASSAGE, AND A THREE-FOURTHS VOTE TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO, OF ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE A NET INCREASE IN STATE REVENUES THROUGH CERTAIN CHANGES IN TAXES, TAX RATES, TAX DEDUCTIONS, FEES OR ASSESSMENTS.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

1992 Measures

• 1992 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• State legislative vote requirements on the ballot
• 1992 legislative sessions

Arizona

• Arizona ballot measures
• Arizona ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (1992)