Phoenix, Arizona, Proposition 414, Eliminate Unanimous Vote Requirement for Referral of Ballot Measures Charter Amendment (August 2018)

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Proposition 414: Phoenix Eliminate Unanimous Vote Requirement for Referral of Ballot Measures Charter Amendment
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The basics
Election date:
August 28, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
City governance
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City governance on the ballot
August 28, 2018 ballot measures in Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures
Local charter amendments on the ballot
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Phoenix, Arizona

A charter amendment regarding the presentation of the full text of future charter amendments on the ballot was on the ballot for Phoenix voters in Maricopa County, Arizona, on August 28, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of eliminating the unanimous vote requirement for the city council to be able to not print the full text of a charter amendment on the ballot.
A no vote was a vote against eliminating the unanimous vote requirement for the city council to be able to not print the full text of a charter amendment on the ballot.

Election results

Phoenix Proposition 414

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

89,816 50.43%
No 88,301 49.57%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall Chapter XXII, Section 3 of the Charter of the City of Phoenix be amended as described to eliminate the unanimous vote requirement of the City Council to refer charter amendments to the ballot by descriptive title?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Arizona

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Phoenix, Arizona.

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External links

Footnotes

  1. City of Phoenix, "August 2018 Special Election," accessed July 18th, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.