Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107, Merit-Based System for Administrative Personnel Initiative (September 1950)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107 | |
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| Topic Administration of government |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a merit-based system of personnel administration and establishing state and county personnel departments to classify all positions within the classified services. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a merit-based system of personnel administration and establishing state and county personnel departments to classify all positions within the classified services. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 58,192 | 37.20% | ||
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98,253 | 62.80% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 106-107 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION BY THE ADOPTION THERETO OF A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, ESTABLISHING STATE AND COUNTY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENTS WITH POWERS TO CLASSIFY ALL POSITIONS IN THE STATE AND COUNTY CLASSIFIED SERVICES ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES, TO ESTABLSIH RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR ALL CLASSES OF POSITIONS THEREIN, TO DETERMINE BY COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ALL CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS IN SUCH SERVICES, TO MAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS COVERING ALL PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS, TO REGULATE ALL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT; DEFINING THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT BY PERSONNEL DIRECTORS, PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT BY PERSONNEL DIRECTORS, PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENTS TO EXECUTE SUCH POWERS, AND ENABLING OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE TO ESTABLISH MERIT SYSTEMS OF PERSONNEL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 15 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
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Footnotes
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