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Arizona Proposition 101, Modern Courts Amendment (1960)
| Arizona Proposition 101 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and State judiciary |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 101 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported modernizing the judicial system. |
A "no" vote opposed modernizing the judicial system. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 101 |
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166,199 | 65.77% | ||
| No | 86,508 | 34.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:
| “ | Amending Article 6 of the Constitution by empowering the Supreme Court to supervise all courts, providing an administrative director for the chief justice, increasing salaries of Supreme and Superior Court judges, establishing presiding judges for each county, permitting establishment of new courts and temporary judges, and increasing Justice Court jurisdiction. | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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