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Arizona Proposition 204, Sales Tax Increase Initiative (2012)
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Origin |
Arizona Proposition 204 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 6, 2012. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported permanently increasing the state sales tax by one cent per dollar. |
A "no" vote opposed permanently increasing the state sales tax by one cent per dollar. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 204 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 768,422 | 36.22% | ||
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1,353,212 | 63.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 204 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDING SECTION 15-901.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 5, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTIONS 15-981 AND 15-982; AMENDING SECTION 15-1472, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 2, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 15-1642.01; AMENDING SECTIONS 28-5808 AND 28-6533, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 28, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING CHAPTER 28; AMENDING SECTION 36-2995, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 41-113; AMENDING SECTION 42-5010, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 42, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 42-5029.02; AMENDING SECTION 42-5155, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO TAXATION. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2013, PERMANENTLY INCREASES THE STATE SALES TAX BY ONE CENT PER DOLLAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, AND HUMAN SERVICES; FORBIDS REDUCTIONS TO CURRENT K-12 AND UNIVERSITY FUNDING LEVELS; AND FORBIDS REDUCTIONS TO THE CURRENT STATE SALES TAX BASE. | ” |
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 state statute is equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
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