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Arizona Political Committee Disclosure of Funds Referendum (2016)
| Arizona Political Committee Disclosure of Funds Referendum | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Political Committee Disclosure of Funds Referendum did not qualify for the November 8, 2016 ballot in Arizona as a veto referendum. The measure would have approved Senate Bill 1516, which turned over to the IRS Arizona's duty to register political committees and oversee election spending for 501(a) organizations. The law also exempts organizations whose primary purpose is something other than influencing elections from registering as a political committee.[1]
Text of measure
Measure description
The measure description as displayed on the secretary of state's website was as follows:[1]
| “ | This petition seeks to refer 2016 Laws, Chapter 79 (Senate Bill 1516), the principal provisions are: (1) abdicating to the IRS Arizona's responsibility for registration as political committees and disclosure of funds used to influence elections when any entity spending money to influence an Arizona election has a tax exempt status under Section 501(a) of the IRS Code; (2) exempting from registration as a political committee any entity that spends money to influence an election but whose "primary purpose" is actually not influencing elections; (3) allowing political parties to spend nearly unlimited funds for their nominees without reporting those expenditures.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.
Path to the ballot
According to Article 4 of the Arizona Constitution, veto referendums can go to the ballot for approval. Signatures required to qualify a veto referendum is 5 percent of votes cast for governor in the previous election. The deadline to submit 75,321 signatures was August 5, 2016. Supporters of the referendum reported on July 16, 2016, that they collected only about 20,000 signatures and, consequently, ended their campaign.[3]
State profile
| Demographic data for Arizona | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,817,565 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 113,594 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 78.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 4.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 30.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $50,255 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 21.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arizona. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Arizona
Arizona voted Republican in six out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Initiatives, Referendums & Recalls," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tucson.com, "Drive to block new Arizona law easing 'dark money' rules fails," July 16, 2016
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