Arizona 2008 ballot measures

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Eight statewide ballot propositions appeared on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Arizona. Six were citizen-initiated propositions, one was a legislative referral placed on the ballot by the Arizona State Legislature and one, a proposal to raise legislative salaries, was a commission referral.

Just two of the statewide ballot measures were approved by voters.

Supporters of nine initiatives filed signatures with the Arizona Secretary of State by the July 3 deadline; four as initiated state statutes and five as initiated constitutional amendments. However, problems with lower-than-normal rates of valid signatures meant that three of the nine did not make the ballot. Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer has referred flawed initiative petition sheets to the state's attorney general for possible criminal investigation.[1],[2]

Arizona voters in many school districts voted on a school district consolidation question.

Key facts

  • With six initiatives on the 2008 ballot, the historical total of Arizona initiatives through the 2008 elections comes to 197.
  • Official election results will be available on December 1, 2008.

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2008 Election Results

Type Title Subject Description Result
C-18-2008 Proposition 100: Protect Our Homes Property Taxes Block the legislature from enacting a real estate transfer tax Approved
C-15-2008 Proposition 101: Medical Choice for Arizona Health / Medical Guarantee that Arizonans can choose their own health care Defeated
LRCA Proposition 102: Marriage Protection Amendment Marriage Amends the constitution to recognize marriage as only between one man and one woman Approved
C-19-2008 Proposition 105: Majority Rules Initiative and Referendum Any initiative that imposes additional taxes or spending, in order to pass, would require support from a majority of qualified electors (not just those voting) Defeated
I-16-2008 Proposition 200: Payday Loan Reform Act Business Regulations Business-sponsored reforms in the payday loan industry Defeated
I-14-2008 Proposition 201: Homeowners Bill of Rights Property Rights Establishes a minimum 10-year warranty on new homes, mandatory disclosures of financial arrangements and pricing and new rights on fixing home defects and returns of deposits Defeated
I-12-2008 Proposition 202: Stop Illegal Hiring Immigration Increases penalties on cash-based businesses who bypass current laws as well as employees who engage in identity theft to verify employment eligibility Defeated
Commission Proposition 300: State Legislator Salaries Legislature Raises legislator salaries from $24,000 to $30,000 Defeated

Filed signatures but failed ballot

Proposition Subject Description Status
Prop 103 Environment Conserve/protect approximately 580,000 acres and regulate the development of communities to preserve nature. Insufficient signatures
Prop 104 Affirmative action Ban government from preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting. Insufficient signatures
Prop 203 Transportation A $42 billion dollar transit plan. Insufficient signatures

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References

  1. ↑ Arizona Republic, "'Flawed' election petitions face review", September 13, 2008
  2. ↑ Phoenix New Times, "Citizen initiatives have been kicked off the ballot this year in record numbers, and the problems could go much deeper than invalid signatures", August 21, 2008

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