Special Election Behind; More Ballot Measures AheadOn Tuesday, Arizona voters approved Proposition 100, which amends the Arizona Constitution to temporarily increase the state's portion of the sales tax from 5.6% to 6.6%, effective June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2013. Approval of the measure avoids immediate budget reductions that were set to take effect if the measure failed.
In November, Arizona voters will have another opportunity to weigh in on a number of issues, including some important questions impacting the state budget. If you are not already a registered voter, you have until midnight on October 4, 2010 to get that done in order to be eligible to vote this November.
The following measures were approved by the legislature and referred to voters for consideration in November’s General Election on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Other measures may make their way to the ballot via initiative if they receive and submit enough qualified signatures by 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Measures seeking changes to state law require 153,365 qualified signatures; 230,047 qualified signatures are needed for state constitutional amendments. Proposition numbers will be assigned by the Secretary of State later this summer.
Second Regular Session Referrals
SCR 1013: Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State (Sen. Jonathan Paton, R – Tucson) Renames the Secretary of State’s Office to that of Lieutenant Governor. If approved, the change would take place in the 2014 state election cycle. The measure also has the gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates of the same party run on the same ticket after a Primary Election.
SCR 1047: State Lands; Military Installation Preservation (Sen. John Nelson, R – Litchfield Park) authorizes the disposition or exchange of state trust land for the purposes of protecting and preserving military installations.
HCR 2008: Hunting and Fishing, Constitutional Rights (Rep. Jerry Weiers, R – Glendale) affirms that hunting, fishing, and harvesting wildlife is a constitutional right. The measure also prohibits the approval of any laws or rules that would restrict these activities.
HCR 2018: Initiatives; Filing Deadline (Rep. John McComish, R – Phoenix) requires that imitative petitions be filed no less than six months before a General Election. Currently, the time frame is four months.
Seventh Special Session Referrals
HCR 2001: Early Childhood Development; Health; Repeal (Rep. Kirk Adams, R – Mesa) repeals Proposition 203 (2006), a measure that funds early childhood development programs.
HCR 2002: Land Conservation Fund; Reversion (Rep. Kirk Adams, R – Mesa) sweeps the monies in the Land Conservation Fund into the state’s general fund (an estimated $123 million).
Source: P.L.A.N.
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