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ARIZONA BALLOT MEASURE ARCHIVE

Every statewide measure
since 1998.

In 1998 Arizona voters passed the Voter Protection Act, which made voter-approved laws nearly permanent. This archive tracks every statewide measure decided since then: what passed, what failed, the official count, and whether it still governs today. Results come from the Arizona Legislative Council and the Secretary of State’s official canvasses.

135measures on the ballot
75approved by voters
67still in effect, in whole or in part
2024 GENERAL ELECTION

5 of 13 measures passed.

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05
PROP 314

Border; benefits; fentanyl; illegal entry

Statute, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 62.6% of the vote (1,949,529 yes, 1,165,237 no).

Partly in effectThe benefits-verification and fentanyl provisions are in force. The state border-crossing crime takes effect only if Texas’s similar law survives its federal case, which was still pending as of September 2026. Source ↗

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Also on the 2024 ballot, but rejected (8)

2022 GENERAL ELECTION

7 of 10 measures passed.

Official canvass ↗
03
PROP 131

Lieutenant governor; joint ticket

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 55.2% of the vote (1,299,484 yes, 1,056,433 no).

In effectStill in the Constitution. The first joint governor–lieutenant governor ticket is elected in 2026.

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Also on the 2022 ballot, but rejected (3)

2020 GENERAL ELECTION

2 of 2 measures passed.

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02
PROP 208

Invest in education act

Statute, citizen initiative. Approved with 51.7% of the vote (1,675,810 yes, 1,562,639 no).

Struck downThe Arizona Supreme Court held in 2021 that its revenue could not escape the constitutional school spending cap, and a trial court struck it in full in 2022. Fann v. State, 251 Ariz. 425 (2021)

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2018 GENERAL ELECTION

3 of 5 measures passed.

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Also on the 2018 ballot, but rejected (2)

2016 · GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS

3 of 4 measures passed.

Official canvass ↗
01
PROP 123 · SPECIAL ELECTION

Education finance; trust land distributions

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 50.9% of the vote (536,365 yes, 516,949 no).

ExpiredRaised school trust distributions to 6.9% through June 30, 2025. It expired on that date without a replacement on the ballot.

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Also on the 2016 ballot, but rejected (1)

2014 GENERAL ELECTION

2 of 3 measures passed.

Official canvass ↗

Also on the 2014 ballot, but rejected (1)

2012 GENERAL ELECTION

4 of 9 measures passed.

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03
PROP 118

Permanent state land fund; distribution

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 50.5% of the vote (950,938 yes, 931,238 no).

In effectStill in the Constitution. Its distribution formula was temporarily raised by Prop. 123 (2016), which has since expired.

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Also on the 2012 ballot, but rejected (5)

2010 · GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS

5 of 11 measures passed.

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Also on the 2010 ballot, but rejected (6)

2008 GENERAL ELECTION

2 of 8 measures passed.

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02
PROP 102

Marriage; one man; one woman

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 56.2% of the vote (1,258,355 yes, 980,753 no).

UnenforceableStill printed in the Constitution but unenforceable since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage ruling. Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015)

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Also on the 2008 ballot, but rejected (6)

2006 GENERAL ELECTION

12 of 19 measures passed.

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01
PROP 100

Bail; undocumented immigrants

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 77.9% of the vote (1,170,961 yes, 332,461 no).

Struck downHeld unconstitutional by the full Ninth Circuit in 2014 and no longer enforced. Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio, 770 F.3d 772 (9th Cir. 2014) (en banc)

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07
PROP 202

Raise the minimum wage for working Arizona act

Statute, citizen initiative. Approved with 65.4% of the vote (987,347 yes, 523,070 no).

SupersededIts wage schedule was overtaken by the 2016 Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, which now sets the minimum wage.

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08
PROP 203

Arizona early childhood development and health initiative

Statute, citizen initiative. Approved with 53.2% of the vote (793,312 yes, 698,286 no).

In effectFirst Things First and its tobacco tax remain law. Voters refused to repeal it in 2010 (Prop. 302).

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Also on the 2006 ballot, but rejected (7)

2004 GENERAL ELECTION

4 of 8 measures passed.

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01
PROP 101

Expenditures mandated by ballot; funding

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 55.2% of the vote (894,807 yes, 726,167 no).

In effectStill in the Constitution (Article IX, § 23). Every initiative that spends money must name its own funding source.

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04
PROP 200

Arizona taxpayer and citizen protection act

Statute, citizen initiative. Approved with 55.6% of the vote (1,041,741 yes, 830,467 no).

Partly in effectThe voter-ID and public-benefits rules remain. Requiring proof of citizenship with the federal voter registration form was held preempted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013. Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, 570 U.S. 1 (2013)

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Also on the 2004 ballot, but rejected (4)

2002 GENERAL ELECTION

8 of 14 measures passed.

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Also on the 2002 ballot, but rejected (6)

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PROP 203

Marijuana possession; civil fine; free distribution by DPS to persons with physician orders; increase sentence for violent crimes committed under the influence of drugs; parole for personal possession of controlled substance unless a danger to the public

Statute, citizen initiative. Rejected with 42.7% of the vote (504,607 yes, 678,446 no).

Rejected

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2000 GENERAL ELECTION

9 of 14 measures passed.

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05
PROP 106

Create an independent redistricting commission; remove redistricting authority from legislature

Constitutional amendment, citizen initiative. Approved with 56.1% of the vote (784,272 yes, 612,686 no).

In effectThe Independent Redistricting Commission drew the 2001, 2011 and 2021 maps and remains in Article IV.

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07
PROP 203

English language education for children in public schools

Statute, citizen initiative. Approved with 63.0% of the vote (925,415 yes, 542,942 no).

Partly in effectStill on the books. A 2019 law (SB 1014) cut required English-immersion hours and allowed dual-language models; whether that squares with this measure is disputed, and the Attorney General addressed it in Opinion I23-005. Source ↗

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09
PROP 301

Education sales tax

Statute, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 53.5% of the vote (778,807 yes, 675,941 no).

In effectThe 0.6-cent education sales tax was set to end in 2021. The Legislature extended it to June 30, 2041 (Laws 2018, Chapter 74).

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Also on the 2000 ballot, but rejected (5)

1998 GENERAL ELECTION

9 of 15 measures passed.

Official canvass ↗
01
PROP 100

Addition of rules to public retirement system

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 61.4% of the vote (570,271 yes, 358,449 no).

In effectStill in the Constitution as Article XXIX, which protects public pension funding and benefits.

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02
PROP 102

Investment of state monies; equity securities

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 53.3% of the vote (488,711 yes, 427,665 no).

In effectStill in the Constitution. State trust and retirement funds may hold stocks as well as bonds.

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03
PROP 103

Opening up primary election

Constitutional amendment, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 60.5% of the vote (576,466 yes, 375,832 no).

In effectStill in the Constitution (Article VII, § 10). Independent voters may choose a party primary ballot.

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04
PROP 105

Initiative and referendum measures; prohibitions; requirements (Voter Protection Act)

Constitutional amendment, citizen initiative. Approved with 52.3% of the vote (476,770 yes, 435,520 no).

In effectStill in the Constitution. It is the reason the Legislature cannot repeal voter-approved laws and needs a three-fourths vote to amend them in a way that furthers their purpose.

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05
PROP 200

Citizens clean elections act

Statute, citizen initiative. Approved with 51.2% of the vote (481,963 yes, 459,373 no).

Partly in effectThe Clean Elections system still operates. Its matching-funds provision was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011. Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, 564 U.S. 721 (2011)

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09
PROP 304

State lottery commission; extension

Statute, referred by the Legislature. Approved with 66.8% of the vote (652,479 yes, 324,514 no).

SupersededExtended the lottery to 2003. Voters extended it again in 2002, and the Legislature has since extended it to 2035.

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Also on the 1998 ballot, but rejected (6)

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PROP 202

Candidates' voluntary declaration concerning eliminating federal income tax, abolition of the internal revenue service and enactment of a national consumption tax

Statute, citizen initiative. Rejected with 45.0% of the vote (409,133 yes, 499,896 no).

Rejected

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HOW THIS ARCHIVE IS BUILT

Official numbers. Official words.

Vote totals come from the Arizona Legislative Council’s results memo and the Secretary of State’s signed canvasses. Each measure links to the publicity pamphlet that voters received, which carries the exact text and the Council’s analysis. Where a measure no longer operates as adopted, the status note names the court decision or law that changed it. Full plain-English briefings are being added, starting with the measures that shape daily life most.

See the current briefings →