Arizona 2018 ballot measures
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In 2018, five statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the Arizona ballot in 2018. Three of the ballot measures were approved and two were defeated.
HIGHLIGHTS
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposition 125 | Pension | Allow for adjustments to the Elected Officials’ Retirement Plan and Corrections Officer Retirement Plan | 
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| CICA | Proposition 126 | Taxes | Prohibits the government from increasing taxes on services in the future |
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| CICA | Proposition 127 | Energy | Requires 50 percent of energy to come from renewable resources by 2030 | 
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| VR | Proposition 305 | Education | Upholds SB 1431, expanding Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program |
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| LRSS | Proposition 306 | Elections | Designates unlawful contributions from clean election accounts and removes commission exemption from rulemaking requirements |
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Summary of campaign contributions
- See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018
The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:
| Ballot Measure: | Support contributions: | Opposition contributions: | Outcome: |
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| Arizona Proposition 125 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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| Arizona Proposition 126 | $ | $ |
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| Arizona Proposition 127 | $ | $ |
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| Arizona Proposition 306 | $ | $ |
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| Arizona Proposition 305 | $ | $ | |
Cost per required signature
- See also: Ballot measure signature costs, 2018
The cost-per-required signature (CPRS) is a comparison of the amount of money spent on the petition drive to the number of signatures the state requires for an initiative to make the ballot. The following chart illustrates the CPRS for ballot initiatives and veto referendums:
| Ballot Measure: | Topic: | Petition company | Cost | Signatures | CPRS |
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| Arizona Proposition 126 | Taxes | AZ Petition Partners, LLC | $1,256,249.98 | 225,963 | $5.56 |
| Arizona Proposition 127 | Energy | FieldWorks, LLC | $5,843,652.00 | 225,963 | $25.86 |
| Arizona Proposition 305 | Charter schools and vouchers | Innovative Quotient Management, LLC | $25,050.00 | 75,321 | $0.33 |
| Averages: | N/A | N/A | $2,374,983.99 | N/A | $10.58 |
Removed from the ballot
The following ballot measure was certified for the general election ballot but was later removed per court order:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CISS | Proposition 207 | Taxes | Increase income tax rates on incomes exceeding $250,000 for teacher salaries and school operations | 
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Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens of Arizona may initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. In Arizona, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum. The Arizona State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or legislatively referred state statutes. In addition, the Arizona Commission on Salaries for Elective State Officers is one of only a few state committees that have the power to place measures on the ballot.
To qualify a measure for the ballot, citizens were required to file at least 150,642 valid signatures for initiated state statutes, 75,321 valid signatures for veto referendums, and 225,963 valid signatures for initiated constitutional amendments.
The 2018 state legislative session ran from January 8, 2018, to April 17, 2018, during which time the Arizona State Legislature was able to place legislative referrals on the ballot.
Historical facts
- A total of 111 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Arizona from 1996 to 2016.
- From 1996 to 2016, the number of measures on statewide ballots ranged from three to 19.
- Between 1996 and 2016, an average of 10 measures appeared on the ballot in Arizona during even-numbered election years.
- Between 1996 and 2016, about 57 percent (63 of 111) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots during even-numbered years were approved, and about 43 percent (48 of 111) were defeated.
Not on the ballot
State profile
| Demographic data for Arizona | ||
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| 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
- 2018 ballot measures
- List of Arizona ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Arizona
- Campaign finance requirements for Arizona ballot measures
