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The Initiative And Referendum process in Arizona has been in use since the beginning. The first initiative was passed the same year Arizona was granted statehood when on November 5 , 1912 an initiative relating to Women's Suffrage was passed by a greater than two to one margin. iandrinstitute.org The initiative process has long been a staple of Arizona politics, with 15 proposals appearing in the 1914 election, and recently in 2006 when voters were presented with 19.

Prior to 1976, ballot propositions were not assigned a measure number. Since then, they have been identified by a 3-digit number. Ballot propositions beginning with "1" are initiatives and referendums to amend the state constitution, those beginning with "2" are initiatives to amend state statutes, and those beginning with "3" are referendums on acts to amend state statutes.


PRE-1990


The following is a partial list of significant initiatives that passed between 1912 and 1989.


1912


  • Initiative to grant universal suffrage to women passes by a 2 to 1 margin. Arizona's first ballot measure.



1914


  • Constitutional amendment protecting citizen initiative from Veto power as well as exempting them from repeal by the State Legislature .



1916


  • Initiative to abolish the Death Penalty passes. A similar initiative failed in 1914. Repealed by another initiative in 1918.



1946


  • Dual initiatives establishing Arizona as a Right-to-work state pass.



1980




1988


  • Proposition 106, establishing English as the official state language passes by a narrow 50.5 to 49.5 margin. Later overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court as unconstitutional in 1998.




1990-1999


1990


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


1992


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


1994


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


1996


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


1998


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


2000 TO PRESENT


2000


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


2002


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


2004


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums.


2006


Shaded entries indicate citizen initiatives and referendums. Full text of each proposition is available here .


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