IN FOCUS - Sept. 13, 2024

It’s here, Arizona.

The Secretary of State’s 2024 General Election Publicity Pamphlet is coming to a mailbox near you … all 356 pages of it. Or perhaps you opted to receive it digitally, instead.

The mammoth guide is thanks in part to a laundry list of ballot measures, including 13 referendums courtesy of the Legislature.

Below is a synopsis of the statewide propositions in front of Arizona voters this fall:

• Prop 133 - Enshrines the current primary election system in the Arizona Constitution.

• Prop 134 - Requires initiatives and referendums to collect valid signatures from each of the state’s 30 legislative districts.

• Prop 135 - Amendment to limit the Governor’s powers during a state of emergency to 30 days, unless extended by the Legislature. 

• Prop 136 - Amendment to allow an individual to contest the constitutionality of an initiative prior to the election when the initiative would be voted upon.

• Prop 137 - Amendment to repeal judicial retention for judges appointed through the merit selection process, and to allow those judges to hold office until the mandatory retirement age.

• Prop 138 - Amendment that preserves Arizona’s tip credit for tipped workers, while raising the base wage for these employees to at least $2 above minimum wage.

• Prop 139 - Creates a fundamental right to abortion within the Arizona Constitution. 

• Prop 140 - Amends the Arizona Constitution to replace partisan primaries with open primaries, and implements ranked-choice voting in one-winner General Election races. 

• Prop 311 - Creates a state death benefit for families of 1st responders killed in the line of duty as a result of an individual's criminal act.

• Prop 312 - Allows property owners to apply for a property-tax refund if their property is negatively impacted by homelessness. 

• Prop 313 - Requires a mandatory life sentence for individuals convicted of child sex trafficking. 

• Prop 314 - Implements a series of  immigration-related regulations, including making it a state crime for any non-citizen to enter the state outside a port-of-entry.

• Prop 315 - Require state agencies to receive legislative approval if a proposed executive rule increases regulatory costs.