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Proposition 133 – Direct Primary Election Law HCR 2033 (2023) – Smith

• "Ranked Choice Voting" Ban.

• Specifies that the direct primary election law of Arizona supersedes any contrary law of any charter, law, ordinance, rule, resolution or policy of any city or town.

• Requires the direct primary law to be conducted in a manner that allows each qualified political party to nominate a number of candidates equal to the number of available positions in a given office.

Proposition 134– Legislative District Signature Requirement for Initiative & Referendums SCR 1015 (2023) – Mesnard

• Revises the minimum requirements for the proposals of initiatives, referendums and petitions for statewide measures to constitute a percentage of qualified electors from each legislative district.

• Gets buy-in from the entire state when citizens initiatives are being considered.

• This is a matter of equity and not disenfranchising rural voters when the great state of Maricopa often

Proposition 135 – Governor's State of Emergency Powers HCR 2039 (2023) – Chaplik

• Amends the Arizona constitution to alter the state of emergency issuance and extension process.

• During a State of Emergency, one-third of the Legislature may call for a special session to alter or terminate the Governor's emergency powers.

• Terminates the Governor's emergency powers 30 days after the proclamation unless extended by the Legislature.

Proposition 136 SCR 1041 ballot measures; challenges (2024) – Mesnard/Carter

• Statutorily allows a person to bring an action in the superior court that challenges the constitutionality of proposed constitutional amendments and measures before they make the ballot.

Proposition 137

SCR 1044 judicial retention elections (2024) – Gowan

• Constitutionally replaces term limits for Arizona Supreme Court justices, intermediate appellate court and superior court judges with terms of good behavior and outlines conditions that require a vote of retention for a justice or judge.

• Requires an intermediate appellate court judge who is subject to a vote of retention to be elected on a statewide basis.

Proposition 138 SCR 1040 tipped workers; wages (2024) – Mesnard/Wilmeth

• "Tipped Workers Protection Act"

• Constitutionally establishes minimum hourly wage requirements for employees who customarily and regularly receive tips or gratuities from patrons or others (tipped employees).

Proposition 311 – $250,000 State Death Benefit for Families of Fallen First Responders SCR 1006 (2023) – Gowan/Payne

• Requires the State of Arizona to pay spouses or children of a first responder killed in the line of duty, a State Death Benefit of $250,000.

• Establishes a fund and creates a $20 surcharge on criminal penalties for this purpose.

• Increases various criminal penalties for assaulting first responders.

Proposition 312

HCR 2023 property tax; refund; nuisance enforcement. (2024) – Toma/Petersen

• Allows a property owner to apply for a primary property tax refund if the owner documents expenses caused by a city, town or county adopting a policy, pattern or practice which declines to enforce existing laws or the maintaining of a public nuisance.

Proposition 313

SCR 1021 sex trafficking child; natural life (2024) – Bolick/Bliss

• Statutorily requires an adult who is convicted of a class 2 felony for any child sex trafficking offense to be sentenced to natural life imprisonment.

Proposition 314

HCR 2060 border; benefits; fentanyl; illegal entry (2024) – Toma/Petersen

• Statutorily makes it unlawful for a person who is an unlawful immigrant to enter Arizona from a foreign nation at any location other than a lawful port of entry.

• Outlines requirements for the issuance of an order to return to a foreign nation, civil immunity and enforceability of unlawful immigration laws.

• Prohibits natural persons from submitting false documents when applying for public benefits or emplo

SCR 1012 rulemaking; legislative ratification; regulatory costs (2024) – Kern

• Statutorily prohibits a proposed rule from becoming effective, if the proposed rule is estimated to increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 within five years after implementation, until the Legislature enacts legislation ratifying the proposed rule.

• Repeals the statutory prohibition on minimum wage laws passed by political subdivisions of Arizona.

• Raises the minimum wage by $1 plus the cost-of-living increase in 2025 and 2026.

• Raises the minimum wage by the cost-of-living amount in perpetuity beginning in 2027.

• Submitted 354,278 signatures. Needs 255,949 to qualify.

• The Legislature submitted SCR 1040 (Prop. 138) to the voters to directly counter this proposition.

• Establishes a constitutional right to abortion.

• Prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from enforcing any law that denies, restricts or interferes with an abortion before fetal viability.

• Allows the performance of an abortion after fetal viability in "specified circumstances."

• Submitted 823,685 signatures. Needs 389,923 to qualify.

• Establishes open primary elections in Arizona.

• Allows for the use of Ranked Choice Voting.

• Prohibits the use of public monies in political party elections.

• Submitted 584,124 signatures. Needs 389,923 to qualify.

• The Legislature submitted HCR 2033 (Prop. 133) to the voters to directly counter this proposition.