Laws governing ballot measures in Arizona
Citizens of Arizona may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. 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. Referred amendments and statutes require a simple majority vote from each chamber during one legislative session.
The Arizona Constitution also allows for the state legislature to call a constitutional convention only if a constitutional convention question is placed on the ballot and approved by voters.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
- Laws governing recall in Arizona
- Amending the Arizona Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Arizona
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Arizona
- Campaign finance requirements for Arizona ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- Arizona House Bill 2427 (2010)
- Arizona House Bill 2647 (2010)
- Arizona Senate Bill 1393 (2010)
- Arizona Senate Bill 1422 (2010)
- Arizona Senate Bill 1210 (2012)
- Arizona House Bill 2304 (2011)
- Arizona Senate Bill 1167 (2011)
- Arizona House Bill 2305 (2013)
- Arizona Senate Bill 1091 (2009)
- Arizona House Bill 2196 (2014)
- Arizona House Bill 2107 (2014)
- Arizona House Bill 2407 (2015)
- Arizona House Bill 2649 (2015)
- Arizona House Bill 2338 (2007)
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
