Arizona 2000 ballot measures

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In 2000, voters decided on 14 statewide ballot measures in Arizona on November 7.

• Six of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Two of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• One of the measures was a commission-referred ballot measure.
• Voters approved nine (64%) and rejected five (36%) measures.

On the ballot

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Environment; Natural resources	Permit the designation of approximately 270,000 acres of state trust lands for conservation and the exchange of lands for other public lands for conservation		669,630 (49%)	706,518 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Administration; Constitutional language	Provide for the update of language in the Arizona Constitution relating to people with mental disabilities and changing the voting age to 18 years old	a	886,774 (62%)	546,439 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Hunting and fishing; Direct democracy; Supermajority requirements	Require a two-thirds vote to pass a ballot initiative that permits, limits, or prohibits the taking of wildlife		538,104 (38%)	896,500 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Term limits	Provide for the increase in the number of members of the Corporation Commission	a	743,284 (53%)	659,748 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Taxes	Permit qualified homeowners over the age of 65 to apply for property valuation protection	a	906,395 (64%)	513,825 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	Taxes	Provide for the exemption of property taxation cemetery property used for burial or interment of dead human beings	a	975,869 (68%)	450,971 (32%)
CICA	Proposition 106	Administration; Redistricting	Provide for the creation of a five-member Citizens' Independent Redistricting Commission	a	784,272 (56%)	612,686 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 108	Business regulation	Provide for the end of rate making by the Corporation Commission for local telephone rates in areas where service is available from two or more competing providers		281,017 (20%)	1,152,998 (80%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Healthcare; Tobacco	Provide for the use of tobacco settlement money to provide prevention and insurance services for preschool children and families	a	837,557 (58%)	605,094 (42%)
CISS	Proposition 202	Administration	Require cities, towns, and counties to submit growth management plans to allow for a maximum of 10 years estimated population growth		436,345 (30%)	1,027,674 (70%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Education; English	Require academic instruction to be in English and provide an intensive one-year English immersion program with exemptions	a	925,415 (63%)	542,942 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 204	Healthcare; Tobacco	Provide funding for the 1996 Healthy Arizona Initiative and increase healthcare coverage eligibility for low-income individuals	a	903,134 (63%)	532,317 (37%)
CR	Proposition 300	Government salaries	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $20,000 per year to $30,000 per year		521,603 (36%)	922,462 (64%)
LRSS	Proposition 301	Education; Taxes	Provide for the increase of the state sales tax and the allocation of six-tenths of one percent for education funding	a	778,807 (54%)	675,941 (46%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
• List of Arizona ballot measures
• 2000 ballot measures

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (November 2000)