A handy reference to the 2022 ballot measuresArizona Agenda, a reliable online news source, has compiled a handy reference including, for each measure, a plain-English summary, arguments for and against, and who is supporting or opposing it. For example, vote YES on measures supported by the League of Women Voters of Arizona, Healthcare Rising Arizona, or Phoenix Workers Alliance. For example, vote NO on any measure backed by Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Center for Arizona Policy, or Home Builders Association of Central Arizona. Visit bit.ly/3AN1wgx to see the cheat sheet. |
If you don’t understand the text or don’t agree with all parts of a proposition, consider voting NO and working for change within the legislature.
Visit azsos.gov/2022-ballot-measure-information for more information.
Civic Engagement Beyond Voting recommends the following actions:
NO on Prop 128: So-called “Voter Protection Act” would allow a simple majority of the Legislature to overturn voter-approved initiatives.
NO on Prop 129: Would restrict initiatives to a single “subject,”; an attempt by the Legislature to delay and discourage citizens’ initiatives.
NO on Prop 130: This is a sneaky way to get another corporate tax cut under the radar. Two years ago, lawmakers rejected Gov. Ducey’s attempt to carve out an income tax exemption for military pensions. Prop 130 would force local governments to respond to the reduction in their tax base by either raising taxes or cutting spending. It’s not a tax cut, it’s a tax >shift to other taxpayers, and we’ve got enough of that already.
NO on Prop 131: Requires each gubernatorial nominee to select a running mate to serve as Governor. Civic Engagement Beyond Voting recommends a NO vote on Prop 131, which has already been rejected by Arizona voters three times.
NO on Prop 132: Requires a 60% “supermajority” citizens’ vote to pass any initiative that includes a tax; current law requires only 1%.
YES on Prop 209: “Predatory Debt Collection Protection”: limits interest on medical debt; & other measures help prevent extreme hardship.
YES on Prop 211: “Voters’ right to Know Act,” aka “Stop Dark Money,”; requires campaigns to disclose the names of donors of $25,000 or more.
YES on Prop 308: Allows in-state tuition to students, including “Dreamers” who graduate from public, private, or home schools in AZ.
NO on Prop 309: Imposes more restrictive requirements for voters at the polls and a separate affidavit with a birth date for mail-in voting.
YES on Prop 310: Proposes a 20-year tenth-of-a-cent increase in the state sales tax to help fund Fire Districts.
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For more information: Pima County Democratic Party (520-326-3716).