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Arizona Proposition 105, Public Utilities Commission Amendment (1972)
| Arizona Proposition 105 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and Business regulations |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 105 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported abolishing the Corporation Commission and creating a Public Utilities Commission. |
A "no" vote opposed abolishing the Corporation Commission and creating a Public Utilities Commission. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 105 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 216,886 | 43.37% | ||
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283,187 | 56.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 105 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO CORPORATIONS; ABOLISHING THE CORPORATION COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; DEFINING PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; DEFINING COMMON CARRIERS; PRESCRIBING POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR RIGHT TO CONNECT OR INTERSECT LINES OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF NEW RATE SCHEDULES AND RELATED INFORMATION; PRESCRIBING THE VALUE OF PROPERTY AND RATE OF RETURN OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A CONTINUATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS TO COURTS; REPEALING ARTICLE 14, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA AND AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 15. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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