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Arizona Proposition 103, Eligibility for State Office Amendment (1988)
| Arizona Proposition 103 | |
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 103 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing conflicting language from the Arizona Constitution that specifies that only males are eligible to hold elective state executive branch offices. |
A "no" vote opposed removing conflicting language from the Arizona Constitution that specifies that only males are eligible to hold elective state executive branch offices. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 103 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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876,727 | 80.67% | ||
| No | 210,013 | 19.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 103 was as follows:
| “ | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT REMOVING REQUIREMENT THAT A PERSON MUST BE A MALE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A STATE OFFICE, AND AMENDING ARTICLE V, SECTION 2, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | AMENDING ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TO REMOVE LANGUAGE WHICH CONFLICTS WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ARIZONA CONSTITUTION STATING THAT ONLY MALES ARE ELIGIBLE TO HOLD THE ELECTIVE STATE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE TREASURER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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