Arizona's 2010 Elections promise to be filled with change. The ballot stands to be packed full of propositions that change how Arizonians are governed. 
Below is the latest information about initiatives that have qualified for the 2010 Ballot. Further below is information about the State of Arizona's Initiative Process for Qualification, the Proposition Structure, and links to the state's proposition history. Information regarding Arizona's overall election information can be found here.
A ballot measure only becomes a ballot measure upon qualification of the initiative measure process. Once an initiative qualifies for a ballot, the ballot measure is then assigned a proposition number.
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INITIATIVE PROCESS
Initiative and Referendum Measures
The official documented process can be found at the Arizona Secretary of State's web site.
INITIATIVE
Arizona’s registered voters may propose new laws, amend existing laws or propose constitutional amendments through the initiative petition process. Before the petition is printed and signatures collected, an application for a petition serial number along with a 100-word description and the complete text of the measure must be filed with the Secretary of State on a prescribed form. A.R.S. §§ 19-102, 19-111. Signatures obtained before the filing of the committee's statement of organization are void and shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition. A.R.S. §§ 19-111(C), 19-114(B).
If the proponents file sufficient signatures on the initiative petitions, the measure will be placed on the ballot to be voted upon by the people at the next General Election. Forms, sample petitions and Title 19, Arizona Revised Statutes (the laws that govern the initiative process) are available at the Secretary of State’s office and at www.azsos.gov.
Number of Signatures Required:
- Initiative Measure 153,365
- Constitutional Amendment 230,047
REFERENDUM
Arizona’s registered voters may circulate a petition to refer to the voters a measure or part of a measure passed by the legislature. An application for a referendum petition serial number along with a 100-word description and a copy of the measure must be filed with the Secretary of State before the circulation of the petition. A.R.S. §§ 19-101, 19-111. Signatures obtained prior to the filing of the committee's statement of organization are void and shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition. A.R.S. §§ 19-111(C), 19-114(B).
If the proponents file sufficient signatures on the initiative/referendum petitions, the measure will be placed on the ballot to be voted upon by the people at the next General Election. Forms, sample petitions and Title 19, Arizona Revised Statutes (the laws that govern the referendum process) are available at the Secretary of State’s office and at www.azsos.gov.
Number of Signatures Required: 76,682
Filing Deadline: 90 days after the close of the legislative session at which the measure was passed, at 5:00 p.m.
PROPOSITION STRUCTURE
Proposed constitutional amendments shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number one hundred, proposed initiative measures shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number two hundred, measures submitted under the referendum shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number three hundred, and county and local issues shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number four hundred.
Numbering shall be consecutive based on the order in which the initiative or referendum petitions are filed with the secretary of state. Proposed constitutional amendments shall be placed by themselves at the head of the ballot column, followed by initiated and referred measures in that order.
As each proposition is offered on the state ballot, each is assigned a FOR & AGAINST position. The proponent typically represents the FOR position and after ballot measure qualification, the opposition is offered time to construct an opposing position AGAINST the ballot measure.
BALLOT MEASURE HISTORY
Arizona Ballot Measure History can be found here.
