Arizona Ballot Measures 2026: vote no on everything

That's the short version, though most readers want more.

The not-as-short version: there are eight questions on the ballot for AZ voters to consider; all were put there by the Republicans in the Arizona Legislature.

They did so for multiple reasons, and none of them were about benefitting the average Arizonan.

Some the questions were placed on the ballot in an effort to inflict R propaganda on civil society, to raise R voter turnout, and, oh yeah, to evade the veto pen of Governor Hobbs.

Longer version, with individual analyses (though I'll try to keep them short):

Note: all pics are courtesy the Arizona Secretary of State's website.

Proposition 141 -

It's about exempting electric vehicles (EVs) from taxation as society transitions from vehicles that incur fuel taxes to EVs.

Prop 142 -

This one is about adding R bigotry to the state constitution and ending all DEI/affirmative action efforts. 

Prop 144 -

This one is an anti-vote by mail measure.  Cheeto votes by mail, but legislative Rs want to prevent the rest of society from doing so.

Prop 316 -

As there is no statewide sales tax on food, this is all about reducing and limiting the revenue received by jurisdictions that provide the most services to Arizonans.

Prop 317 -

This one would allow legislative Rs to designate anyone they don't like as a "drug cartel" and sic the Arizona Department of Homeland Security on them.

Prop 318 -

This one is bald anti-trans person bigotry.

Prop 319 -

This one is a two-fer - they get to attack photo radar (which they absolutely HATE) and defund the Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC).  The CCEC receives funding from a surcharge on traffic tickets.  Legislative Rs also hate CCEC; it provides public funding for candidates who pledge to not accept money from private "donors"/special interests.   It serves to reduce bribing opportunities for the patrons of legislative Rs.

Prop 320 -

This one would severely limit budget independence of large public school districts and all school districts in Maricopa and Pima counties (and, based on my research, all but five of the large school districts affected by this are in Maricopa or Pima counties).

Under this measure, public school counselors, nurses, custodians, administrators, librarians, and more would all but go away.

Private and charter schools?  Not impacted.