Saturday, June 11, 2022

When in doubt, vote against most ballot questions proposed by the legislature

The Arizona Secretary of State has a list of ballot questions up that will be considered by voters this fall.  It's still early, so voter-proposed questions will still be added to the list.

However, the four measures approved by the legislature in 2021 are on the list, and voters should vote against 3 of the of them as diminishing the power of the voters.


Vote against Propositions 128, 129, and 309.  Proposition 308 seems decent.


Proposition 128 is 2021's SCR 1034.  Legislative analysis here.  If passed, it would allow the legislature to override voter-approved measure if they are found by a Supreme Court (AZ or US) to contain "illegal or unconstitutional language".


Given the propensity of Rs to railroad supreme court picks through (see: Montgomery, Bill or Kavanaugh, Brett, among others) in order to gain a partisan majority of court membership, if this is approved, say goodbye to things voters want, like recreational and medical marijuana.


Proposition 129 is 2021's HCR 2001.  Legislative analysis here.  If passed, this would require that all citizen initiatives  pertain to only one topic and if any topic isn't covered in the title, any initiative language on that topic is void.


Proposition 308 is 2021's SCR 1044.  Legislative analysis here.  If passed,  it would make undocumented immigrants who meet specific criteria eligible for in-state tuition.  This one may be worth voting for.


Proposition 309 is 2022's SCR 1012.  Legislative analysis here.  This is a Big Lie measure, that, if passed, would impose a large number of ID requirements on voters.


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