Arizona 2026 ballot measures
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As of February 26, 2026, three statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in Arizona for the election on November 3, 2026.
HIGHLIGHTS
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designate Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations and Require State DHS to Address Threats Measure | Immigration; Criminal sentencing | Declare drug cartels to be terrorist organizations | |
| Limit Local Tax Rate on Groceries to 2% of Base Price and Require Voter Approval to Increase Tax Rate Measure | Ballot measures; Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes | Prohibit local government from imposing or increasing a tax on the sale of food items without voter approval and cap the tax rate at 2% | |
| Prohibit Taxes or Fees on Miles Traveled in Motor Vehicle Amendment | Vehicles; Transportation taxes | Prohibit the state and local governments from imposing taxes or fees based on vehicle miles traveled and from enacting rules to monitor or limit vehicle miles traveled without the person’s consent |
Potential measures
- See also: 2026 ballot measures
| Name | Type | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Allow Impeachment for Failing to Follow and Enforce a State Law Amendment (2026) | Impeachment | Add "failing to follow and enforce a state law or court rule" to the list of offenses for which a governor, state officer, or judicial officer could be impeached | |
| Arizona Create a Constitutional Right to Early and Mail-in Voting Amendment (2026) | Absentee voting; Early voting | Create a constitutional right to early voting and voting by mail | |
| Arizona Draw Legislative Districts According to Citizen Population Amendment (2026) | Redistricting | Require that the mapping process for the state's legislative districts create districts of equal citizen population in a grid-like pattern | |
| Arizona End Use of Voting Centers and Mandate Size of Voting Precincts Measure (2026) | Election administration | Prohibit the election board of directors from creating voting centers in addition to polling places | |
| Arizona Extend In-Person Voting Period and Reduce Early Ballots Return Period Measure (2026) | Election administration; Early voting | Require voters to turn in their early voting ballots by 7 p.m. the Friday before election day and extend the early in-person voting through the Monday before election day | |
| Arizona Increase Limit for Non-Itemized Campaign Contributions Measure (2026) | Campaign finance | Increase the limit for non-itemized campaign contributions from $100 to $200 | |
| Arizona Limit Compensation for Healthcare Executives Initiative (2026) | Business | Create a compensation limit for executives and managers of hospitals and other healthcare facilities | |
| Arizona Prohibit Conservators From Receiving Compensation From Restricted Persons' Estates Amendment (2026) | Civil trials | Prohibit conservators from receiving any compensation from the estate of people who have had their rights restricted by the State of Arizona | |
| Arizona Prohibit Foreign Contributions to Ballot Measure Campaigns and Election Administration Funds Measure (2026) | Campaign finance | Prohibit campaigns supporting or opposing ballot measures from accepting funding from foreign nationals | |
| Arizona Prohibit Government Organizations and Mandatory Support for Discrimination or Preferential Treatment Amendment (2026) | Constitutional rights; Affirmative action | Prohibit the government agencies from requiring an individual to endorse preferential treatment toward or discrimination against an individual on the basis of race or ethnicity | |
| Arizona Prohibit Public School Use of Opposite Gender Pronouns or Different Names Without Parent Permission Measure (2026) | Sex and gender; LGBTQ | Prohibit school employees from addressing students with a pronoun that does not align with their sex or a name other than the name on their official school records without written permission from their parent | |
| Arizona Property Tax Exemption for Virtual Currency Amendment (2026) | Tax exemptions | Exempt virtual currency from state property tax | |
| Arizona Repeal Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2026) | Marijuana | Repeal the majority of laws and regulations enacted by Proposition 207, which legalized the possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes | |
| Arizona Require Schools Grant Access to Athletic Private Spaces Based on Sex Measure (2026) | Sex and gender; LGBTQ; Public education governance; Athletics | Prohibit schools and athletic associations from authorizing a student, athlete, employee, or other individual from using a restroom, locker room, shower room, or other private space that is not designated for their sex | |
| Arizona Require Two-Thirds Majority to Pass a Fee or Assessment Bill Amendment (2026) | Legislature | Require that a bill be approved by the state legislature by a two-thirds vote if that bill would authorize a fee or assessment | |
| Arizona Restrict Empowerment Scholarship Account Funds and Require State Board of Education Oversight Initiative (2026) | School choice | Restrict the use of funds from the Empowerment Scholarship Account program and require that teachers and staff at schools qualified for the program must have valid identification cards and be subject to oversight from the State Board of Education | |
| Arizona Voter Identification and Citizenship Voting Requirements Amendment (2026) | Absentee voting; Citizenship voting; Early voting; Campaign finance; Voter ID | Make a number of changes to the state's election laws, including specifying that only citizens may vote in any Arizona election and requiring voters to show a government-issued ID to cast a ballot |
Getting measures on the ballot
- See also: Types of ballot measures in Arizona
Citizens
Residents of Arizona had the power to initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. Residents also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
Legislature
The Arizona State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or legislatively referred state statutes. In addition, the Arizona Commission on Salaries for Elective State Officers is one of only a few state committees that have the power to place measures on the ballot.
Either chamber of the Arizona State Legislature is allowed to propose a constitutional amendment. A majority of members of both chambers must approve it. If they do, the proposed amendment goes on a statewide ballot for a popular vote of the people. Approval from a simple majority of voters is then required to make it part of the constitution.
Not on the ballot
| Name | Type | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona 60% Vote Requirement to Approve Constitutional Amendments Amendment (2026) | Supermajority | Require a 60% supermajority from voters to approve new constitutional amendments | |
| Arizona Appropriation of Noncustodial Federal Funds by the Legislature Measure (2026) | Spending | Provide for the state legislature to appropriate noncustodial federal funds | |
| Arizona Approval of State Trust Land Exchange Amendment (2026) | Ballot measures; Legislative processes | Require the transfer of state land for other lands, rather than only public lands, to be approved by the state legislature and the governor rather than by voters | |
| Arizona Create Zoning Laws Exemption for Housing and Hotel Development on International Headquarters Campuses Referendum (2026) | Land use | Create zoning exemptions to allow corporations with headquarters in certain municipalities to develop housing and hotels on their campuses | |
| Arizona Exclude Traffic Violations from Legislative Immunity Amendment (2026) | Civil trials | Exclude traffic violations from legislative immunity | |
| Arizona Exempt Virtual Currency from Property Taxation Amendment (2026) | Tax exemptions | Exempt virtual currency from property taxation | |
| Arizona Four-Year Terms for Mine Inspector Amendment (2026) | Term limits | Require four-year terms for the mine inspector, and provide that the mine inspector hold office for no more than two consecutive terms | |
| Arizona Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction Measure (2026) | Income taxes | Provide for the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to determine whether there is a surplus in taxes collected, and if so, for the individual income tax rate to be reduced to 50% of the structural surplus | |
| Arizona Limit Election Precinct Size and Prohibit Voting Centers and Early Voting Locations Measure (2026) | Election administration; Early voting | Repeal a state law allowing the County Recorder to establish on-site early voting locations and prohibit the Board of Supervisors from authorizing the use of voting centers in place of or in addition to designated polling places | |
| Arizona Modify Early Ballot Deadlines and Prohibit Foreign Contributions in Elections Measure (2026) | Early voting; Campaign finance | Modify methods by which a voter may turn in an early voting ballot, and prohibit foreign contributions in Arizona elections | |
| Arizona No Longer Designate Certain Firearms as Prohibited Weapons Measure (2026) | Firearms | No longer designate silencers, automatic firearms, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns as prohibited weapons under Arizona law | |
| Arizona Permanent School Fund Measure (2026) | Public education funding | Require the annual transfer of funds from the Permanent State School Fund to provide financing for acquiring, constructing, and approving common schools, before transferring these funds for any other authorized purpose | |
| Arizona Prohibit Foreign Contributions for Election Administration and Ballot Measure Campaigns Measure (2026) | Campaign finance | Prohibit government entities and ballot measure committees from using or accepting donations from foreign governments or foreign nongovernmental sources | |
| Arizona Prohibit Photo Enforcement Systems for Speeding or Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices Measure (2026) | Vehicles | Prohibit the use of photo enforcement systems for speeding or failure to obey traffic control devices | |
| Arizona Property Tax Exemptions for Combat Veterans with Disabilities Measure (2026) | Tax exemptions | Fully exempt combat veterans with a service-connected disability from property taxes | |
| Arizona Race and Ethnicity Affirmative Action, Programs, and Requirements Amendment (2026) | Affirmative action | Prohibit the government "from compelling applicants, employees, students, or contractors to endorse or support giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against any individual on the basis of race or ethnicity as a condition of any admission, graduation, hiring, promotion, certification or contracting decision or other employment function or scholarship opportunity" | |
| Arizona Remove Provision Requiring State Agencies to Set Fees Authorized by Statutes Measure (2026) | Legislative processes | Eliminate the exemption from the two-thirds vote requirement for legislative acts that provide for an increase in state revenues in the form of fees and assessments that are authorized by statute and set by a state officer or agency but that are not prescribed by formula, amount or limit | |
| Arizona Require 95% of Votes to Be Tallied Within One Day After Election Day Amendment (2026) | Election administration | Require 95% of votes cast to be tallied within one day after general elections | |
| Arizona Salaries of State Legislators Amendment (2026) | Salaries | Adjust each state legislator's most recent voter-approved salary for inflation on January 1 of each year | |
| Arizona Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment (2026) | Initiative process | Require that a percentage of signatures for initiative petitions come from each county in Arizona | |
| Arizona State Census and Redistricting Amendment (2026) | Redistricting | Establish the State Census Fund, transfer monies from the Citizens Clean Elections Fund to the State Census Fund, require that the independent redistricting commission conduct a census each year that ends in zero, and creative legislative districts of equal citizen population | |
| Arizona Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for County and Municipality Taxes Measure (2026) | Local government | Require a two-thirds vote from the city council of a municipality or the board of supervisors of a county in order to impose new taxes or fees |
Historical facts
- See also: List of Arizona ballot measures
Arizona statewide ballot measures
In Arizona, a total of 191 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2024. Voters approved 101 ballot measures, and defeated 90 ballot measures.
| Arizona statewide ballot measures, 1985-2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | Annual average | Annual minimum | Annual maximum | Approved | Defeated | ||
| # | % | # | % | ||||
Ballot initiative certification rates
The following table shows the rate of certification for ballot initiatives in Arizona between 2010 and 2024:
Arizona statewide ballot initiatives filed and certified, 2010-2024
Year
Ballot initiatives filed
Certified #
Certified %
2010
19
1
5.3%
2012
32
2
6.3%
2014
24
0
0.0%
2016
36
2
5.6%
2018
26
3
11.5%
2020
39
2
5.1%
2022
25
2
8.0%
2024
21
2
9.5%
Averages
27.8
1.8
6.41%
Arizona Historical Ballot Measures Factbook
Ballotpedia completed an inventory of Arizona ballot measures as part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbook, which will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. To view a searchable database and analysis of Arizona ballot measures, click here.
Arizona ballot measures by the decade
The average number of measures per decade was 41, and the average number of measures approved per decade was 21. The decade with the most ballot measures was the 2000s, which featured 63 ballot measures. Thirty-five measures (55.56%) were approved, and 28 (44.44%) were defeated. The decade that had the highest approval rate was the 1960s, which featured 29 measures—25 (86.21%) were approved, and four (13.79%) were defeated. The decade with the lowest approval rating was the 1920s. The decade featured 44 ballot measures—four (9.09%) were approved and 40 (90.91%) were defeated.
See also
- 2026 ballot measures
- List of Arizona ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Arizona
- Campaign finance requirements for Arizona ballot measures
