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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Arizona Constitution's Article IV, Part 1, Section 1, focusing on initiatives and referendums. The proposed changes modify the signature requirements for statewide and local ballot measures, requiring that signatures for initiatives and referendums come from qualified electors in each county. For statewide measures, ten percent of qualified electors from each county can propose laws, while fifteen percent can propose constitutional amendments. The resolution also clarifies the process for filing initiative and referendum petitions, establishes voting thresholds for approving measures (majority vote for most measures, 60% for tax-related measures), and limits the legislature's power to amend or repeal voter-approved initiatives. Additionally, the resolution preserves the people's power to propose and enact laws independently of the legislature, ensures that initiative measures embrace a single subject, and provides guidelines for ballot placement, vote canvassing, and resolving conflicts between multiple approved measures. The proposed amendment will be submitted to voters at the next general election for approval.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83368