Who/What's On The Ballot?

Offices Up For Re-election

1. Federal
   1. US President & Vice President
   2. US Senator – Arizona (1 of 2)
   3. US Representative – Arizona
      1. Congressional District 9
2. State of Arizona
   1. All State of Arizona Senators
      1. LD25 (1)
   2. All State of Arizona Representatives
      1. LD25 (2)
   3. Arizona Supreme Court (2 Justices)
   4. Arizona Intermediate Appellate Court (4 Justices)
   5. Corporation Commission (3 of 5 seats)
3. Maricopa County
   1. County Assessor
   2. County Attorney
   3. Board of Supervisors
      1. District 4
   4. County Recorder
   5. County Sheriff
   6. County Superintendent of Schools
   7. County Treasurer
   8. Special District Board Members
      1. Maricopa County Community College District Board Member At-Large (1)
      2. Maricopa County Community College Board Member Districts 1, 2, & 5
      3. West-MEC Governing Board
      4. District 4
      5. Buckeye Valley Fire District
      6. Central AZ Water Conservation District (CAWCD) – (5)
4. City of Buckeye
   1. Mayor
5. Wickenburg Unified School District #9
   1. School Board Member – (3 of 5)

Ballot Measures

The Arizona Constitution provides voters with the ability to amend our Constitution, propose new laws, or change existing ones through the initiative process. The person or organization putting forward the initiative must file signatures with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office at least four months before the next general election. If enough valid signatures are submitted, the proposed statutory (law) or constitutional amendment will be placed on the next general election ballot.  A “yes” vote is a vote for enacting the new law or constitutional amendment and requires 50% +1 to pass. A “no” vote is a vote for retaining existing law.

Valid signatures from 15% of qualified electors (currently 383,923) are needed to place an initiative proposing a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Valid signatures from 10% of qualified electors (255,949) are required to place an initiative proposing a statutory measure on the ballot. Referendum Petitions require 127,975 valid signatures. For an initiative to appear on the November 6, 2024 General Election Ballot all Initiative petitions must be filed by July 3, 2024.

Listed below are the current initiative petitions being circulated throughout the State of Arizona. To read the full text of each initiative click on the link. The best way to defeat a bad initiative is to keep it off the ballot, to begin with.

Except for Republican candidates gathering signatures to appear on the August 6, 2024 Primary Ballot.

1. Arizona Constitutional Amendments (383,923 signatures required to place on ballot)
   1. Arizona Abortion Access Act (PDF)
      • Changes existing Arizona abortion law from 15 weeks to the point of fetal viability (generally considered to be around 23 to 24 weeks) and beyond in some cases.
   2. Better Ballot Arizona (PDF)
      • Known as Rank Choice Voting (RCV) the measure would replace partisan primaries with a system in which all candidates appear on one primary ballot. Candidates are systematically eliminated and five vote-getters advance to the general election.
   3. Make Elections Fair Arizona (PDF)
      • All candidates appear on a single nonpartisan primary ballot. Two to five candidates advance to the general election (similar to RCV).
   4. Statewide salary schedule for Arizona's K-12 public educators (PDF)
      • Mandates a statewide salary schedule for all Arizona K-12 public educators regardless of a district’s ability to pay.
   5. The Debra Driscoll Amendment to the Arizona Constitution (PDF)
      • All requests for compensation in conservatorship/guardianship actions require a written acceptance by a prioritized entity. (Better handled as a statute rather than a Constitutional Amendment)
2. Statutory Measures (255,949 signatures required to place on ballot)
   1. Public Education Monies for Public Good (PDF)
      • Eliminates the school choice voucher program.
   2. Arizona Works Together (PDF)
      • Eliminates Right to Work
   3. New Day in Politics (PDF)
      • Forces randomizing the order of candidates on a ballot making it difficult to determine party affiliation
   4. Raise the Wage Arizona (PDF)
      • Raises the state minimum wage to $18 per hour.
3. Recalls (signature requirements vary by elected position)
   1. Recall Katie Hobbs – February 2, 2024 (639,872 signatures required) (PDF)
      • A new election for the state’s governor would be conducted as part of the November 5, 2024 General Election.
   2. Recall Paul Gosar – Expired June 23, 2023
   3. Recall Justine Wadsack – Expired September 5, 2023
4. Local/Regional/School District Bond Issues (15% signature requirement to place ballot)
   1. City of Surprise 2023
   2. City of Buckeye
   3. General Obligation Bond