By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
For the first time in 74 years, and only the sixth time in history, Arizona’s general election ballot won’t have a single proposition referred by the Legislature.
Lawmakers referred two measures to the ballot for 2016. But rather than wait until the general election, they set a special election in May, when voters approved Proposition 123, an education funding measure, and Proposition 124, which overhauled the state pension system for public safety employees.
As a result, only citizen initiatives will be on the ballot in November. The last time lawmakers declined to refer even a single ballot proposition for a general election was in 1942, according to Arizona Capitol Times records. Lawmakers also didn’t refer any ballot measures in 1938, 1936, 1932 and 1914.
