ARIZONA — The Arizona Legislature approved seven measures for the November ballot before adjourning on June 13, 2024. These newly approved measures join three others certified by the Legislature during the 2024 legislative session, bringing the total to ten legislatively referred measures for the November 2024 ballot.

Six of the seven newly approved ballot measures received only Republican votes and no Democratic votes. One of the newly approved measures received votes from Democrats. Of the ten total legislatively referred measures on the November ballot, eight received unanimous Republican support and no Democratic support.

The Arizona ballot will include a measure prohibiting government agencies from requiring endorsements of preferential treatment or discrimination based on race or ethnicity. Another measure on the ballot addresses schools and athletic associations, prohibiting them from allowing individuals to use restrooms or locker rooms not designated for the sex on their original birth certificate. This proposed sex-restriction measure would also remove provisions allowing students to participate on interscholastic or intramural athletic teams designated for the opposite biological sex.

Voters will also consider a measure specifying that only citizens may vote in state elections and requiring government-issued identification to cast a ballot. This proposed citizenship and identification measure would prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions to influence Arizona elections and prohibit others from knowingly accepting such contributions.

All Republicans and six Democrats in the Legislature voted to refer a measure prohibiting new photo traffic enforcement systems to the ballot. This photo traffic enforcement measure would require local governments to obtain voter approval to continue using existing systems. Additionally, the November ballot will include measures addressing school district payroll deductions for labor organizations, military family scholarship account funds, and a 60 percent operational spending requirement on direct instruction for certain school districts.

Republicans control the Legislature. Placing a measure on the statewide ballot requires approval by both chambers with a simple majority, which is 31 votes in the House and 16 in the Senate. The party holds 33 seats in the House and 17 in the Senate. The governor does not need to sign a bill to certify a legislatively referred measure for the ballot. Between 2014 and 2024, 13 of the 25 measures referred to the ballot by the Legislature received only Republican support.