Arizona Election Results: Breakdown of 8 Statewide Ballot Measures

Arizona voters delivered a split verdict on eight statewide ballot measures Tuesday, overwhelmingly rejecting limits on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs while approving new caps on grocery taxes and a formal designation of drug cartels as terrorist organizations, azfamily.com reported.

Arizona voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures Tuesday, with results ranging from decisive margins to races still too close to call early Wednesday morning.

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Sixty Percent Reject DEI Ban, Sixty-One Percent Cap Grocery Taxes

Voters rejected Proposition 142 by 60%, defeating a measure that would have prohibited public universities from requiring DEI training as a condition for graduation or employment and prevented racial preferences in government contracting. Backers including the Goldwater Institute, Heritage Action for America, and Arizona Women of Action argued the measure would end DEI mandates that have divided Arizonans, while the ACLU of Arizona, the League of Women Voters of Arizona, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods, and former Arizona superintendent Kathy Hoffman urged a no vote, arguing the measure violates the First Amendment, attacks academic freedom, and would ban efforts to address systemic disparities.

On taxes, however, voters approved Proposition 316 with 61.3% support, banning local governments from adopting or increasing grocery taxes without voter approval and setting a 2% cap. The League of Arizona Cities and Towns championed the measure as striking a balance between tax relief and maintaining enough revenue so city services aren’t negatively impacted, while Civic Engagement Beyond Voting warned it would cause major revenue loss that communities need to function.

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Cartels Labeled Terrorists, Transgender Athlete Ban Expanded

Voters approved Proposition 317 with 57% support, classifying drug cartels as terrorist organizations in Arizona and directing the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to use all authority to address the threat. Referred to the ballot by the GOP-led legislature, the measure was championed by Arizona Speaker of the House Steve Montenegro, who argued it ensures law enforcement has the tools it needs, while the ACLU of Arizona and Coconino County Democrats dismissed it as merely symbolic.

Proposition 318 also passed, expanding Arizona’s ban on transgender student athletes to private athletic leagues and requiring K-12 schools to designate sports teams as male, female, or co-ed based on biological sex. The measure bars transgender girls from girls’ teams while allowing them on boys’ or co-ed teams, and requires schools to prohibit transgender athletes from using bathrooms, showers, and locker rooms that don’t match their sex assigned at birth. Superintendent Tom Horne, the Center for Arizona Policy, and Protect Girls Sports in Arizona backed the measure to protect fairness in girls’ sports and privacy in locker rooms, while the ACLU of Arizona and Healthcare Rising Arizona argued it invades privacy and could harm transgender students.

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Photo Enforcement Cameras Face Voter Approval Requirement

Proposition 319 drew 61% approval, requiring voter approval for any new photo traffic enforcement systems and barring local authorities from using speed and red-light cameras unless they already have them running. Jurisdictions must secure voter approval at the next election and every ten years thereafter, or cease using the cameras within 90 days. State Senator Wendy Rogers and Yavapai County GOP supporters called the systems “predatory” and “profit-driven,” while AAA Arizona and the Arizona Public Health Association opposed the measure, arguing red-light cameras reduce crashes and are “a life-saving technology.”

Vehicle Tax, Voter ID, and School Spending Remain Undecided

Three measures remained too close to call as of early Wednesday. Proposition 141, which would prohibit taxes or fees based on vehicle miles traveled and bar monitoring of driving without consent, held a narrow 50.7% yes lead at 4:30 a.m. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Arizona Trucking Association, and National Motorists Association backed the measure to protect civil liberties and ensure electric vehicle drivers pay their fair share, while the Southern Arizona Leadership Council and Civic Engagement Beyond Voting argued it would hamstring highway improvements. The measure would not apply to interstate commercial or government vehicles.

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Proposition 144, requiring valid government-issued ID for all voters including by mail, showed a 53.3% no lead. Supporters including Secretary of State GOP candidate Alex Kolodin, State Senator Shawnna Bolick, and Heritage Action for America argued it safeguards election integrity, while House Democratic Leader Oscar De Los Santos, the ACLU of Arizona, and Mi Familia Vota warned it would create barriers that disenfranchise some voters. If approved, the measure would take effect for elections on or after January 1, 2028.

Finally, Proposition 320, requiring school districts with at least 7,500 students or those in counties with 500,000+ people to spend 60% of their operational spending on direct instructional expenses, trailed by just 2.8% with the no vote ahead at 5 a.m. The Goldwater Institute and Arizona Women of Action backed the mandate to fund competitive teacher salaries and supplies, while Education Forward Arizona and Lumen Strategies warned it would create rigid spending mandates that threaten school nurses, librarians, counselors, special education aides, and after-school programs.