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The Arizona Territory was authorized to hold a constitutional convention in 1910 at which the constitution was drafted and submitted to Congress. The original constitution was approved by Congress, but subsequently vetoed by President William H. Taft on his objections concerning the recalling of judges.
The following is a partial list of Arizona ballot propositions.. The initiative and referendum process in Arizona has been in use since Arizona attained statehood in 1912. The first initiative was passed the same year Arizona was granted statehood when on November 5, 1912, an initiative relating to women's suffrage was passed by a greater than two to one margin. [1]
Arizona is one of five states that do not have a specified lieutenant governor, so the Secretary of State is the first in line to succeed the Governor in the event of death, disability, resignation, or removal from office. The line of succession also includes the attorney general, state treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction.
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Created by the Arizona Constitution upon statehood in 1912, the Arizona State Legislature met biennially until 1950. Since then they meet annually. Since then they meet annually. The state is divided into 30 legislative districts, each of which elects one senator and two representatives.
Before the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, United States senators were elected by state legislatures. Arizona's first two Senate elections, which took place in 1912, still featured popular elections, following which the state legislature unanimously elected their respective victories.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Arizona on June 19, 1862. An enlargeable map of the United States after the annexation of northwestern Arizona on January 18, 1867. An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Arizona to the Union on February 14, 1912.
In 1848, under the terms of the Mexican Cession the United States took possession of Arizona above the Gila River after the Mexican War, and became part of the Territory of New Mexico. By means of the Gadsden Purchase, the United States secured the northern part of the state of Sonora, which is now Arizona south of the Gila River in 1854.