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The Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) is the name given to the statutory laws in the U.S. state of Arizona. The ARS went into effect on January 9, 1956. [1] It was most recently updated in the second regular session of the 55th legislature. There are 49 titles, although three have been repealed.
The Reconstruction Acts, or the Military Reconstruction Acts (March 2, 1867, 14 Stat. 428-430, c.153; March 23, 1867, 15 Stat. 2-5, c.6; July 19, 1867, 15 Stat. 14-16, c.30; and March 11, 1868, 15 Stat. 41, c.25), were four statutes passed during the Reconstruction Era by the 40th United States Congress addressing the requirement for Southern States to be readmitted to the Union.
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]
A ballot proposition in the state of Arizona refers to any legislation brought before the voters of the state for approval.. In common usage, the term generally applies to the method of amending either the state constitution or statutes through popular initiative, although it may also refer to any legislation referred to the public by the state legislature.
Downtown Gilbert, Arizona (pictured), the town in which the lawsuit originated. The named plaintiff, Clyde Reed, is the pastor of Good News Community Church. [21] The church is a "small, cash-strapped entity that own[ed] no building" and held services in elementary schools and other buildings in Gilbert, Arizona. [22]
18 r, 12 d 38 r, 22 d 1999–2000 16 r, 14 d 40 r, 20 d 2001–2002 15 r, 15 d 36 r, 24 d 2003–2004 17 r, 13 d 39 r, 21 d 2005–2006 19 r, 11 d 38 r, 22 d 2007–2008 16 r, 14 d 33 r, 27 d 2009–2010 18 r, 12 d 35 r, 25 d 2011–2012 21 r, 9 d 40 r, 20 d 2013–2014 17 r, 13 d 38 r, 22 d 2015–nov. 2015 17 r, 13 d 36 r, 24 d dec. 2015–2016
Elections in Arizona are authorized under the Arizona State Constitution, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature. In a 2020 study, Arizona was ranked as the 21st hardest state for citizens to vote in. [ 1 ]
[1] [nb 1] Disfranchisement after the Reconstruction era [2] in the United States, especially in the Southern United States, was based on a series of laws, new constitutions, and practices in the South that were deliberately used to prevent black citizens from registering to vote and voting.