Arizona

Arizona elects its first lieutenant governor this year, on a joint ticket with the governor. Two write-in Republicans, Gertritrude Gonzalez and Alice Novoa, are also running for governor.

The secretary of state runs Arizona elections.

Open seat.

Write-in candidates Gerard Davis (Green) and Stephen Neal Jr. (No Labels) are also running.

Two decent people who both say this is a safety job, not a political one.

The commission sets utility rates. Two seats are open and you can vote for two.

We describe what each proposition does and don't make recommendations. All eight were put on the ballot by the Republican-led Legislature, so the governor could not veto them. Props 141, 142 and 144 amend the state constitution; the rest change state law.

• Prop 141, mileage taxes: Bars state and local governments from taxing or charging fees by the miles you drive, and from tracking or limiting how far you drive without your consent. Government vehicles and interstate commercial trucks are exempt. Arizona has no such tax today.
• Prop 142, race in public institutions: Bars the state, including public schools and universities, from requiring anyone to endorse preferential treatment based on race or ethnicity, from funding offices or trainings that promote it, from treating people differently by race in discipline, and from requiring diversity, equity and inclusion courses. State and federal anti-discrimination law still applies.
• Prop 144, voter ID and citizenship: Writes into the constitution that only citizens may register and vote, and requires government-issued ID to vote, including by mail (today mail voters don't show ID). Bans foreign nationals from giving money to influence Arizona elections, and starting in 2028 lets voters have their ballots counted at their polling place on Election Day.
• Prop 316, grocery taxes: Caps city and local sales taxes on groceries at 2% and requires voter approval to raise them. Places already above 2% keep their rate but can't raise it. The state doesn't tax groceries.
• Prop 317, drug cartels: Declares drug cartels terrorist organizations and tells the state Department of Homeland Security to do everything it can to address them. That department hands out grants and is not a police agency. Gov. Hobbs vetoed a similar bill in 2023.
• Prop 318, restrooms and sports: Requires all schools and athletic associations to limit restrooms, locker rooms and showers by sex as listed on a person's original birth certificate, for students, athletes and employees. It also bars girls from boys' teams; state law already bars boys from girls' teams.
• Prop 319, traffic cameras: Bans new red-light and speed cameras. Cities that already have them must win voter approval in November 2027 to keep them, and again every ten years. Gov. Hobbs vetoed a similar bill in 2023.
• Prop 320, classroom spending: Requires school districts with more than 7,500 students, or in counties over 500,000 people, to spend at least 60% of their budgets on direct instruction, with the state auditor general defining what counts.
• Supreme Court: Justice John Lopez IV, appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey in 2016, is up for a yes-or-no retention vote. We haven't profiled him.