There are several propositions on the 2024 General Election ballot. TMC Health has taken several positions on these propositions as these will directly impact our community. Please review the information below and use our recommendations to help you decide on how you will cast your ballot.
Proposition 128: Ballot initiatives
If approved, this constitutional amendment would overturn the Voter Protection Act and allow lawmakers to change ballot measures that voters approve, or to divert funds from them, if either the Arizona or U.S. Supreme Court determines a measure is unconstitutional.
Supporters: Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Center for Arizona Policy and other business interests.
Opponents: League of Women Voters, One Arizona, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, Arizona Education Association, Living United for Change in Arizona and others.
TMC Health OPPOSES Prop. 128.
Proposition 129: Ballot initiatives
A yes vote on this measure supports a change to require voter initiatives to cover only one subject and would require a description of that subject in the title. Any portion of such an initiative not addressed in the title would be void, even if approved by voters.
Supporters: Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Center for Arizona Policy and other business interests.
Opponents: League of Women Voters, One Arizona, Arizona Education Association, Living United for Change in Arizona and others.
TMC Health OPPOSES Prop. 129.
Proposition 130: Property taxes
The measure would allow property tax exemptions for veterans with disabilities, widows, and widowers regardless of when they became Arizona residents, though people could only have one of those exemptions. This also would amend the Arizona Constitution to consolidate property-tax exemptions and remove rules for the amounts of exemptions, leaving that to the Legislature.
Supporters: County assessors from Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties and the Arizona Tax Research Association, among others.
Opponents: No arguments filed against it.
TMC Health SUPPORTS Prop. 130.
Proposition 131: Lieutenant governor
This measure would create a new office of lieutenant governor to run as a ticket with candidates for governor. In the event the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor would assume the role. Currently, the secretary of state is second in line for the governorship in Arizona, and that person is not always of the same political party because the offices are elected separately.
Supporters: State Sens. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler and Sean Bowie, D-Phoenix, League of Women Voters and state GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward.
Opponents: No arguments filed against it.
TMC Health has no position on this proposition.
Proposition 132: Raising taxes
The initiative would require any ballot measure that creates a tax to get 60% of the vote to become law.
Supporters: Gov. Doug Ducey, representatives from the Goldwater Institute, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Arizona Tax Research Association, Arizona Free Enterprise Club and others.
Opponents: Arizona Center for Economic Progress, League of Women Voters, Arizona Education Association, Children’s Action Alliance, Living United for Change in Arizona, One Arizona and others.
TMC Health OPPOSES Prop. 132.
Proposition 209: Debt collection
The measure would reduce the maximum interest rate on medical debt to 3% annually, from 10%. It would increase the assets exempt from debt collection. It would adjust exemptions for inflation starting in 2024 and would allow courts to reduce the earnings garnished in cases of extreme economic hardship.
Supporters: Healthcare Rising Arizona, which includes the Arizona Education Association, Arizona Faith Network, Living United for Change in Arizona, Wildfire and several other community groups, as well as Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Raquel Terán and others.
Opponents: Goldwater Institute, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Arizona Free Enterprise Club and others.
TMC Health has no position on this proposition.
Proposition 211: Campaign finance
The measure would require entities and people spending more than $50,000 on statewide political campaigns, or $25,000 on other campaigns, to disclose the original donor of any contributions greater than $5,000. Personal money and business income are exempted.
Supporters: The measure is sponsored by an organization co-chaired by former Phoenix mayor and state Attorney General Terry Goddard, and supported by the League of Women Voters of Arizona, Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy and others.
Opponents: The presidents of the Free Enterprise Club and Center for Arizona Policy.
TMC Health SUPPORTS Prop. 211.
Proposition 308: Dreamer tuition
The measure would make Arizona students who attended any public or private school, or home school equivalent, for two years, eligible for financial aid at state universities and in-state tuition rates, regardless of immigration status.
Supporters: The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Children’s Action Alliance, Chicanos por la Causa, a group called Aliento that is run by undocumented youth and others.
Opponents: Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce and Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward and others.
TMC Health SUPPORTS Prop. 308.
Proposition 309: Voter ID
The measure would require voters to write their birth date, government identification number and signature on an early ballot affidavit to vote by mail, rather than just simply putting their signatures on early ballot envelopes. It would also require everyone voting in person to present a photo ID, without the current option of providing two alternative items that show the name and address of the voter such as utility bills. The Department of Transportation would have to issue IDs for voting purposes for free.
Supporters: Heritage Action for America, Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, who wrote the legislation for the measure, and several other Republican lawmakers and representatives from the Free Enterprise Club and Goldwater Institute.
Opponents: Representatives from the League of Women Voters, One Arizona, Living United for Change in Arizona and others.
TMC Health OPPOSES Prop. 309.
Proposition 310: Fire district taxes
The measure would create a fire district safety fund using a one-tenth of 1% increase in state transaction-privilege taxes, commonly called sales taxes, that would last from Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2042. The money would go to fire districts, which are funded differently than fire departments in major metro areas.
Supporters: A host of firefighting groups from around the state support of the measure.
Opponents: State GOP Chair Kelli Ward, Cindy Biggs, whose husband is U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, and the Free Enterprise Club.
TMC Health SUPPORTS Prop. 310.