How to have your say on hot-button Arizona ballot measures

Arizona residents can submit paid arguments to influence voter opinions on upcoming ballot measures. For $75, individuals or groups can submit 300-word arguments to the Secretary of State’s Office, which will include them in the official ballot pamphlet mailed to 4 million registered voters. Submissions must be submitted online by 5 p.m. on June 24, with no editing for content—though explicit language may be reviewed legally. Three measures are confirmed for the November 5 ballot: one preventing mileage-based vehicle taxes for electric vehicles, another restricting city sales taxes on food, and a third designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Additional proposals include banning photo radar without voter approval, restricting male athletes from women’s sports, raising the mandatory retirement age for judges to 75, and allowing convicts to choose execution methods like lethal injection, gas, or firing squad. The Secretary of State’s Office will assign ballot numbers automatically, and submissions can address any issue, though formatting like bold or italics is prohibited. Multiple arguments can be submitted, but each requires a separate $75 fee. The process begins at [ballotarguments.az.gov](https://ballotarguments.az.gov/), with no in-person submissions accepted. Arizona’s Republican-led legislature has 25 pending measures, including those already referred and others awaiting final approval. Voters will receive these arguments alongside official ballot information, shaping their decisions on key policy changes.