PHOENIX — Arizona voters rejected a measure requiring government-issued ID for every ballot, including mail ballots, while approving limits on grocery taxes and photo traffic enforcement, according to results reported by AZFamily.
Proposition 144 failed with 53.1% voting no after more than 88% of votes had been counted Thursday evening. It would have required ID for all voters starting in 2028 and required ballots to be tabulated at the voting location on Election Day. Supporters said it would safeguard elections; opponents said it would make voting by mail harder.
Voters also rejected Proposition 142, which would have tightened restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities and in government hiring and contracting. About 60% voted no.
Proposition 316, which bars local governments from adopting or raising a tax on groceries without voter approval and caps such taxes at 2%, passed with 61.5% of the vote. Opponents warned it could cost cities revenue they rely on.
Proposition 317, referred by the Legislature, passed with 57% support. It designates drug cartels as terrorist organizations in Arizona and directs the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to use its authority to address the threat. Some critics called it symbolic.
Proposition 319, which requires voter approval for any new photo traffic enforcement system, passed with about 61% of the vote. Existing camera programs such as those in Phoenix and Tempe are grandfathered in but must win voter approval at the next election and every 10 years after.
In one of the last races called, Proposition 141 passed 51% to 49%. It bans state and local governments from taxing drivers based on miles driven, with exceptions for interstate commercial and government vehicles.
Voters also approved expanding the state’s ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports to private athletic leagues, according to AZFamily.
Sources: AZFamily. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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