Opinion: Arizona propositions are confusing. We can help you decideLocal Sports Things To Do Politics Travel Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals Not sure what to do about Arizona’s propositions? Here are arguments from The Arizona Republic and a diverse swath of community voices to help you make your choice.Arizona RepublicStruggling to make sense of the propositions on the 2024 Arizona ballot?Maybe we can help.The Arizona Republic’s editorial board has made recommendations for voters on several key questions. Summaries are below, with links to the full pieces.We’ve also published pro and con arguments from various community members on several measures. These do not necessarily reflect the position of the newspaper.Here’s a roundup:Our recommendationsProposition 135: We allow governors to declare emergencies because we recognize they must act quickly in a crisis. This would slow that response. Vote no.Proposition 137: Arizona judges are under threat. This measure promises to protect them, but it also would foul up the merit system beyond repair. Vote no.Proposition 140: Arizona elections aren’t fair for many voters and candidates. It’s time to reform a primary system that regularly produces the most extreme choices. Vote yes.Proposition 314: This won’t do anything to fix what is solely a federal immigration problem. Worse, it’ll cost Arizona plenty. Vote no.Proposition 479: Maricopa County needs local funding to maintain and extend its transportation network. This measure supports improvements for the next 20 years. Vote yes.Arguments from othersProposition 133 would enshrine partisan primaries in the Arizona Constitution. Columnist Laurie Roberts calls it “the Republican Legislature’s attempt to snooker voters into protecting the status quo.”Proposition 137 would declutter Arizona ballots, the state Senate president argues, and remove as many bad judges as we do now. But a former Arizona chief justice argues that the measure could lead to fewer impartial judges in courtrooms.Proposition 138 would allow employers to keep counting tips toward the minimum wage. A restaurant server says that would help protect her job and paycheck.Proposition 139 is needed, a health care worker says, to protect other women from the nightmare pregnancy loss that she experienced. But a critic of the measure contends that its language goes much farther than proponents claim.Proposition 312 promises to help businesses harmed by a city’s inaction on homelessness, columnist Abe Kwok argues, but the measure is overkill.Proposition 313 would send anyone convicted of child sex trafficking to prison for life with no chance of parole. A critic says the measure won’t protect the most vulnerable.Proposition 314 would intensify fear in the immigrant community, impact health care and education and undermine public safety, two nonprofit leaders argue.Proposition 315 would require more oversight of the government’s most expensive regulations, a supporter argues. But critics say that requiring legislative approval would slow decisions and jack up costs.Proposition 490 was created by Scottsdale residents to benefit the full city, proponents argue. But critics contend that Scottsdale could fund these items without it.© 2024 www.azcentral.com. All rights reserved. …
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