(The Center Square) â The process of ballot initiatives in Arizona could be under the microscope in 2021 after a tax hike proposal largely funded by out-of-state interests passed, giving the state one of the highest top marginal income tax rates in the nation.Â
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new analysis from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce says the stateâs ballot initiative process could benefit from new safeguards but appear to make passing a ballot measure increasingly difficult.Â
They suggest raising the number of required signatures for a proposition to make it to the ballot or requiring a certain number of signatures come from each legislative or congressional district and then increase the number of votes to enact the measure. They say the state should also consider a âsingle-subject ruleâ that would bar sweeping omnibus propositions that would allow for a less-popular measure to take effect when it wouldnât survive on its own merits.Â