Arizona ballots are overflowing with propositions this year.
Why it matters: Voters have the opportunity to decide the future of abortion rights , illegal immigration penalties and more.
Prop 139: The Arizona Abortion Access Act would permit abortions up to the point of fetal viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy, which was the standard under Roe v. Wade.
- Abortions would be permitted past that point to “protect the life or physical or mental health” of the mother.
- The measure would also prohibit any law penalizing a person who helps someone get an abortion.
- Abortion is currently permitted in Arizona up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Data: Associated Press; Chart: Axios Visuals
Prop. 140: The proposal would replace Arizona’s partisan primary system with a nonpartisan “open primary” in which all candidates appear on the same ballot, with the top vote-getters advancing to the general election regardless of party affiliation.
- Arizona would have the option of having between two and five candidates go to the general election for each seat or office. If more than two candidates advance, the state would have to use a form of ranked-choice voting.
- Under ranked-choice voting, voters list candidates by preference, and if no candidate gets a majority, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their second-choice votes are given to the remaining candidates until someone has over 50%.
- The Legislature would determine the details of Arizona’s open primary system, but the decision would go to the secretary of state if lawmakers can’t agree.