Arizona Approves Abortions Up to Birth, Illegal Immigrant Arrests; Rejects Ranked-Choice Voting

November 6, 2024 ADI Staff Reporter
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Arizonans now have a constitutional right to elective abortions up to birth, and gave law enforcement the go-ahead to arrest illegal immigrants — but they will not be getting election reform in the way of ranked-choice voting and open primaries.

Proposition 139 makes it a constitutional right to have an abortion. The proposition allows elective abortions up to viability, but does not limit them after. Under the proposition, abortions may be obtained after viability to protect the life or “health” of the mother. That latter term indicates a subjective definition nearly as permissive as the allowance for elective abortions.

The group behind the proposition, Arizona For Abortion Access, celebrated the total legalization of elective abortions.

“We proved, yet again, that Arizona is a state that values freedom and individual rights,” said the organization.

Proposition 140 proposed to implement ranked-choice voting in races with two or more candidates, as well as replace the current, partisan primary election system with open primaries. Ranked-choice voting relies on voters ranking candidates by preference. Candidates who receive the majority of first-ranked votes win, or the candidates would be eliminated gradually based on their rankings. Open primaries would get rid of party-based primaries, instead allowing any given number of candidates to advance to the general election.

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould — co-chairs of the opposition effort for the ballot question, No on Prop 140 Committee — issued a joint statement on the defeat of ranked-choice voting.

“We are so grateful for the Arizonans who stood up to oppose this radical transformation of our elections systems,” said Lamb and Gould. “Voters of all political persuasions wisely concluded that Prop 140 would do irreparable harm to our state if enacted. Arizona elections must be free, fair, and transparent, and that is what our system remains after this just result.”

Although voters rejected these reforms, they also opposed the ballot measure to require primary elections to be partisan (Prop 133).

Proposition 314 makes illegal immigrants applying for state benefits a state crime, authorizes law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants who don’t cross at a legal port of entry, and makes it a crime to sell fentanyl that causes a death.

Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes told Fox 10 Phoenix that he believes funding will be an issue for implementing Prop 314.

Reyne Montoya, an illegal immigrant activist in Arizona under DACA protections, urged voters to oppose the proposition.

Arizonans also rejected the efforts to: increase the minimum signature requirement for citizen initiatives in each state legislative district rather than statewide (Prop 134), limit the governor’s emergency powers to 30 days (Prop 135), allow pre-election legal challenges to constitutionality of proposed ballot measures (Prop 136), end term limits for judges (Prop 137), reduce the wages of tipped workers by 25 percent below minimum wage as long as tips make income $2 above minimum wage (Prop 138), and to prohibit state agency rules estimated to cost at least $500,000 within five years from taking effect until ratified by the state legislature (Prop 315).

Arizonans did approve several other significant measures: Prop 311, creating a court fee for first responder death benefits; Prop 312, allowing property tax refunds when local laws aren’t enforced; and Prop 313, requiring life sentences for child sex trafficking.

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14 Comments

  1. we proved again that Arizona needs remedial math class.. days later – oh yeah the election, just keep on counting – oh crap… 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5… and while the rest of the nation is over it… 6 – 7 ahhh – 8 – or is that 7 – what were the initials aaahhhh 1 – 2 – 3 – who’s on first? 1 – 2 – 3 …. what 1 ! 2! 3! what… ohnevermind… the 28 election is close

  2. The only question left now is: Will Gallego win? Did Francisco Heredia print out enough fake ballots to give him the win?

    It should be noted that the Fieldcorps LLC (Francisco Heredia) issue came up in Pennsylvania meaning it’s now a federal issue. And Trump is back. Looking for blood. Arizona politics might get really interesting soon.

  3. I value “freedom and individual rights” in a way these activists can’t fathom – as a foundational moral principle, instead of a campaign slogan. So then I must also consider the “freedom and individual rights” of a viable human being. I’ve never held that all life is sacred (I’m very much pro death penalty and lethal use of force in self-defense), but I believe that at some point before birth that fetus is endowed with the inalienable right to life. There are a plethora of preventative options, there is the morning-after pill, and I’ll even concede abortion-on-demand before the 3rd trimester, but for me this amendment goes too far.

  5. I am so saddened that Prop.139 passed. The legal murdering of our most defenseless human beings being slaughtered for convenience is just criminal. Well, only God will judge each murderer and sentence them.

  6. Many women in America love abortion. It’s heartbreaking, tragic and it’s wicked. But this is a wicked and tragic country, that is the state of affairs. Even women that don’t love abortion, they love the right to have an abortion and maybe even more then they love the right, they hate the idea that the government will restrict them from getting one. Even the idea is anathema to them. And in many ways it’s more psychological than it is practical. Even women in very conservative states, they want the ability to murder their baby. Women are activated for murdering a baby. Male feminist are also activated and crying for abortion to reporters on camera. Pro life is not a winning of an issue as it use to be.

  7. Old bags on tv whining about not having abortions available is perhaps one of the dumbest things I’ve seen on TV. And that Mayes woman should be proud that her teenage daughter was so horrified that abortions might be illegal.

  10. .. the State has made its decisions – I don’t agree with abortion result.. too bad – it will remain in Gods hands.. that Trump wins #47 – the far better decision over Ms “I have I good idea I’m working on so elect me”…. still no concession or comment.. hmm ‘the blue wall has crumbled’ forced electric cars – closing the nation accept for the borders’ Debt – Inflation – NYET ! Can what has been done under Biden be undone? That will remain the question perhaps for the entire term. The ‘Division’ will be for the Left to hold the open hand of the Right to come along with us. We’ll see where this goes

  11. “We proved, yet again, that Arizona is a state that values freedom and individual rights,” said the organization.

    I’m not one to judge, but I’ve heard that there’s a special place in Hell for those that murder innocent people. Congratulations Arizona, you’ve ensured that the spirit of Heinrich Himmler lives on.

    • Exactly. You posted what I was thinking. The irony! for the “organization” to say that; in reality it should read, …EXCEPT for the rights of the unborn”!!!!
      Abortion in America is *essentially* the child sacrifice of our day. I believe the attempted marxist takeover -has- been part of God’s judgement, but this codifying of an immoral law pretty much guarantees it.
      God help us.

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