What Arizona voters should know about 8 propositions

Eight measures go directly to voters

Arizona voters will decide eight legislatively referred propositions in November 2026. The measures cover election rules, school spending, grocery taxes, vehicle-mileage taxes and other areas of state policy.

All eight were placed on the ballot by the Republican-controlled state Legislature rather than through citizen-led initiative campaigns. Legislative referrals go directly to voters without requiring the governor’s approval. A proposition becomes law if it receives support from a majority of voters.

The Arizona secretary of state’s website publishes the full language of each measure and arguments submitted for and against them. Those records allow voters to compare the ballot summaries with the complete proposed changes.

Proposition 141: Vehicle-mileage taxes

Proposition 141 would prohibit Arizona from imposing taxes based on the number of miles a vehicle travels. Lawmakers approved the referral in 2025 as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1004.

The measure also would bar laws requiring vehicle mileage to be tracked without consent. It includes exceptions for certain commercial vehicles and government-owned vehicles.

Proposition 142: Diversity policy

Proposition 142 would expand Arizona’s existing restrictions on affirmative action. The policy voters approved in 2010 bars state government and public colleges from considering race, ethnicity or gender.

The new measure would prohibit schools and government agencies from requiring students or employees to endorse preferential treatment based on race. It also would ban diversity, equity and inclusion training in schools and public agencies.

Examples covered by the proposal include requiring a student or job applicant to sign a statement supporting race-based diversity policies and allowing an agency to spend public money on race-based diversity training.