Many of us thought there would be a budget agreement hashed out last week. Alas, it was not. Perhaps this week will break the ice?
In the meantime, the potential ballot referral measures stay in limbo – creating problems for people and organizations (like us) who want to weigh in on the measures.
The problem is that we still don’t know what will be on the ballot, and the portal for submitting arguments to the voter publicity pamphlet closes on June 24.
The portal for turning in arguments is already open Arizona Publicity Pamphlet Site, meaning people can turn in arguments in the event they end up on the ballot… but if they don’t make it you can’t get your money back.
Our Public Health Policy Committee met Friday to consider the various propositions that might end up on the ballot, and we’ll be making a recommendation to the Board about which to support and oppose next week (we’re recommending that the Board oppose 3 ballot referrals and support 2 voter initiatives.
Next week we’ll get with our Board to make final decisions and to finish argument language to submit. I’ll have that update next Sunday.
I presented the active possibilities last week at the 52nd Annual Rural Health Conference in Flagstaff. You can see the content of that presentation here: RHC Presentation 2026 Ballot Measures.
