Ballot measure · Arizona · November 3, 2026

Proposition 142

Title as the state lists it: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION BY THE LEGISLATURE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AND DISCRIMINATION1,2

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would add to the constitution’s ban on government preferential treatment or discrimination a bar on requiring statements backing race-based diversity, equity and inclusion ideas, on public money for school offices that promote race-based preferences, and on race-based discipline, with listed exceptions.1 pp. 56-58, 69

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current constitutional ban on government preferential treatment or discrimination based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public jobs, education and contracting, without these added rules.1 pp. 56, 69

§2How it got on the ballot

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2

It is on Arizona's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,3 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Arizona's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. A constitutional amendment passes if a majority of those voting on it vote yes; the constitution sets a 60 percent bar only for amendments that approve a tax.2 Ariz. Const. art. XXI, § 1