Abortion Rights Measure Likely To Make Arizona Ballot

July 3, 2024 News, Politics

A proposed amendment to enshrine access to abortion in Arizona’s constitution is one step closer to appearing on the November 2024 ballot after organizers submitted far more than the required number of valid signatures to state officials on Wednesday.

Arizona for Abortion Access, the group leading the effort, announced it had collected the signatures of more than 823,000 registered voters — more than two times the 384,000 it needed to move forward with the process of qualifying their proposal for the ballot.

Organizers said it is the largest number of signatures ever submitted in Arizona for a citizen-led ballot initiative. NBC News is the first outlet to report the news of the group’s submission of its signatures.

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The measure is backed by Gov. Katie Hobbs [photo].

THIS MORNING: @azforaccess is dropping off about 800K signatures to the AZ Sec of State’s Office to try & get abortion rights on the ballot. The measure is asking for an amendment that would allow abortions up to about 24 wks.

AZSOS has up to 20 days to verify signatures. @abc15 pic.twitter.com/WXU2OV28hR

— Elenee Dao (@Elenee_Dao) July 3, 2024