GOP-backed Arizona ballot measures target voter initiatives

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Proponents say that's important since tax increases deserve greater support to pass, but opponents note that many initiatives contain fees or taxes to support their objectives, such as the Clean Elections Act, which funds candidates for office who forego private funding by using a 10% surcharge levied on all civil and criminal penalties.
47% : At least two ballot measures this year -- one that would raise taxes for rural fire districts and another that would limit interest and making other changes to debt owed by Arizonans -- would need 60% of voter support in future elections if they pass.___Learn more about the issues and factors at play in the midterms at https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections.
40% : Proposition 132 would raise the threshold from a simple majority to 60% of the vote to pass any ballot measure that would raise taxes or impose a fee.

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