Vote Yes on Proposition 200 -
The Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act
August, 2005 update
A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to block implementation of a portion of voter-approved Proposition 200 that denies some public benefits to illegal immigrants.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the plaintiffs challenging the public benefits provisions of the law had no right to sue.
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December, 2004 update
Proposition 200 lives!
December 22, 2004: Proposition 200 restraining order is lifted. The initiative immediately becomes Arizona law. (See Executive Order 2004-30 by Governor Napolitano directing full compliance and this related article).
November, 2004 update
Although the final count is not completed, it is clear that Proposition 200 passed easily with a 56 percent yes vote! Our strategy for the campaign worked as well as we could have expected. We went after the early balloting and spent our media dollars early to secure an early lead in the election and won the early balloting in Maricopa County with 62 percent. We always thought that our opponents would raise much more money and run a very negative campaign at the end, which they did. They outspent us five to one on media, but it was too late in the campaign. The voters were able to discern the real facts and were not swayed by their misstatements, distortions and outright lies.
To all the volunteers and supporters who worked so hard to get Proposition 200 on the ballot in Arizona and then worked their hearts out to ensure passage on election day, my admiration and pride in your victory cannot be adequately expressed!
I would like to thank Dan Stein and Rick Oltman at FAIR for their hard work and great advice as well as their help in raising money to fund the signature gathering, media campaign and legal defense. I would also like to extend kudos to Fred Elbel for the donation of his time to build and maintain the website for Yes on Prop 200.
There were many volunteers who did a great job gathering signatures, contributing money, distributing literature, putting up signs, writing letters to the newspapers, attending rallies and acting as spokespersons. There are some that went out of their way to make this all happen for Arizona and need special mention: Rusty Childress, Iris Lynch, Annette Hettinger, Dina Galassini, Doni Logan, Ruth Slater, Brian Ernst, Russ Dove, Bob Park, Doug Flowers, Susan Voss, Rob & Marne Haney, Bob & Judy Burges, Gene Reed, Dr. John Molina and last but not least, Willa Key.
Lastly, our work is not over. We will continue to support the Proposition as it undoubtedly will be challenged by our opponents in the courts of Arizona. We have a legal team already working on defending it and expect to prevail in court just as we did the last three times.
-- Randy Pullen, Chairman, Yes on Proposition 200
This is the website of Vote Yes on Proposition 200, supporting Arizona Proposition 200, also known as The Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act. Arizona Proposition 200 is a citizens' initiative to require proof of citizenship to register to vote, photo ID to vote, and proof of eligibility for non-federally mandated public benefits (welfare). The Proposition 200 (Protect Arizona Now) voter initiative was conceived and directed by Arizona residents.
Proposition 200 will implement measures to protect the integrity of the voter rolls against corruption and fraud and will prevent public agencies from accepting insecure identification cards to show eligibility for public benefits, unless the issuing agency has verified the immigration status of the cardholder.
Proposition 200 is supported by three regional committees.
Yes on Proposition 200
Greater Phoenix and Northern Arizona
Citizens for Proposition 200
Greater Tucson and Central Arizona
Save Our Vote
Southern Arizona
Paid for by the Yes on Proposition 200 Committee.
Major funding from FAIR Congressional Task Force,
Americans For Better Immigration, Americans for
Immigration Control, Popstop Inc.