Proposition 317: Declare Drug Cartels Terrorist Organizations

Research notes & limits

Slate: the Secretary of State's official 2026 General Election Publicity Pamphlet (hosted by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission; azsos.gov itself returned a bot-protection block and was not bypassed) lists exactly eight statewide measures: Propositions 141, 142, 144, 316, 317, 318, 319 and 320. Ballot question, 'yes'/'no' text: copied from the pamphlet's 'Ballot Format' page for this proposition. Arguments: excerpts of arguments published in that pamphlet, attributed to the signer and sponsoring organization it prints; the pamphlet prints many arguments per side (it reproduces spelling and punctuation as submitted), so these are a selection of 1 for and 1 against, not the full set. Legislative vote counts are from the Arizona Legislature's floor-action records. The pamphlet contains no fiscal estimate for this measure. Required vote: a majority of those voting. Only one 'for' and one 'against' argument were printed in the pamphlet for this measure. No committee finance totals were found, and the pamphlet and Legislative Council analysis contain no fiscal estimate or current-law description beyond the yes/no text. The pamphlet prints one argument per side. The for argument is signed by a private individual (George Khalaf, Scottsdale) with no organization or office, so no supporters are listed; the against argument is signed by Timothy Everhard as Director of Arizonans for Freedom, so that group is listed as an opponent (signing an argument is taken as the stance).