Arizona voters will not decide on Proposition 212 or Proposition 145 this November after two Arizona Supreme Court rulings on Aug. 18, 2026, removed both measures from the ballot.
Both measures related to Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, but in different ways: Proposition 212 would have restricted ESA eligibility and spending, while Proposition 145 would have prohibited the state from confiscating military families' ESA funds and voided any conflicting ballot measures, such as Proposition 212.
Proposition 212 fell short after the court mandated a signature-counting method that will leave too few valid signatures to qualify. Proposition 145 was blocked separately after the court upheld a lower court ruling that the measure violated the state constitution's separate amendment rule.
