Arizona Proposition 317: Drug-cartel designation
Arizona · Statutory measure · Public safety · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations and direct the state homeland-security department to use its authority to address them. The definition covers specified trafficking, smuggling and terrorism activity; the designation would not support asylum claims.
What applies now
This proposed state designation and direction to the Arizona Department of Homeland Security are not in current law.
If yes / for
Adopt the designation and direction.
If no / against
Do not enact these proposed state provisions.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.
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