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Plain English: This amendment allows people or groups to officially cancel a city referendum petition before it qualifies for the ballot and adds an emergency clause so the law takes effect immediately.

• It creates a new rule letting anyone who filed a referendum petition with a city or town clerk withdraw that petition by submitting a written notice at any time before the measure is officially on the ballot.
• The amendment applies this withdrawal rule to notices filed from December 31, 2025, even if those withdrawals were previously rejected.
• It stops election officials from counting votes for any city or town referendum where a valid written notice of withdrawal was filed after December 31, 2025.

• The text does not explain the specific reasons why someone might want to withdraw a petition.
• The amendment only applies to cities and towns; it does not mention counties or other types of government entities.

Plain English: This amendment allows people or groups to officially cancel a city referendum petition by submitting a written notice before the measure qualifies for the ballot.

• It adds a new law that lets anyone who filed a referendum petition with a city or town clerk withdraw it at any time before it is ready for the vote.
• The withdrawal must be done by filing a specific written notice of withdrawal with the city or town clerk.
• If a valid withdrawal notice was filed on or after December 31, 2025, officials are not allowed to count or record votes for that referendum.

• The text does not explain what happens if the city clerk rejects the written notice of withdrawal.
• It is unclear how this new rule interacts with other existing laws about petition deadlines beyond the general statement 'notwithstanding any other law'.

Plain English: This amendment lets people or groups cancel a city referendum petition by filing a written notice before it qualifies for the ballot, but this rule will end on August 1, 2027.

• Allows anyone who filed a referendum petition with a city or town clerk to withdraw it at any time before it officially makes it onto the ballot.
• Requires the withdrawal request to be submitted as a written notice directly to the city or town clerk.
• Stops election officials from counting votes for any referendum that had a valid withdrawal filed after December 31, 2025.

• The specific legal definition of when a measure has 'qualified' for the ballot is not explained in this text.
• This new rule only applies to cities and towns, so it may not affect counties or other local governments.

Plain English: This amendment creates a new rule allowing people to officially cancel referendum petitions in Arizona cities and towns before they qualify for the ballot.

• It adds a new law (Section 19-144) that lets anyone who filed a petition withdraw it by giving written notice to the city or town clerk.
• This withdrawal can happen at any time as long as the measure has not yet qualified for the ballot under existing rules.
• The rule applies retroactively to withdrawals made on or after December 31, 2025, even if a previous attempt was rejected.

• This amendment only affects cities and towns; it does not mention counties or the state government.
• The text specifies that votes for withdrawn petitions cannot be counted but does not explain what happens to signatures already collected before withdrawal.