2026 ballot measure forecast

Arizona Proposition 317

Designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations

Designates drug cartels as terrorist organizations under state law and directs the state Department of Homeland Security to address them. The forecast has Yes at 73.4 percent against the 50 percent it needs, a >99% chance to pass.

Very likely to passStatute referred by the legislatureCriminal justiceUpdated October 17, 2026
Chance to pass
>99%
2,000 simulations
Forecast Yes
73.4%
80% range 61 to 83
Needs
50%
a simple majority
Polling average
None
No public polls found

County forecast

15 of 15 counties vote Yes
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Where the Yes vote lands
needs 50
2035506580
History and structure
73.4% Yes
Polls
None
Forecast
73.4% Yes
Yes leans
Republican
Rule to pass
Simple majority of votes cast on the measure.
The campaign

Referred by the Republican led Legislature, bypassing Gov. Hobbs. No campaign finance figures found. Introduced by House Speaker Steve Montenegro.

Polls of the measure

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedYesNoUndecidedYes, adjusted
No public polls of this measure. The forecast rests on how comparable measures have run and how it reached the ballot.
How this is built
Proposition 317 is forecast as a criminal justice measure whose Yes vote leans Republican. Comparable measures from 2018 to 2024 set how far its Yes share moves with Arizona's partisanship and with each county's 2024 presidential vote, and how it reached the ballot moves it further. Polls then pull the forecast toward them by recency and size, after splitting undecided voters two to one for No. Sources: newsfromthestates.com, azfamily.com, axios.com. All measures.