Who we are

About us

Who we are:

Arizona needs a fresh start on property tax laws.

We are Arizona citizen activists who know any significant change has to come from us.

We need major change.  Not just tinkering around the edges of the current laws.  Major change.  And it's not going to come from the Legislature.

There are some good people in the Legislature.  There just aren't enough of them to affect the change we need.  The votes aren't there.

We citizen activists must do it through the Citizens Initiative process.

Do you understand Arizona's property tax laws?  Few people do.  Arizona has the most complicated and complex property tax laws in the nation.  We are the only state with primary and secondary property tax classifications.

Our property taxes skyrocketed during the housing boom.  And while property values and sales prices tanked, property tax bills continue going up.  It's all by design thanks to our current property tax system.

We have no idea what our tax bill will be this year or next.  We have no assurance we won't be taxed out of our homes or businesses.

We need a fresh start.

We looked to California's Proposition 13 for a solution.  The Proposition 13 Amendment to the California State Constitution passed into law in June of 1978, and survived challenges in court all the way to the US Supreme Court, where it was declared constitutional in 1992.  Because of its legal simplicity and historic strength we fashioned Prop 13 Arizona after it, so as to retain the legal strength it holds in case law.

Prop13 Arizona eliminates speculative Assessors valuations, lets homeowners establish the basis for taxation by the property purchase price they agree to, limits valuation increases to no more than 2% per year, caps your total tax rate, and eliminates all exceptions to the tax caps.

After California passed Proposition 13, the state enjoyed 10 years of government fiscal responsibility and 12 years of unprecedented economic growth and more JOBS than they could fill.

Help us bring economic growth and prosperity to Arizona.   Join us in making Prop 13 Arizona a success.

Executive Committee

Lynne Weaver, Chairman
David Zacharias, Vice Chairman
Randy Pullen, Treasurer
Terry Giles
Victor Felice
Andy Stevens
John Wells