A "yes" vote shall have the effect of amending the Arizona Constitution to require that when the. The authority to amend the Constitution of the United States is derived from Article V of the Constitution.The Arizona State Constitution has been updated to include the revised sections from the 55th Legislature, 1st Regular Session. States offer multiple paths for amending their constitutions, which are much easier to change than the federal Constitution. Short Summary: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition. Arizona has statutory and constitutional initiatives, veto referendums, and legislatively referred amendments. As such, state constitutions are much longer because citizens must restrict what a state government can and cannot do. Short Summary: Right to vote for 18, 19 and 20 year olds. The legislative authority of the state shall be vested in the legislature, consisting of a senate and a house of representatives. The current state constitution has 30 articles.