Page 39 of The United States Statutes at Large Volume 37 contains, "Joint Resolution To admit the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona as States into the Union upon an equal footing with the original States" authorized statehood for Arizona if certain conditions were met.. ...Arizona's admission was conditioned upon the adoption by the people of Arizona of an amendment to the constitution excepting the judiciary from the recall provision. This was President Taft's price for the acceptance of Arizona's constitution. It contained altogether too many progressive provisions to suit his conservative views, but he was prevailed upon to settle for its amendment in this one particular.

• At the first election held for State officers, December 12, 1911, [the] constitution [was] amended to comply with the requirements of S.J.R. 57; vote for exception of judiciary from recall provision 14,963, against 1,980....