 By refusing to do its job, these cities are basically outsourcing their power. And fortunately, there is something that Arizonans can do about it. This coming election, there's going to be a ballot initiative, Prop 312, that says that if the city refuses to enforce these kinds of laws and you have to take steps to protect yourself by putting bars on your windows or hiring a security guard or something like that, you get a tax refund for that amount of money because you paid your taxes for police protection and you're not getting them.