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Arizona voters spoke loud and clear Tuesday about smoking in public places: They don't like it, so they banned it.

A little more than half of state voters said they want to restrict the places where people can light up, and they don't want to go to smoke-filled bars, either.

Of the two smoking initiatives on the ballot, voters approved the more comprehensive one. It eliminates smoking in all indoor public places as well as offices and other workplaces.

Critics said the proposition took away private property owner's rights. Supporters argued that the ban would improve public health. They also pointed to other cities and states with similar bans that suffered little economic impact after enacting them.

Supporters included the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.

Opposition included R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the Arizona Licensed Beverage Association and Tucson's chamber of commerce.

The alternative, which voters rejected, with more than 55 percent voting no, was Proposition 206. That option would have banned smoking in all indoor public places and workplaces, with an exception: bars. If a restaurant also had a bar, it would have had to be walled off to separate it from the restaurant and would have to have a separate ventilation system.

The passage of Proposition 201 will still allow smoking in tobacco shops, casinos, outdoor restaurant and bar patios, private veterans and fraternal clubs, American Indian religious ceremonies and 50 percent of the hotel and motel rooms.

The ordinance will also add a 2 cent tax to each pack of cigarettes sold, which would pay for enforcement of the state-wide public smoking ban.