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Phoenix Union High School District, Arizona, Question 1, Budget Increase Measure (November 2025)

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Phoenix Union High School District Question 1

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Election date

November 4, 2025

Topic
School district budget
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Referral

Phoenix Union High School District Question 1 was on the ballot as a referral in Phoenix Union High School District on November 4, 2025. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the district to increase the district's budget by the lesser of $21 million or 10% of the district’s revenue control limit for six fiscal years and levy a tax to fund the increase at a rate of $30 per $100,000 of limited property value.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the district to increase the district's budget by the lesser of $21 million or 10% of the district’s revenue control limit for six fiscal years and levy a tax to fund the increase at a rate of $30 per $100,000 of limited property value.


A simple majority was required for the approval of Question 1.

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Election results

Phoenix Union High School District Question 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

27,386 61.34%
No 17,258 38.66%
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

Shall the Governing Board of Phoenix Union High School District No. 210 of Maricopa County, Arizona (the 'District'), adopt a budget that includes an amount for capital purposes that exceeds the district additional assistance budget limit by the lesser of $21,000,000 or 10% of the District’s revenue control limit per fiscal year for fiscal year 2026/2027 and the six (6) fiscal years thereafter? The budget override authority and projected tax rate replaces the existing budget override authority and resulting tax. As required by statute, the district additional assistance budget override amount is limited to 10% of the revenue control limit for each year.


The amount of the proposed increase of the proposed budget over the alternate budget for fiscal year 2026/2027 is estimated to be $5,700,000.


Any budget increase authorized by this election shall be entirely funded by a levy of taxes upon the taxable property within this school district for the year in which adopted and for six (6) subsequent years, shall not be realized from monies furnished by the state and shall not be subject to the limitation on taxes specified in Article IX, Section 18, Constitution of Arizona. Based on the current net assessed valuation used for secondary property tax purposes, to fund the proposed increase in the school district’s budget would require an estimated tax rate of $0.30 per one hundred dollars of net assessed valuation used for secondary property tax purposes and is in addition to the school district’s tax rate which will be levied to fund the school district’s district additional assistance allowed by law.


The capital improvements that are proposed to be funded through this override election are to exceed the State standards and are in addition to monies provided by the State.


Phoenix Union High School District is proposing to increase its budget by not more than the lesser of $21,000,000 or 10% of the District’s revenue control limit to fund capital improvements over and above those funded by the State. Under the Students FIRST capital funding system, Phoenix Union High School District is entitled to State monies for new construction and renovation of school buildings in accordance with State law.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Arizona

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Phoenix Union High School District.

How to cast a vote

See also: Voting in Arizona

See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Arizona.

How to vote in Arizona

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-565," accessed November 25, 2025
  2. Arizona generally observes Mountain Standard Time; however, the Navajo Nation observes daylight saving time. Because of this, Mountain Daylight Time is sometimes observed in Arizona.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arizona Secretary of State, "Voters," accessed January 27, 2026
  4. Arizona Secretary of State, "Arizona Voter Registration Instructions," accessed November 25, 2025
  5. Arizona Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed November 25, 2025
  6. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Automatic Voter Registration," accessed November 25, 2025
  7. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Same-Day Voter Registration," accessed November 25, 2025
  8. Arizona Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Procedures," accessed November 25, 2025
  9. 9.0 9.1 Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-166," accessed March 16, 2026
  10. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  11. Florida's law takes effect on January 1, 2027
  12. Arizona Secretary of State, "Election Day Voting," accessed November 25, 2025
  13. Arizona Legislature, "Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 16-579," accessed November 25, 2025
  14. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.