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Pima County
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Pima County is one of the 15 counties in Arizona. The director of elections for Pima County is Brad R. Nelson. The elections department is responsible for coordinating and administering elections and tabulating election results.

2025

March 11

See also: Arizona 2025 local ballot measures

• Tucson, Arizona, Proposition 414, Increased Sales Tax Measure (March 2025):  ✖

A "yes" vote supports authorizing a 0.5% increase in the city's sales tax for 10 years to fund public safety and other community projects.

A "no" vote opposes authorizing a 0.5% increase in the city's sales tax for 10 years to fund public safety and other community projects.

2024

November 5

See also: Arizona 2024 local ballot measures

• Amphitheater Unified School District, Arizona, Proposition 412, Bond Measure (November 2024):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported allowing the school district to issue $84.00 million in general obligation bonds for school improvement projects.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the school district to issue $84.00 million in general obligation bonds for school improvement projects.

• Amphitheater Unified School District, Arizona, Proposition 413, Budget Override Measure (November 2024):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported continuing existing budget overrides, allowing the Amphitheater Unified School District to maintain its general maintenance and operation budget at 13.5% above the state's revenue control limit for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the following six years.

A "no" vote opposed continuing existing budget overrides, allowing the Amphitheater Unified School District to maintain its general maintenance and operation budget at 13.5% above the state's revenue control limit for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the following six years.

2023

November 7

See also: Arizona 2023 local ballot measures

• Tucson, Arizona, Proposition 413, Mayor and Councilmember Salary Increase Measure (November 2023):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported increasing the mayor's salary from $42,000 per year to 1.25 times the salary set for members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, and increasing the salaries of councilmembers from $24,000 per year to equal the salary set for members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the salary of the mayor and councilmembers.

• Tucson Unified School District No. 1, Arizona, Proposition 496, Bond Measure (November 2023):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported issuing $480 million in general obligation bonds to provide funding for the renovation and construction of new school buildings, purchasing student transportation vehicles, supplying school buildings with equipment and technology, and other school district improvements.

A "no" vote opposed issuing $480 million in general obligation bonds to provide funding for school district improvements.

2022

May 17

See also: Arizona 2022 local ballot measures

• Tucson, Arizona, Proposition 411, Street Improvement Sales Tax (May 2022):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported extending an existing additional sales tax of 0.5% for 10 years with revenue dedicated to residential street repairs, thereby maintaining the total sales tax rate in Tucson at 8.7%.

A "no" vote opposed extending an existing additional sales tax of 0.5% for 10 years with revenue dedicated to residential street repairs, thereby allowing the total sales tax rate in Tucson to decrease from 8.7% to 8.2%.

2021

November 2

See also: Arizona 2021 local ballot measures

• Tucson, Arizona, Proposition 206, Minimum Wage Initiative (November 2021):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported amending city code to incrementally increase the city's minimum wage from $12.15 (the state's minimum wage) to $15 by January 1, 2025, and increasing it every January thereafter by the rate of inflation rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.05.

A "no" vote opposed amending the city's code to incrementally increase the city's minimum wage to $15 by January 1, 2025, thereby maintaining the existing state minimum wage of $12.15 adjusted annually by the increase of the cost of living in the state.

• Tucson, Arizona, Proposition 410, Increases to Mayoral and City Council Compensation Amendment (November 2021):  ✖

A "yes" vote supported amending the city's charter to increase the compensation for the mayor from $42,000 to $54,000 and the compensation for city council members from $24,000 to $36,000 beginning on December 4, 2023, and tying the compensation to inflation for every following year.

A "no" vote opposed amending the city's charter to increase the compensation for the mayor from $42,000 to $54,000 and the compensation for city council members from $24,000 to $36,000.

2020

November 3

See also: November 3, 2020 ballot measures in Arizona

• Pima County Community College District, Arizona, Proposition 481, Base Expenditure Limit Adjustment Measure (November 2020):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported increasing the base factor of the annual spending limit for Pima County Community College by $11.48 million, meaning the college could spend more funds on operational purposes.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the base factor of the annual spending limit for Pima County Community College, meaning the college could not spend more funds on operational purposes.

2019

November 5

See also: November 5, 2019 ballot measures in Arizona

• Proposition 205: Tucson Sanctuary City Initiative d
• Proposition 409: Tucson Mayor and City Council Salary Increase Charter Amendment d

2018

November 6

See also: November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Arizona

• Proposition 463: Pima County Road Reconstruction, Preservation and Repair Bonds d
• Proposition 407: Tucson Parks and Recreation Improvements Bonds a
• Proposition 408: Tucson Even-Year Election Date and Extended Terms for Mayor and Council Charter Amendment d

2017

November 7

See also: November 7, 2017 ballot measures in Arizona

• Proposition 202: Tucson Reid Park Zoo Sales Tax Authorization Charter Amendment a
• Proposition 203: Tucson Reid Park Zoo Sales Tax Implementation Initiative a
• Proposition 204: Tucson Sales Tax for Early Childhood Education d
• Proposition 406: Charter Amendment to Increase Mayoral and City Council Salaries d
• Proposition 457: Sunnyside USD Budget Override and Property Tax d
• Proposition 458: Tucson USD Bond Issue d

May 16

See also: May 16, 2017 ballot measures in Arizona

a Tucson, Arizona, Sales Tax Increase for Public Safety and Road Improvements Amendment, Proposition 101 (May 2017)

2015

See also: November 3, 2015 ballot measures in Arizona

a City of Tucson Photographic Traffic Enforcement Ban Initiative, Proposition 201 (November 2015)
a City of Tucson Mayoral Voting Authority Expansion, Proposition 403 (November 2015)
a City of Tucson Appointment and Removal of Department Directors Amendment, Proposition 404 (November 2015)
d City of Tucson Mayor and Council Member Salary Increase Amendment, Proposition 405 (November 2015)

2013

November 5

See also: November 5, 2013 ballot measures in Arizona

Proposition 201: City of Tucson Pension Reform Initiative
a Proposition 401: City of Tucson Base Expenditure Limit Increase
a Proposition 402: City of Tucson "Plan Tucson" Ten Year General Plan
d Proposition 403: Town of Vail Incorporation
d Proposition 405: Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12 Revenue Limit Increase Question
a Proposition 406: Catalina Foothills Unified School District No. 16 Budget Override Question
a Proposition 407: Catalina Foothills Unified School District No. 16 Budget Override Question
d Proposition 408: Altar Valley Elementary School District No. 51 Budget Override Continuation

March 12

See also: March 12, 2013 ballot measures in Arizona

a Marana Town Wastewater Reclamation Facility Acquisition Question (March 2013)
a Marana Town Alternative Expenditure Limitation Extension Question (March 2013)

2012

November 6

See also: November 6, 2012 ballot measures in Arizona

aTucson City Road Bond Proposition 409 (November 2012)
aAvra Valley Fire District Bond Proposition 411 (November 2012) (also in Pinal County)
dSunnyside Unified School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 412 (November 2012)
dAltar Valley Elementary School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 413 (November 2012)
dTanque Verde Unified School District Operations Budget and Tax Proposition 414 (November 2012)

2011

November 8

See also: November 8, 2011 ballot measures in Arizona

ad Vail & Sunnyside School District Budget Override Measures, 2 (November 2011)
a Sunnyside School District Bond Measure (November 2011)
d Tanque Verde School District Budget Override (November 2011)
a Continental School District Budget Override (November 2011)
a Marana School District Budget Override (November 2011)
a Flowing Wells School District Budget Override (November 2011)

2010

November 2

See also: November 2, 2010 ballot measures in Arizona

d Tucson City Sales Tax Increase (November 2010)
d Tucson City Charter Amendments, 4 (November 2010)
a Tucson School District Property Sales Question (November 2010)
a Marana School District Bond Measure(November 2010)
d Vail School District Budget Override Question (November 2010)
a Continental School District Bond Measure (November 2010)
d Continental School District Budget Override (November 2010)
d Altar Valley School District Budget Override (November 2010)
a Mount Lemmon Fire District Levy Override (November 2010)

March 9

See also: March 9, 2010 ballot measures in Arizona

a Oro Valley Home Rule Option Measure (March 2010)
d Marana School District Budget Override (March 2010)
d Flowing Wells School District Budget Override (March 2010)
a Sahuarita School District Budget Override (March 2010)

2009

November 3

See also: November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Arizona

d Tucson safety initiative (2009)
d Tucson Home Rule Option, Proposition 400 (November 2009)
adPima County Unified School District Ballot Measures, Proposition 1-14 (November 2009)

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