What’s on metro Phoenix ballots this November?

Many metro Phoenix residents will see ballots arriving in the mail soon, before they will be asked to decide funding approvals, a historic recall and adjustments to term limits for elected officials on the November ballot.

Maricopa County voters will also decide whether to fund Valleywise Health projects.

Several cities are asking voters to approve general obligation bonds to pay for future projects. A yes vote will approve the city to sell the general obligation bonds that are generally repaid using secondary property taxes. A no vote will not authorize the city to sell the bonds.

The deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 6 and ballots will be mailed on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Voters must mail their ballots back by Oct. 28, according to the Maricopa County elections department.

Election day is Nov. 4. Here are the cities and districts that will have elections this year.

Mesa recall aims to boot council member

Mesa Councilmember Julie Spilsbury faces a recall election after a group of District 2 residents launched the effort in January to boot her off the city council.

Spilsbury’s endorsement of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election in November played a large role in the decision to file a recall petition. Spilsbury is registered as a Republican.

Voters in District 2, which encompasses central and east Mesa, will have a chance to retain Spilsbury or choose her opponent, Dorean Taylor, 41, on Nov. 4.

The election will be a mail-in-ballot election with one or more polling locations set up as a ballot drop-off location, but there will be no in-person voting at such locations, according to the resolution approved by the council.

Chandler asks voters to approve funding and city charter changes

Chandler residents will vote on four general bond questions amounting to $475 million to pay for public safety, streets and parks, as well as two propositions aimed at making city charter changes.

Question 1 asks voters to approve $158 million to renovate neighborhood parks, design and construct new city parks, improve multi-use fields and renovate existing pools and aquatic centers.

Question 2 asks voters to approve $88 million to acquire emergency vehicles for the city’s fire department, construct a new fire station and repair and renovate existing fire stations.

Question 3 asks voters to approve $46 million to acquire emergency vehicles for the city’s police department, renovate and improve the city’s main police station and acquire technology and radio communication equipment.

Question 4 asks voters to approve $183 million for street infrastructure improvements, including street intersections, repairing traffic signals and designing and constructing shared-use paths.

The city will ask voters to make changes to its city charter.

Proposition 410 asks voters to clarify the term limits of council members and the mayor. The proposition stems from a legal challenge that questioned Mayor Kevin Hartke’s and two predecessors’ mayoral terms.

Proposition 411 clarifies the city manager’s role. The city manager section in the charter adds that they serve “at the pleasure of the council,” language consistent with other positions that directly report to the council. The new wording also gives the council wiggle room in deciding the city manager’s annual salary, contract term and amount of severance pay.

That proposition stems from scrutiny regarding Chandler’s previous city manager’s contract.

Maricopa County asks voters to fund Valleywise Health improvements

Countywide voters will decide whether property owners should finance nearly $900 million in improvements for Valleywise Health, a Phoenix-based public health system that is in the midst of replacing and expanding its aging facilities.

If passed, Proposition 409 would allow the health system to continue with upgrades and facility replacements at the main Valleywise campus in Phoenix.

Apache Junction asks voters to change mayor’s term length

Apache Junction voters will face a question regarding mayoral terms.

Since the city was incorporated in 1978, its mayors served two-year terms. The city is now asking its residents to change the mayoral terms to a four-year term, which would become effective in 2027.

A no vote would retain two-year mayoral terms.

Avondale asks voters for $128 million

Avondale voters face two general obligation bond propositions amounting to $128 million.

Proposition 404 asks voters to approve $68 million for parks, recreation and library improvement projects. That would pay for a range of projects, including shade structures, water conservation, bike and pedestrian paths and bridges, trails, recreational facilities, open space preservation, and library buildings.

Proposition 405 asks voters to approve $55 million for projects related to public safety and court improvements. The city would use the funding to design, acquire, equip, and construct fire, emergency, and police facilities for the purposes of public safety and training and to design, acquire, and construct city court facilities and improvements.

Glendale asks voters for $65 million in funding

Glendale will ask its voters to approve two general obligation bonds amounting to $65 million.

Question 1 asks voters to approve $30 million to invest in storm drains, pipes and catch basins to remove water during heavy rainfall.

Question 2 asks voters to approve $35 million for city facilities and infrastructure maintenance, including HVAC upgrades, safety improvements and energy efficiency upgrades.

Fire and medical districts ask for multimillion-dollar funding

The Superstition Fire and Medical District, which serves the growing areas of Gold Canyon, Apache Junction and Superstition Vistas, is asking its voters to approve $33.8 million bond.

Proposition 494 would pay for a new fire station in the Superstition Vistas area, new fire equipment and facility repairs and improvements for air filtration and cancer mitigation.

The South County Fire and Medical District, which serves over 20,000 residents within the Sun Lakes and Tonopah Valley, will ask its voters to approve a $23.5 million bond proposal.

Proposition 408 would fund future fire stations, facility renovations and modern firefighting and medical equipment.

The North County Fire and Medical District serves over 55,000 residents in Sun City West, Wittmann, and other areas in the northern portions of Maricopa County.

Proposition 407 asks its voters to approve $40.4 million to fund future fire stations, facility renovations and modern firefighting and medical equipment.

Reporter Maritza Dominguez covers Mesa, Gilbert and Queen Creek and can be reached at maritza.dominguez@arizonarepublic.com or 480-271-0646. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter: @maritzacdom.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: The deadline to register for Nov. 2025 elections soon. What’s on local ballots?

Reporting by Maritza Dominguez, Arizona Republic / Arizona Republic

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