Union Elementary School District Question 1: 15% Maintenance and Operations Budget Override Renewal
Union Elementary District, Arizona
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Union Elementary School District Question 1: 15% Maintenance and Operations Budget Override Renewal is a ballot measure in Union Elementary District, Arizona on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Renews Union Elementary School District's 15% budget override, about $2.1 million a year above the state spending limit for staff pay and programs for seven more years. Property owners keep paying about $196 a year on an average $153,000 home; without renewal it phases out by 2030.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 77 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 20,080 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 20,080) ÷ ln(50,000) = 77.3, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Education Quality
Renews Union Elementary School District's 15% budget override, about $2.1 million a year above the state spending limit for staff pay and programs for seven more years. Property owners keep paying about $196 a year on an average $153,000 home; without renewal it phases out by 2030.
A YES vote means
The district keeps its 15% override and the roughly $2.1 million a year it funds, paid by property owners.
A NO vote means
The override phases out over three years and the district loses that money.
Sources: schoolsup.org2
Source: schoolsup.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.