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Proposition 425 - Permanent Base Adjustment

Pima County, Arizona

My vote power

High

Election date

November 3, 2026

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the 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: Above average · 58 out of 100

This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 1,060,490 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 ÷ 1,060,490) ÷ ln(50,000) = 58.96, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.

Ballot Measure

Opposes: Government Spending Reduction

Proposition 425 would permanently raise the 1979-80 spending base used to calculate Pima County's state-imposed expenditure limit by $70 million. With population and inflation adjustments, the county estimates its fiscal year 2027-28 limit would rise from about $817.1 million to about $1.43 billion. The measure would allow, but not require, added spending for any local budget purpose using state and existing local revenue.

More about this measure

A YES vote means

A yes vote would permanently raise Pima County's base expenditure limit and allow the county to spend more of its available state and local revenue beginning in fiscal year 2027-28.

A NO vote means

A no vote would leave Pima County's current expenditure-base formula and resulting spending limit unchanged.

Source: pima.gov

Source: pima.gov