City of Tempe Proposition 424 - New Transaction Privilege (Sales) Tax and Use Tax of Five-Tenths of One Percent (0.5%)
Tempe city, 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: High · 66 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 188,065 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 ÷ 188,065) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.96, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Public Education Quality, Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
Tempe Proposition 424 would create a 0.5% sales and use tax beginning January 1, 2027, exempting food for home consumption. Revenue would be allocated 0.3% to public safety, 0.1% to public transit and multimodal transportation, and 0.1% to early-childhood care and preschool access.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
Tempe would impose the new half-percent tax and dedicate its three components to public safety, transportation, and early-childhood programs.
A NO vote means
The new half-percent sales and use tax would not take effect, and the proposed dedicated revenue would not be collected.
Source: tempe.gov