Preliminary unofficial results released for Tempe Proposition 424

Nov. 3, 2026

Proposition 424 asked Tempe voters whether to approve a new transaction privilege (sales) tax and use tax of one-half of one percent (0.5%), excluding the sales tax on food for home consumption, to fund public safety and security, public transit and multimodal projects, and early childhood care and preschool education.

Unofficial tallies for Proposition 424 - early ballots only

Yes 14,048 votes (42.81%)
No 18,766 votes (57.19%)

There are 84,995 registered voters in Tempe. A total of 35,016 ballots have been tallied so far.

These preliminary unofficial results will change as additional ballots are processed and counted. Voters have until Sunday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. to provide required identification if they voted a conditional provisional ballot or to verify a questionable signature on their early ballot so their ballots can be counted. Voters can check their provisional ballot status at ProvisionalStatus.Maricopa.Vote.

Updated results will be posted at Results.Maricopa.Vote as the remaining ballots are processed and counted. To easily find Tempe Proposition 424 results, users can click the star next to the contest to add it to their Favorites. Voters may check their ballot status at BeBallotReady.Vote and learn more about ballot counting at CountingBallots.Maricopa.Vote.

Final unofficial results will be released once Maricopa County Elections completes tabulation, which may continue beyond the Nov. 8 ballot-curing deadline. The City Council is scheduled to canvass the final election results, making them official, at a Special Council Meeting on Monday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m., in the Tempe City Hall Council Chambers, 31 E. Fifth St.

Information about the election is available at tempe.gov/election. For questions, call Tempe 311 at 480-350-4311 or email [email protected].