Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 4 for East Valley residents who live in either the city of Chandler or within the Chandler Unified School District or South Valley Fire & Medical District boundaries.

Anyone planning to mail in a ballot should plan to do so by 5 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 28.   Ballots can also be dropped off at one of a few secure county ballot drop boxes, including boxes at Chandler City Hall,  at the Chandler Unified district office on West Frye Road and the Sun Lakes  Fire Station 232 on Alma School Road.

Find more dropbox locations by clicking here.

The Nov. 4 election is an all-mail election. All eligible voters should have automatically received a ballot by mail, even if they are not on the Active Early Voting List.

Voters have the option to return it by mail, drop it off at a secure ballot drop box or voting location, or vote a replacement ballot in-person. Ballot Replacement Centers will open on Monday, Oct. 27. Days and hours of operation will vary by site.

Email VoterInfo@maricopa.gov or call 602-506-1511 during normal business hours with questions. 

For additional information about deadlines, visit Calendar.Maricopa.Vote. To check your registration status, visit BeBallotReady.Vote.

The Chandler City Council voted earlier this summer to place a handful of items on a special Nov. 4 election ballot.

This mail-only election will be one in which Chandler voters can authorize the city to continue a property tax so that the city can issue general obligation bonds over time to help fund the city’s Capital Improvement Plan, according to a news release.

The total of $475 million in bonds will be used to fund multiple projects, many addressing aging infrastructure, including parks and recreational amenities, public safety facilities and equipment, and street improvements, as asked of voters in the form of four yes-or-no bond questions on the ballot.

Also, there will be two charter amendment propositions for voters to decide. Proposition  410 gives voters the option  of imposing a specified 16-year cap on serving as mayor or on council, which means a council member or mayor could run for the other seat after serving two 4-year terms of one, whereas a defeat of the amendment leaves it unclear whether a 4-year gap must be in between mayoral and council service.

Proposition 411, if passed, would give Council the discretion of how much severance pay a removed city manager would receive, in agreement with the city manager, as opposed to the flat two months' salary that's in the charter now. 

Voters can learn more about Chandler city proposals on the ballot by clicking here or here. 

Additional questions about voter registration can be asked of Maricopa County Elections by calling 602-506-1511.

Chandler Unified voters are voting on an override and a $271.5 million bond that's considerably scaled down from the $487 million bond package that voters rejected in 2024. 

Highlights of the CUSD package include many maintenance, equipment and infrastructure replacement projects, including a  

A bond provides the district with additional funding for capital expenditures such as new buildings, building additions, land acquisitions, school buses, building renovations, furniture, equipment, and technology. Conversely, an override pertains to operational expenses including salaries, benefits, supplies, purchased services, utilities, and insurance, the district states.

Read more about the CUSD bond and override by clicking here.

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