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Proposition 434: Home Rule Option
Proposition 434 asked Tolleson voters whether to continue the Home Rule Option, an alternative local expenditure limitation, for four years.
What a yes or no vote meant
YES
Continued the Home Rule Option - Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation.
- Continued the City’s alternative expenditure limitation for four years.
- Allowed the City to establish its expenditure limitation based on its revenues and community needs rather than the state-imposed formula.
- Allowed expenditures approved through the City’s annual budget process for services including Police, Fire, Wastewater and Water.
- The City stated that continuing Home Rule would not change the property tax or sales tax it already collected.
NO
Did not continue the Home Rule Option.
- The City would have operated under the state-imposed expenditure limitation.
- The City stated that this would have reduced the amount it could spend under the state formula.
- The City’s October 2020 FAQ estimated the state-imposed FY2020-21 limitation at $16,574,623, compared with a FY2019-20 budget of $76,796,734.
Quick answers
Why Proposition 434 was on the ballot
Arizona’s expenditure-limitation system allows local voters to approve an alternative expenditure limitation known as Home Rule. The City stated that Tolleson’s voters had previously approved Home Rule in 2016 and that the 2020 election was the next required approval.
The City described Proposition 434 as a four-year extension of the Home Rule Option - Local Alternative Expenditure Limitation.
What Proposition 434 would change
Under the Home Rule Option, the City stated that it could determine its expenditures based on available revenue and community needs while continuing to operate under a balanced-budget requirement.
Without Home Rule, the City would have been subject to the state-imposed expenditure limitation.
The City stated that Home Rule did not authorize new taxes and did not change the property tax or sales tax it already collected.
Financial figures
The figures above came from the City’s 2020 Home Rule FAQ and applied to different fiscal years. The $16,574,623 figure was an estimate of the state-imposed expenditure limitation, not the City’s annual budget.
Timeline
2016
Tolleson voters previously approved Home Rule, according to the City’s 2020 FAQ.
October 1, 2020
The City published information about Proposition 434 and the other two Tolleson propositions on the November general-election ballot.
November 3, 2020
Proposition 434 appeared on the City of Tolleson’s general-election ballot.
November 13, 2020
Maricopa County’s final official results recorded 1,784 YES votes and 275 NO votes for Proposition 434.
Official Sources
- City of Tolleson, October 2020 election information and Home Rule FAQ.
- Maricopa County Elections, November 3, 2020 Final Official Summary Report.
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Tolleson Newsletter - October 2020: Three Ballot Measures for the 2020 General Election
Official City newsletter describing Propositions 434, 435, and 436 for the November 3, 2020 General Election. The material identifies the purpose and key terms of each proposition and references Resolutions 2421, 2415, and 2408.
November 3, 2020 Final Official Summary Report
Final official Maricopa County election results for the November 3, 2020 General Election, including Tolleson Propositions 434, 435, and 436.