City of Mesa Question 2 — General Obligation Bond: Transportation Improvements ($135,000,000) (Maricopa County)

What it does

Shall Mesa be authorized to issue and sell $135,000,000 of general obligation bonds to provide funding to support safer and less congested streets, including for arterial street improvements, pavement reconstruction, street improvements, streetlights, traffic signals, communication infrastructure, shared use paths, associated improvements, and the acquisition of land for such purposes?

A YES vote means

Mesa could issue $135,000,000 in general obligation bonds for street work, including arterial streets, pavement reconstruction, streetlights, traffic signals, communication infrastructure, shared use paths, and land for these purposes.

A NO vote means

Mesa would not be authorized to issue these $135,000,000 in transportation bonds.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

Mesa City Council adopted Resolution No. 12538 on June 1, 2026, calling a special bond election with the November 3, 2026 general election on up to $285,000,000 in general obligation bonds in two questions: $150,000,000 for public safety and $135,000,000 for transportation.

According to the City's 2026 Bond Program page, the transportation bond's planned uses include street safety improvements and pavement reconstruction on Mesa Drive, Broadway Road and Higley Road ($49.0 million), shared-use paths ($66.8 million), and a bridge over the East Maricopa Floodway and RWCD canals east of Power Road ($16.9 million); the City notes the allocation is subject to change.

The City says the projects were identified in its Capital Improvement Program budget process, and that if the 2026 Bond Program is approved the estimated average tax rate for the bonds is $0.2226 per $100 of assessed limited property value, repaid from secondary property taxes.

Put on the ballot by Mesa City Council, June 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 12538; vote not shown on the posted copy).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Mesa Question 2 mean?

Mesa could issue $135,000,000 in general obligation bonds for street work, including arterial streets, pavement reconstruction, streetlights, traffic signals, communication infrastructure, shared use paths, and land for these purposes.

What does a NO vote on City of Mesa Question 2 mean?

Mesa would not be authorized to issue these $135,000,000 in transportation bonds.

How many votes does City of Mesa Question 2 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Mesa Question 2?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.