Dysart Unified School District No. 89 Proposition 421 — Bond ($71,400,000) (Maricopa County)

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Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · Dysart Unified school district voters

What it does
Shall Dysart Unified School District No. 89 of Maricopa County, Arizona (the “District”), be allowed to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $71,400,000 to provide money for the following purposes: • Constructing and/or purchasing school buildings; • Renovating school buildings; • Purchasing pupil transportation vehicles; • Acquiring by purchase or lease school lots; • Improving school grounds, including adjacent ways thereto; • Supplying school buildings with furniture, equipment and technology; • Liquidating indebtedness incurred for the purposes set forth herein; • Providing all utilities and other capital items necessary for the construction and renovation of school buildings and for improving school grounds; • Paying all architectural, design, engineering, project and construction management and other costs incurred in connection with the purposes set forth above; and • Paying all legal, financial and other costs in connection with issuance of the bonds?
A YES vote means
The Dysart Unified School District could borrow up to $71,400,000 by issuing general obligation bonds for building, buying and renovating school buildings, buying student transportation vehicles, buying or leasing school lots, improving school grounds, furnishing and equipping schools including technology, paying off debt for these purposes, and related design, construction and bond costs.
A NO vote means
The Dysart Unified School District would not be authorized to issue these $71,400,000 in general obligation 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

According to the Maricopa County School Superintendent's informational pamphlet, the Dysart Governing Board called this special bond election (Proposition 421) for facility renovations including aging air conditioning, safety and security improvements, and a new elementary school plus land for a high school.

The district says in the pamphlet that it has received about $61,000,000 less than it was due from the state over the past decade, and that Dysart voters last approved a bond 20 years ago.

The pamphlet projects an average bond tax rate of about $0.17 per $100 of assessed value. It estimates the cost at about $52 a year for 15 years, or $780 in total, for a home valued by the County Assessor at $250,000.

The pamphlet contains arguments for the bond and notes that no arguments against were submitted.

Put on the ballot by Dysart Unified School District No. 89 Governing Board (election call; date not stated in the county pamphlet).

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Dysart Unified School District No. 89 Proposition 421 mean?
The Dysart Unified School District could borrow up to $71,400,000 by issuing general obligation bonds for building, buying and renovating school buildings, buying student transportation vehicles, buying or leasing school lots, improving school grounds, furnishing and equipping schools including technology, paying off debt for these purposes, and related design, construction and bond costs.
What does a NO vote on Dysart Unified School District No. 89 Proposition 421 mean?
The Dysart Unified School District would not be authorized to issue these $71,400,000 in general obligation bonds.
How many votes does Dysart Unified School District No. 89 Proposition 421 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 Dysart Unified School District No. 89 Proposition 421?
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.

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