No major changes to be reported from election night however, final results were tallied on Sunday afternoon for Pima County Consolidated Elections. A revised total number of registered active voters was posted of 493,885 and 190,173 ballots cast, or a 38.51% voter participation in this election, with 83% voting by mail and 17% at the polls on November 3rd.

The Democrat incumbents all held their seats within the City of Tucson, Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Regina Romero (Ward 1), Paul Cunningham (Ward 2) and Shirley Scott (Ward 4) will all retain their seats.

PROPOSITION 201: The proposition to get rid of red light cameras in the city – Passed 65.89% to 34.11%.

PROPOSITION 403: The proposition to amend the Tucson City Charter to provide equal voting rights for the Mayor on matters on which the Council votes – Passed 71.96% to 28.04%.

PROPOSITION 404: The proposition for uniform method of appointment and removal of City Department Directors and eliminate civil service rights from those officers – Passed 69.48% to 30.52%.

PROPOSITION 405: The proposition to increase the salary of the Mayor from $3,500 to $4,030 per month and increase the Council Member salaries from $2,000 to $2,288 per month – Failed 60.31% to 39.69%.

In Oro Valley, efforts to recall the Mayor and three Town Council members were unsuccessful. Mayor Satish Hiremath and Council members Joe Hornat, Mary Snider and Lou Waters are to remain in office.

Voters also responded overwhelming against the seven County propositions voting each of the seven down by an approximately 60% to 40% margin.

Catalina Foothills Unified School District No. 16
Proposition 432 – $22 Million General Obligation Bond – Passed 62.3% to 37.7%

Proposition 433 – District Additional Assistance Override (Lesser of 10% of the Revenue Control Limit or $2 million) Passed 60.73% to 39.27%.

Continental Elementary School District No. 39
Proposition 434 – 15% Maintenance & Operations Budget Override – Failed 50.10% to 49.90% (a 23 vote difference)

Flowing Wells Unified School District No. 8
Proposition 435 – 10% Maintenance & Operations Budget Override – Passed 57.74% to 42.26%

Sahuarita Unified School District No. 30
Proposition 436 – $40 Million School Improvement Bonds – Failed 51.95% to 48.05%.

Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12
Proposition 437 – 15% Maintenance & Operations Budget Override – Failed 54.95% to 45.05%.

Sahuarita General Plan Acceptance
Propsition 438 – Sahuarita General Plan – Passed 58.13% to 41.87%

To see the full final election results go to: https://webcms.pima.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/Government/elections/Election%20Results%20and%20Information/EL45A.HTM

The Tucson Business Alliance (TBA) has unanimously endorsed Tucson Charter changes on Propositions 403 and 404, which seek to update the city charter. Both propositions will appear for city voters on the November ballot. The city charter has not been significantly updated since its adoption in 1929 and the TBA is supporting the proposed changes given the overwhelming growth and change of Tucson over the last 86 years.

Proposition 403 would bring the mayor of Tucson up to voting equality with the other members of the city council and would count the mayor toward establishing a quorum. Proposition 404 would change the Charter so that the city manager would directly hire all department directors who report to him or her. This would give the city manager more and better control of the work done by department heads in Tucson.

“Approval of these two propositions would bring more fairness, more accountability, and more efficiency to city government,” said Joe Snell, current chair of the TBA and president of Sun Corridor Inc. “It’s time we modernized our city government to reflect today’s world and these changes will help Tucson continue to grow and thrive.”

The TBA was established to provide Southern Arizona business organizations with a structure to formally interact and collaborate. The vision of the TBA is to build a highly cooperative and impactful business community capable of working individually or collectively to take action that builds a vibrant economy in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Members include Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Visit Tucson, Sun Corridor Inc., Tucson Metro Chamber, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Tucson Association of Realtors.