MESA, Ariz. — October 22, 2026. Mesa voters will decide whether to authorize up to $285 million in municipal borrowing, revise two provisions of the city charter and, in District 5, choose a city councilmember in the November 3 general election.
According to the City of Mesa’s official 2026 election information, all voters eligible to participate in the municipal election will see four city ballot questions. Only residents of District 5 will vote in that district’s council runoff.
Two borrowing proposals
Question 1: Would authorize the city to issue and sell up to $150 million in general obligation bonds for fire and emergency medical services, police facilities and equipment, public-safety communications, other supporting infrastructure and land acquisitions associated with those purposes.
Question 2: Would authorize up to $135 million in general obligation bonds for transportation improvements, including arterial streets, pavement reconstruction, streetlights, traffic signals, communications infrastructure, shared-use paths and related projects.
The two amounts together total $285 million. These are proposals for borrowing authority, not a report that the city has already sold those bonds or spent the funds. Voters can review the city’s published proposal materials and the official pro-and-con publicity pamphlet before deciding.
Two charter questions
Question 3 would amend the city charter’s council-meeting provision to align the rules for meeting times and places, public notice and executive-session purposes with state law.
Question 4 would modify the charter’s ordinance-publication rules, requiring ordinances to be posted on the city’s website and at one physical location in Mesa, with publication otherwise governed by state law.
The city has posted the proposed wording and links to the relevant resolutions and ordinances on its election page. Each of the four questions is separate; a voter may make a different choice on each.
District 5 council runoff
Mesa’s official election notice lists Alicia Goforth and Aleks Vranicic as candidates in the District 5 City Council runoff. SNN does not endorse either candidate. Residents should use the county’s voter dashboard to confirm whether this contest appears on their individual ballot.
Voting dates and resources
Early voting began October 7. The city lists Friday, October 23 as the last day to request a ballot by mail. The city also identifies October 27 as the recommended last date to mail back a ballot; voters should not mistake that recommendation for an Election Day receipt deadline.
Mesa residents can review their sample ballot, voting locations and ballot status through the Maricopa County Elections voter services. The Arizona Secretary of State’s voting guidance explains mail-ballot requests and available in-person voting options.
Sources: City of Mesa, 2026 General Election (ballot questions, District 5 candidates and election dates); Arizona Secretary of State, early-voting procedures. Reporting by SNN Newsroom.
