Tucson Unified School District

NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF  TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PIMA COUNTY ARIZONA

 A special election has been called by, and will be held in, TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA (the “District”), on NOVEMBER 4, 2025 (“Election Day”). The purpose of the election is to permit the qualified electors of the District to vote on authorizing the District to adopt a General Maintenance and Operations Budget that includes an amount that is 15% in excess of the District’s revenue control limit for the fiscal year 2026-2027, and for six subsequent years (subject to certain reductions provided by statute in years six and seven).  

The budget override will be funded in the first year by an estimated tax rate of $1.02 of net assessed valuation used for secondary property tax purposes. In future years the amount of the increase will be provided by law.  

The election will be a mailed ballot only election. No polling places will be provided. Ballots will be mailed to qualified electors within the District no earlier than 27 days prior to the election and no later than 15 days before the election. Ballots must be received or dropped off at one of the designated ballots drop box locations as designated by the Pima County Elections Department, and as set forth in the voter information pamphlet and/or the ballot no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. The voter information pamphlet will be mailed to homes with at least one qualified elector no later than 35 days before Election Day. If a ballot is spoiled, destroyed or not received by a voter, the voter may receive a replacement ballot at the ballot replacement locations designated by the Pima County Elections Department. For more information on voting details, please contact the Pima County Elections Department, 6550 S. Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85756; telephone: (520) 724-6830 or at www.pima.gov/elections.  
For more information about this election, please contact the Tucson Unified School District, 1010 E. 10th Street, Tucson, AZ 85719; telephone: (520) 2256493, or via email. 

In accordance with the state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this is public notice of Tucson Unified School District’s intent to destroy personally identifiable information related to special education services for students who have not received services in more than 4 years. These records will be destroyed on September 1, 2025. Please see the public notice for more details.