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Our call — vote YES

The measure

Proposition 432 is on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot in Chandler. It is a proposed amendment to Article II, Section 2.05 of the Chandler City Charter, conforming the charter's "resign to run" provisions to state law. It was submitted by the City Council (Resolution No. 6002), as recommended by the City Charter Amendment Resident Advisory Committee, per the pamphlet's sample ballot.

The official title, as printed in the City of Chandler Publicity Pamphlet, is: "Amending Article II, Section 2.05 of the Chandler City Charter regarding resigning to run for office."

The descriptive title states: "The charter amendment conforms resign-to-run requirements to state law."

The rule, from the amendment text printed in the pamphlet: a council member whose term will not expire until after the date the next mayor takes office, and who wishes to run for mayor, must resign from the council. Today the charter triggers that resignation when the member takes out nomination papers or 105 days before the primary election, whichever occurs first. Proposition 432 replaces that trigger with the state-law standard: resignation upon filing nomination papers with the city clerk. The surrounding machinery stays: the vacancy is temporarily filled by appointment of the remaining council members (and if the council fails to appoint within 30 days, the seat remains vacant until the forthcoming election), and the unexpired term is filled at the forthcoming election.

What YES does

Per the pamphlet: "A 'yes' vote shall have the effect of requiring that a council member who desires to run for the office of mayor before their term as a council member expires resign upon filing nomination papers with the city clerk."

What NO does

Per the pamphlet: "A 'no' vote shall have the effect of retaining the existing charter language."

The existing trigger — taking out nomination papers, or 105 days before the primary, whichever comes first — stays in the charter, and Chandler's rule stays different from the state's.

The math

There is no math in this measure, and we will not invent any. The pamphlet states no tax, spending, or fiscal effect for Proposition 432, and no arguments for or against it were submitted for the pamphlet. The substance is a single, bright-line trigger date for a resignation the charter already requires.

OUR CALL

Our call: YES.

Resign-to-run is an accountability rule, and this amendment makes Chandler's version clearer and identical to the state's. The principle underneath it is one we hold: an officeholder who wants a higher office should not keep the current one as a fallback while campaigning for the promotion — at the moment the candidacy becomes formal, the seat goes back to the public and the campaign stands on its own. Proposition 432 ties that moment to an objective, verifiable act — filing nomination papers with the city clerk — instead of the fuzzier "takes out papers" standard, and it puts Chandler's charter and Arizona statute on the same trigger, so no candidate and no voter has to guess which rule governs. The cost is small and stated: the council governs one member short, or with an appointee, until the election fills the seat. A clear accountability trigger, uniformly applied, is worth it.

Vote YES on Proposition 432.

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Sources

Election result — November 4, 2026

Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.

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