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Ballot measures: Creighton Elementary School District (board race cancelled)

Creighton Elementary: renewing the operating and capital overrides together

November 3, 2026 general election. Creighton Elementary School District No. 14 serves central Phoenix. There is no Creighton board race on your ballot: the two open seats drew exactly two certified candidates, Katie McLean and Sophia Carrillo, so that election was cancelled and both are appointed as if elected. The district's two override renewals are its November questions.
In one sentence: Creighton Elementary may keep exceeding its state operating budget by 15 percent (an estimated $5,000,000 in the first year), and may keep exceeding its capital budget under the district additional assistance override by the lesser of $2,900,000 or 10 percent of its revenue control limit per year, each for seven years.

The maintenance and operations (M&O) override funds salaries, class sizes, and programs at an estimated tax rate of $0.72 per $100 of net assessed value. The district additional assistance (DAA) override funds capital items at an estimated rate of $0.4168 per $100. Both are renewals at approximately the current rates. If either is not renewed, it phases down over its final years and ends.

The math for your household

About $284 a year combined, on a home with $25,000 of net assessed value

The M&O override at $0.72 per $100 is about $180 a year, and the DAA override at $0.4168 per $100 is about $104 a year, on a home with $25,000 of net assessed value (roughly a $250,000 market value home at the 10 percent residential assessment ratio). Because these are renewals, a yes keeps roughly the combined amount in your bill; a no on either removes that piece gradually as it phases down.

A YES vote (each question)

That override continues at about its current rate for seven years.

A NO vote (each question)

That override phases down and expires, and the corresponding budget falls by that amount.

The strongest case for YES

  • Both halves of the budget at once. Supporters argue the pairing is honest: the operating override keeps staff, the capital override keeps buses and buildings, and renewing both at flat rates avoids the whipsaw of funding one and starving the other.

The strongest case for NO

  • Seven more years is a long commitment. Opponents generally argue that combined renewals deserve evidence of results from the last cycle, and the renewal vote is the single scheduled moment to require it.

Verification notes

  • No proposition numbers for the two Creighton questions were found in the district or county sources we checked.
  • The cancelled board race detail is from the county superintendent's certified list and the Republic's August 21, 2026 cancellation account.

How to vote without getting your ballot rejected

  • Mail it by Tuesday, October 27, 2026. After that day, do not mail it: use a drop box or a vote center instead.
  • It must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. Postmarks do not count.
  • Sign and date the affidavit envelope, and write a current phone number on it.
  • Leaving any item blank is allowed. Each override is a separate item; answer either, both, or none.

Sources

Ballot Math: analysis only, no endorsements. Figures above are the district's projections; the official pamphlet is linked because we want you to check us.