Proposition 320: REQUIRES CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SPEND AT LEAST SIXTY PERCENT OF THEIR OPERATIONAL SPENDING ON DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES AS DEFINED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL; REDUCES CERTAIN STATE FUNDING FOR NON-COMPLIANT DISTRICTS.

Arizona · legislatively referred statute · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.

On the ballot

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REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATURE RELATING TO SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS OFFICIAL TITLE AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES BY ADDING SECTION 15-917.

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE REQUIRES CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SPEND AT LEAST SIXTY PERCENT OF THEIR OPERATIONAL SPENDING ON DIRECT INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES AS DEFINED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL; REDUCES CERTAIN STATE FUNDING FOR NON-COMPLIANT DISTRICTS. A “yes” vote shall have the effect of:

(1) requiring school districts with 7,500 or more students in any county or that operate in a county with 500,000 or more people to spend at least 60% of their operational spending on direct instructional expenses; (2) requiring the state Auditor General to define “operational spending” and “direct instructional expenses”; (3) requiring non-compliant school districts to gradually adjust their spending each year until they are in compliance; and (4) requiring the state Department of Education to reduce funding from the state Classroom Site Fund by 25% each year for non-compliant districts, subject to limited waivers that the state Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize.

A “no” vote shall have the effect of maintaining the current laws governing school district budgets.

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The publicity pamphlet prints 2 arguments for and 28 against Proposition 320 from separate submitters (counted by signature block).

Who’s behind it

Party positions: Arizona Democratic Party: No position published · Arizona Republican Party: No position published · Arizona Green Party: No

Committees registered to support or oppose Proposition 320, and what they reported to Arizona See The Money (Secretary of State), seethemoney.az.gov. Checked 2026-10-21.

Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.

Supporting

The Goldwater Institute

501(c)(3) nonprofit

“For over 35 years, the Goldwater Institute has fought in defense of liberty from our home in Phoenix, Arizona, reaching all corners of the country.” — its website

Raised $0 · spent $380,731 · as reported through Oct 17, 2026

This committee does other political work too; these are its whole totals, which its filings don’t divide by measure.

Pay Teachers First

Political action committee

Raised $20,000 · spent $13,387 · as reported through Oct 17, 2026

Largest contributors as filed:

Smead, William · $20,000 · individual

Opposing

No on Prop 320 PAC

Political action committee

Raised $15,649 · spent $12,888 · as reported through Oct 17, 2026

Largest contributors as filed:

The Friends of ASBA, Inc. (AZ Small Business Assoc.) · $9,800
Other
DeRango, Joan · $250 · individual
GERSCHUTZ, TERESA · $250 · individual
Morris, Susan K · $250 · individual
Steill, Jane · $250 · individual

SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA PAC

Political action committee, sponsored by Save Our Schools Arizona (from the registered committee name)

“Save Our Schools Arizona is a registered 501(c)4 social welfare organization.” — its sponsor’s website

Raised $13,393 · spent $16,769 · as reported through Oct 17, 2026

Largest contributors as filed:

Save Our Schools Arizona - 501(C)(4) · $12,000
501(c)(4) nonprofit
ACTBLUE ARIZONA · $417
Political action committee

This committee does other political work too; these are its whole totals, which its filings don’t divide by measure.

Worker Power PAC

Other

Raised $0 · spent $80,734 · as reported through Oct 17, 2026

This committee does other political work too; these are its whole totals, which its filings don’t divide by measure.

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