Local grocery taxes
Official title: Municipal Transaction Privilege Tax
A Yes vote
Block new or increased local grocery taxes for a specified period, then require voter approval and a 2% cap on new or increased taxes.
A No vote
Keep the current laws on local government taxation.
Details that matter
The freeze would apply retroactively from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. After that, the approval requirement and 2% limit apply to new or increased taxes. This is not a blanket repeal of every existing grocery tax.
Read the official ballot wording
Arizona Secretary of State · Ballot language published August 19, 2026 · Page 4
Yes
A “yes” vote shall have the effect of: (1) retroactively prohibiting local governments from adopting or increasing a tax on groceries from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027; and (2) after that time, prohibiting local governments from adopting or increasing a tax on groceries without voter approval and limiting any new or increased tax to a maximum rate of 2%.
No
A “no” vote shall have the effect of maintaining the current laws relating to local government taxation.