Chandler voters will have the chance to continue the "home rule" option when they go to the polls May 18 but city officials are worried that a one-cent sales tax increase on the same ballot will lead many to vote against both proposals.

The "home rule" option allows the city to exceed state-mandated spending limits and it has been approved seven times since 1980.  If it's not approved, the city will have to cut $49 million from an already-lean budget, according to the story in the Arizona Republic.