- The future of the Coyotes’ arena deal will be better known in May with a special election being held on the 16th. Sam Kmack of the Arizona Republic breaks down each of the three ballot items that will require a majority of yes votes to move forward. Tempe is the desired location for Arizona’s new arena and this is one of the hurdles that will need to be cleared for that project to continue. Even if it does pass, it will still be several years before it’s up and running so the team will continue to play out of their college arena for the foreseeable future.