City of Houston Proposition A: Marijuana Enforcement Priority and No-Knock Warrant Ban Charter Amendment
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
City of Houston Proposition A: Marijuana Enforcement Priority and No-Knock Warrant Ban Charter Amendment is a ballot measure in Houston city, Texas on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Makes possessing small amounts of marijuana (Class A and B misdemeanors) the Houston Police Department's lowest enforcement priority, with public reporting, and bans police from seeking or serving no-knock search warrants. No tax change; it limits how police use their time and powers.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Above average · 61 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 2,328,253 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(30,188,424 ÷ 2,328,253) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.84, measured against a statewide vote in TX (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Makes possessing small amounts of marijuana (Class A and B misdemeanors) the Houston Police Department's lowest enforcement priority, with public reporting, and bans police from seeking or serving no-knock search warrants. No tax change; it limits how police use their time and powers.
A YES vote means
The city charter would order Houston police to treat small-amount marijuana possession as their lowest priority and ban no-knock search warrants.
A NO vote means
Police keep their current discretion on marijuana arrests, and no-knock warrants stay allowed under existing city policy.
Sources: click2houston.com · communityimpact.com
Sources: click2houston.com · communityimpact.com
Last updated September 24, 2026.