City of Irvine Measure D: Ranked Choice Voting for City Elections
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
City of Irvine Measure D: Ranked Choice Voting for City Elections is a ballot measure in Irvine city, California on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Irvine would use ranked choice voting for mayor and council elections after January 1, 2028, if voting equipment can handle it and added costs stay within a city budget cap. The city would pay any added election costs from its general fund; no new tax is proposed.
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: High · 72 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 311,690 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 311,690) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.35, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Irvine would use ranked choice voting for mayor and council elections after January 1, 2028, if voting equipment can handle it and added costs stay within a city budget cap. The city would pay any added election costs from its general fund; no new tax is proposed.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
Adopt ranked choice voting when the measure's equipment and cost conditions are met.
A NO vote means
Keep the current vote-for-one system for city elections.
Source: ocvote.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.