City of Port St. Lucie Non-Binding Straw Ballot Question: Extra Trash Pickup Day Per Week
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
City of Port St. Lucie Non-Binding Straw Ballot Question: Extra Trash Pickup Day Per Week is a ballot measure in Port St. Lucie city, Florida on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Port St. Lucie asks if residents support twice-weekly curbside trash pickup starting in 2028. The nonbinding vote would guide a later city decision; households would pay at least $131 more in 2028, with further increases expected.
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 · 71 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 232,491 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 232,491) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.11, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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?
Port St. Lucie asks if residents support twice-weekly curbside trash pickup starting in 2028. The nonbinding vote would guide a later city decision; households would pay at least $131 more in 2028, with further increases expected.
A YES vote means
Support changing the city contract for twice-weekly pickup at the stated higher household cost; the vote does not itself change service.
A NO vote means
Favor keeping once-weekly pickup under the current contract.
Source: psl.legistar.com
Last updated September 24, 2026.