Question B - Charter Amendment - Affordable For-Sale Housing Projects
Howard County, Maryland
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 63 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 336,328 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 336,328) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.47, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Housing Affordability
Question B would amend the Howard County Charter to let the county use its capital budget to finance some or all of qualifying affordable for-sale housing projects without requiring county ownership or construction. The Howard County Housing Commission, or an entity it controls, must own the project; all units must be for sale and remain affordable for the bond-repayment period, typically 20 to 30 years.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
A vote FOR the amendment allows Howard County to use its capital budget to finance qualifying affordable for-sale housing projects owned by the Housing Commission or a controlled entity.
A NO vote means
A vote AGAINST the amendment keeps the current ownership rule, requiring those projects to use financing other than the county capital budget unless the county owns the project.