City of Albuquerque Public Safety Gross Receipts Tax Dedication Proposition
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
City of Albuquerque Public Safety Gross Receipts Tax Dedication Proposition is a ballot measure in Albuquerque city, New Mexico on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This question would change how Albuquerque divides its existing 0.25% public safety tax among police, prisoner transport, fire, code enforcement, community safety, and housing services. People and businesses already paying the tax would fund those services; the rate would not rise.
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 · 56 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 562,218 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,120,246 ÷ 562,218) ÷ ln(50,000) = 56.13, measured against a statewide vote in NM (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?
This question would change how Albuquerque divides its existing 0.25% public safety tax among police, prisoner transport, fire, code enforcement, community safety, and housing services. People and businesses already paying the tax would fund those services; the rate would not rise.
A YES vote means
The existing tax would be divided as 35% police, 6% prisoner transport, 38% fire, 5% code enforcement, 8% community safety, and 8% health, housing, and homelessness.
A NO vote means
The current dedication of the existing public safety tax would remain in place.
Last updated September 24, 2026.