Question G: Franchises and Minor Privileges
Baltimore city, 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 · 61 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 573,243 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 ÷ 573,243) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.01, 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
Baltimore would update its rules for letting companies use city property. The stormwater system could never be handed to a private franchise, rules for underground conduit space would be clarified, approval of minor privileges would move away from the Board of Estimates, and outdated transit language would be removed.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
The charter's franchise rules are updated, including protecting the stormwater system from privatization.
A NO vote means
The current franchise and minor-privilege rules stay.