Constitutional Amendment: Increase Permanent School Fund Payments to School Districts
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Constitutional Amendment: Increase Permanent School Fund Payments to School Districts is a ballot measure in Minnesota on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Lets the state pay school districts up to 4.5% of the Permanent School Fund's average value each year, instead of only interest and dividends capped at 2.5%, starting July 2027. It raises no income or property tax; districts would get about $33 more per student a year.
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: Average · 50 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 5,739,445 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,739,445 ÷ 5,739,445) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in MN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Education Quality
Lets the state pay school districts up to 4.5% of the Permanent School Fund's average value each year, instead of only interest and dividends capped at 2.5%, starting July 2027. It raises no income or property tax; districts would get about $33 more per student a year.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
School districts get larger yearly payments from the $2.4 billion Permanent School Fund, about $101 per student instead of $68.
A NO vote means
Districts keep getting only the fund's interest and dividends, about $68 per student a year.
Sources: sos.mn.gov · sahanjournal.com · ballotpedia.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.