Measure LA: City Infrastructure, Budget, Finance, and Contracting Charter Amendment
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Measure LA: City Infrastructure, Budget, Finance, and Contracting Charter Amendment is a ballot measure in Los Angeles city, California on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Moves the city to a two-year budget, requires a long-term plan for fixing streets, parks, bridges, and buildings, gives the Director of Public Works more power, and lets the city mortgage its property and run businesses. Setup costs of $4 million to $6 million come from the city budget; no new tax.
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 · 60 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 3,857,263 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 3,857,263) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.73, measured against a statewide vote in CA (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?
Supports: Public Infrastructure
Moves the city to a two-year budget, requires a long-term plan for fixing streets, parks, bridges, and buildings, gives the Director of Public Works more power, and lets the city mortgage its property and run businesses. Setup costs of $4 million to $6 million come from the city budget; no new tax.
A YES vote means
The city adopts two-year budgets and a capital infrastructure plan, the Public Works director gains authority, and the city may mortgage property, run businesses, and ease some contracting rules.
A NO vote means
The city keeps yearly budgets, the current Board of Public Works, and its bans on mortgaging city property and running businesses.
Sources: clerk.lacity.gov · content.lavote.gov
Source: clerk.lacity.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.