Sterling Heights City Charter Amendment — Council Vacancy Special Election Requirement
Sterling Heights city, Michigan
My vote power
High
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: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 133,573 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 133,573) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.98, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Election Integrity
Sterling Heights would require a special election to fill an empty elected office when the City Council does not appoint a replacement, or when two or more years are left in the term.
A YES vote means
Voters choose replacements by special election in those cases instead of a council appointment.
A NO vote means
The current vacancy rules stay.
Sources: sterlingheights.gov · publicdocs.sterling-heights.net