Baltimore City Question H - Charter Amendment - Department of Water and Wastewater
Baltimore city, Maryland
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the 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 · 61 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 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, 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.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Government Efficiency, Public Infrastructure
Baltimore City Question H would create a Department of Water and Wastewater led by a director and transfer the City's water and wastewater functions from the Department of Public Works. It would also remove the Charter requirement that Public Works bureaus be established or abolished by ordinance. The reorganization would take effect January 1, 2029.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
A separate Department of Water and Wastewater would assume the City's water and wastewater functions on January 1, 2029, with the related Public Works charter requirement removed.
A NO vote means
Water and wastewater functions would remain within the Department of Public Works under the current Charter structure.
Source: elections.maryland.gov
Source: baltimorecity.gov