Mobile County Local Amendment 1
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Mobile County Local Amendment 1 is a ballot measure in Mobile County, Alabama on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Freezes the assessed home value used to tax Mobile County homeowners age 65 or older who have lived there at least five years, and raises the income limit for a senior homestead tax break to $50,000. Eligible homeowners would pay less property tax when values rise; tax rates could still change.
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 · 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 412,590 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,086,768 ÷ 412,590) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.61, measured against a statewide vote in AL (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?
Freezes the assessed home value used to tax Mobile County homeowners age 65 or older who have lived there at least five years, and raises the income limit for a senior homestead tax break to $50,000. Eligible homeowners would pay less property tax when values rise; tax rates could still change.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
Eligible seniors may apply to freeze their home's assessed value for property taxes, and the senior homestead exemption income limit rises to $50,000.
A NO vote means
The new senior assessed-value freeze and higher $50,000 income limit would not take effect.
Source: legiscan.com
Source: sos.alabama.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.