Question 5: Set Contribution Targets for Rainy Day Fund to Promote Sufficient Budgetary Reserves
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Question 5: Set Contribution Targets for Rainy Day Fund to Promote Sufficient Budgetary Reserves is a ballot measure in New York city, New York on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Requires the city to set a target for money kept in reserve, including its rainy day fund, at 12 percent of the prior year's tax revenue, and to write rules for how much to deposit each year. Deposits still need budget approval; 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: Average · 53 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 8,483,844 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(19,852,366 ÷ 8,483,844) ÷ ln(50,000) = 53.93, measured against a statewide vote in NY (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?
Requires the city to set a target for money kept in reserve, including its rainy day fund, at 12 percent of the prior year's tax revenue, and to write rules for how much to deposit each year. Deposits still need budget approval; no new tax.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
The Mayor would have to create a formula for rainy day fund deposits, with each deposit approved in the city budget.
A NO vote means
The city keeps saving at its own discretion with no reserve target.
Sources: nyc.gov23 · nycvotes.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.