City of Chicago Advisory Question: Pursue Federal Compensation for Costs of ICE Operations Including Operation Midway Blitz
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
City of Chicago Advisory Question: Pursue Federal Compensation for Costs of ICE Operations Including Operation Midway Blitz is a ballot measure in Chicago city, Illinois on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Asks Chicago voters, in a nonbinding poll, whether the city should use every legal option to make the federal government pay for lost tax revenue, police costs, and services tied to the ICE raids known as Operation Midway Blitz. A yes vote changes no law or tax; it only signals what voters want.
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 · 57 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 2,711,226 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(12,694,798 ÷ 2,711,226) ÷ ln(50,000) = 57.13, measured against a statewide vote in IL (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?
Asks Chicago voters, in a nonbinding poll, whether the city should use every legal option to make the federal government pay for lost tax revenue, police costs, and services tied to the ICE raids known as Operation Midway Blitz. A yes vote changes no law or tax; it only signals what voters want.
A YES vote means
You tell city officials to seek money from the federal government for the costs of the ICE operations; nothing changes automatically.
A NO vote means
You tell city officials not to pursue that compensation; nothing changes.
Sources: nbcchicago.com · chicago.suntimes.com · news.wttw.com
Sources: chicago.councilmatic.org23
Last updated September 24, 2026.