City of Buffalo Ballot Abstract No. 3: Council District Vacancy when Council President Becomes Acting Mayor
Buffalo city, New York
My vote power: High
What does this measure do?
Buffalo's Common Council could temporarily fill a district council seat when its council president becomes acting mayor. The measure states no new tax; city operations would handle any cost.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: City of Buffalo Charter Revision Commission
A city panel that spent the past year reviewing Buffalo's charter, the city's basic rulebook. It put 11 proposed changes on the November 2026 ballot.
Source: investigativepost.org
A YES vote means
Allow the Common Council to fill that district seat temporarily.
A NO vote means
Leave that district seat vacant during the acting mayor's service.