City of Brownsville Proposition M (Charter Amendment: Citizen Referendum Process)
Brownsville city, Texas
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: High · 73 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 189,177 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(30,188,424 ÷ 189,177) ÷ ln(50,000) = 73.44, measured against a statewide vote in TX (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Election Integrity
Brownsville voters could require a city ordinance of a general nature to receive voter approval before taking effect. A petition would need signatures from at least 10% of registered and qualified voters. The City Commission could amend the challenged ordinance before the election. If voters approve it, the commission could not amend or repeal it for six months.
A YES vote means
A qualifying petition could suspend a general city ordinance and place it before voters.
A NO vote means
The charter would provide no citizen referendum process for challenging city ordinances.
Source: brownsvilletx.portal.civicclerk.com