City of Brownsville Proposition G (Charter Amendment: Merit Hiring of City Employees)
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: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency
Adds a merit hiring rule to the Brownsville City Charter as a new Section 22-B in Article V. It would require that city employees and appointed officials be selected or hired on the basis of the merit principle, meaning qualifications and ability rather than political or personal connections.
A YES vote means
Merit-based selection becomes a charter requirement for city hiring and appointments, giving residents a charter standard to point to when jobs are filled.
A NO vote means
The charter stays silent on merit hiring, and city hiring and appointment practices continue to be governed only by ordinance and administrative policy.
Source: brownsvilletx.portal.civicclerk.com