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City of St. Petersburg Charter Amendment No. 1: Remove Vacant Lots from Park Map

St. Petersburg city, Florida

My vote power

High

Election date

November 3, 2026

City of St. Petersburg Charter Amendment No. 1: Remove Vacant Lots from Park Map is a ballot measure in St. Petersburg city, Florida on the November 3, 2026 ballot. St. Petersburg could remove nine vacant, closed city lots near Jamestown from its protected park map, allowing later land-use changes or a sale for housing. The vote adds no tax; any future housing project would need separate decisions on who pays.

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: High · 70 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 262,732 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 262,732) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.55, measured against a statewide vote in FL (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.

What does this measure do?

St. Petersburg could remove nine vacant, closed city lots near Jamestown from its protected park map, allowing later land-use changes or a sale for housing. The vote adds no tax; any future housing project would need separate decisions on who pays.

Read the official ballot measure

A YES vote means

Remove the nine vacant lots from the protected map.

A NO vote means

Keep the lots on the protected park map.

Last updated September 24, 2026.