City of Saint Paul Ballot Question: Creating Chapter 34A of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
St. Paul city, Minnesota
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: Above average · 63 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 307,284 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,739,445 ÷ 307,284) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.53, measured against a statewide vote in MN (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.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Cost of Living Reduction, Housing Affordability
Saint Paul's proposed Chapter 34A would create a tenant right to repair. After giving a landlord written notice, a tenant could arrange qualifying repairs and deduct the cost from future rent, capped at $500 or one-half month's rent, under the ordinance's procedures.
A YES vote means
Chapter 34A would be added to the Saint Paul Legislative Code, creating the proposed tenant repair-and-deduct remedy.
A NO vote means
The Saint Paul Legislative Code would not change, and the proposed repair-and-deduct remedy would not be created.
Sources: stpaul.legistar.com · stpaul.gov
Sources: stpaul.legistar.com · mprnews.org · revisor.mn.gov