Issue 4: Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Bonds up to $500 Million
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Issue 4: Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Bonds up to $500 Million is a ballot measure in Arkansas on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Lets the state borrow up to $500 million over time for water, sewer, pollution cleanup, drainage, irrigation, and flood-control projects, at most $60 million every two years without legislative approval. Taxpayers repay the bonds with interest from the state general fund over up to 35 years.
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: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 3,049,391 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,049,391 ÷ 3,049,391) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in AR (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Supports: Environment and Public Health, Public Infrastructure
Lets the state borrow up to $500 million over time for water, sewer, pollution cleanup, drainage, irrigation, and flood-control projects, at most $60 million every two years without legislative approval. Taxpayers repay the bonds with interest from the state general fund over up to 35 years.
A YES vote means
The state could borrow up to $500 million for water and sewer projects, repaid from the state budget.
A NO vote means
No new borrowing; the state relies on the remaining 2008 bond money and yearly budgets.
Sources: uaex.uada.edu · sos.arkansas.gov · ballotpedia.org
Source: uaex.uada.edu
Last updated September 24, 2026.