Question F: Legislation, Budget, and Board of Estimates
Baltimore city, Maryland
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 61 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 573,243 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 573,243) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.01, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Baltimore would change how it passes laws and budgets. It adjusts veto and budget deadlines and moves several duties from the Board of Estimates to the mayor, the finance director, the Planning Commission, or agencies created by law. This shifts some spending decisions away from the board.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
Budget and veto deadlines change, and the mayor and finance officials take over some Board of Estimates duties.
A NO vote means
Lawmaking, budget, and Board of Estimates rules stay as they are.