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City of Royal Oak Charter Amendment for Renewal of Refuse Collection, Disposal and Curbside Recycling Program Millage

Royal Oak city, Michigan

My vote power

High

Election date

August 4, 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: 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 57,950 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 57,950) ÷ ln(50,000) = 73.84, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

High representation → My vote power: High.

Ballot Measure

Supports: Environment and Public Health

Amends the Royal Oak City Charter to renew a 1.00 mill property-tax levy for five years, beginning in 2027, to fund refuse collection, disposal, and curbside recycling.

Read the official ballot measure

A YES vote means

A YES vote adopts the charter amendment and renews the 1.00 mill levy for five years for refuse collection, disposal, and curbside recycling.

A NO vote means

A NO vote rejects the charter amendment, so the proposed five-year renewal millage for refuse collection, disposal, and curbside recycling would not be authorized by this measure.

Source: romi.gov

Sources: elections.oaklandcountymi.gov2