Sterling Heights City Charter Amendment — City Council Purchasing Approval Threshold
Sterling Heights city, Michigan
My vote power
High
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: High · 69 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 133,573 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 ÷ 133,573) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.98, 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: Government Efficiency
Sterling Heights would let city staff make purchases and improvements up to $50,000 without first getting City Council approval. The current limit is $5,000, a number set in 1968.
A YES vote means
Purchases up to $50,000 no longer need council approval first.
A NO vote means
Any purchase over $5,000 still needs council approval first.
Sources: sterlingheights.gov · publicdocs.sterling-heights.net