PARKS, SPORTS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND BOTANICAL GARDENS TO BE FINANCED BY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
November 3, 2026 · Palm Beach County, Florida · County
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: Low · 9 out of 100
This district is large for its type, so each vote is a smaller slice of the outcome. About 1,533,806 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(2,738,356 ÷ 1,533,806) ÷ ln(2,738,356 ÷ 7,687) = 9.86, comparing counties in FL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Ballot measure: +1 step
Your vote sets the policy directly, so the rating gets a one-step boost.
Low representation + a ballot-measure boost → Average vote impact.
Ballot Measure
Cost of Living Reduction (against), Environment and Public Health (for), Government Spending Reduction (against), Public Infrastructure (for)
This measure would authorize Palm Beach County to issue up to $280 million in general-obligation bonds, in one or more series with maturities of no more than 20 years, to modernize parks, recreation facilities and botanical gardens; expand sports complexes; increase beach access and trail connectivity; and develop new regional parks. Debt service would be paid from ad valorem taxes levied on taxable property countywide.
A YES vote means
A yes vote authorizes up to $280 million in property-tax-backed county general-obligation bonds for the listed parks, sports, recreation, beach-access, trail, and botanical-garden projects.
A NO vote means
A no vote withholds authorization for these general-obligation bonds, so the county could not finance the listed projects through this voter-approved bond issuance or levy its associated debt-service property taxes.
Election sources
Source: pbcgov.com
Source: discover.pbc.gov